Medical Director

Medical Director (Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist - Remote)

We are searching for a strategic and visionary Medical Director to own and evolve our psychiatry service line. Reporting directly to the Chief Medical Officer (CMO), you will lead the functional area of psychiatric care, ensuring clinical excellence across multiple departments. You will be responsible for developing the strategic roadmap for our prescribing team, managing subordinate leadership, and harmonizing clinical quality with scalable business operations.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Strategic Leadership & Governance

- Lead the psychiatry service line and connected departments through subordinate managers/leads (e.g., Lead NPs, Regional Psychiatrists).

- Contribute to the development of Brightline’s overarching clinical strategic plans, organizational policies, and operational effectiveness.

- Discuss matters of significant impact regarding clinical safety, market expansion, and service delivery with the Executive Leadership Team (ELT) and external stakeholders.

- Manage the psychiatry function budget, ensuring resource allocation aligns with business segment strategies and growth targets.

Clinical Quality & Risk Management

- Develop corporate-wide methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for psychiatric care to ensure alignment with evidence-based practices.

- Resolve highly complex clinical and operational issues where standard field-specific principles may not fully apply, particularly at the intersection of telehealth and emerging regulations.

- Make critical decisions regarding clinical safety protocols and "Collaborative Practice Agreements" where the outcomes have a long-term impact on the success of the organization.

- Direct the development of new methods for chart reviews, quality assurance, and risk mitigation across multi-state jurisdictions.

Innovation & Product Integration

- Drive results by harmonizing views across Engineering, Product, and Care Ops to build state-of...