Regional Market Medical Director – Northeast
$240k - $280k USD
Hello, we’re Belong.
We partner with regional payers to deliver Medicare Advantage and Special Needs Plan products.
With a dual focus on data-driven, proactive clinical intervention and unwaveringly empathetic patient experience, Belong has completely reimagined health insurance for seniors and other Medicare-eligible individuals who have been disregarded and deprioritized for far too long.
We believe that only by recognizing individuals can we make communities strong.
Belong Health. Kinder, more supportive care.
SUMMARY
This is a remote position, but candidates must live in the state of New York. This role will serve as the physician-facing leader in our Northeast market, responsible for developing and deepening relationships with physicians, practice managers, and care teams. The successful candidate will partner closely with our physician engagement teams to influence practice transformation, advance value-based care initiatives, and support high-quality, cost-effective patient care.
This role requires both clinical credibility and strong leadership skills. The ideal candidate is a physician leader with experience engaging and influencing peer physicians, practice managers, and health system stakeholders to drive meaningful change in clinical practice.
ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Physician Engagement & Relationship Management
- Serve as the clinical leader and trusted advisor to physicians and partner practices in the Northeast market (NY, CT, VT)
- Dyad Partner with physician engagement teams to build and strengthen relationships across independent and group practices.
- Serve as a visible clinical champion for value-based care and population health initiatives making routine and regular visits to partner practices.
- Engage with Post Acute and Acute facilities to assist with establishing physician engagement and value-based care management programs.
- Value-Based Care & Population Health Leadership
- Educate and influence physicians and practice leaders on evidence-based care models, risk adjustment, quality improvement, and care coordination strategies.
- Translate organizational goals into practical clinical workflows that support improved outcomes and performance under value-based contracts.
- Monitor market performance against quality, utilization, and financial targets, and collaborate with practices to identify and close performance gaps.
- Health Plan Partnership
- Provide expert perspective and develop clinical leader relationships with partner health plans
- Execute on model of care medical leadership responsibilities, including case reviews, interdisciplinary care team meetings, clinical escalations
- Innovate on care model delivery in partnership with care navigation, health plan partners, and other interdisciplinary teams.
- Practice Transformation Support
- Partner with operational and analytics teams to identify opportunities for improved risk documentation, care management, and patient engagement.
- Provide clinical insights and guidance to support change management initiatives at the practice level.
- Help design and implement market-specific strategies to drive adoption of best practices.
- Market Leadership
- Represent the organization in market-facing forums, physician meetings, and clinical advisory groups.
- Provide feedback from the field to inform organizational strategy and program development.
- Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and accountability within the market.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
- None
REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience in a physician leadership role with responsibility for influencing practice behavior and clinical outcomes.
- Advanced knowledge of value-based care, risk adjustment, population health, and quality improvement strategies.
- Prior experience working in a population health, accountable care, or managed services environment.
- Strong communication, interpersonal, and relationship-building skills.
- Ability to travel regularly within the Northeast market.
PREFERRED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS
- Background in working with both independent practices and larger health system groups.
- Proven ability to drive physician engagement and adoption of new clinical models.
EDUCATION, TRAINING, LICENSE AND CERTIFICATION
- Medical degree (MD/DO) with unrestricted license to practice.
- Minimum of 5+ years of clinical practice experience.
- Active medical license in NY, VT, and/or CT (with openness to cross license across NE states).
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those encountered while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.
- Most of the work is done on a computer and in a sedentary environment.
- Occasional lifting of up to 15 pounds is required.
TRAVEL
- Travel required within market-up to 50% travel in northeast states.
SALARY
$240,000-280,000 Annually
Belong Health is an equal opportunity employer and encourages all applicants from every background and life experience to apply.
Our organization participates in E-Verify to confirm the eligibility of employees to work in the United States. (Nuestra organización participa en E-Verify para confirmar la elegibilidad de los empleados para trabajar en los Estados Unidos.)