Telehealth jobs for physicians

There are a growing number of telehealth job opportunities for physicians. Here are some examples of organizations that offer full-time and/or part-time job opportunities to physicians who prefer to provide care through telemedicine:

• My Doctor's Live Network
• LocumTele
• GoodRx 
• TelevisitMD 
• MedTruly 
• Opear MD
• Lyra Health
• AppriseMD
• Magellan Health

The Interstate Medical Licensure Compact is an agreement among participating U.S. states to work together to significantly streamline the licensing process for physicians who want to practice in multiple states. It offers a voluntary, expedited pathway to licensure for physicians who qualify.

The Compact currently includes 30 states, the District of Columbia and the Territory of Guam. In these jurisdictions, physicians are licensed by 43 different medical and osteopathic boards. Other states are currently in the process of introducing legislation to adopt the Compact.

The AMA has an education resource hub focused on telemedicine delivery: https://edhub.ama-assn.org/pages/telemedicine-cme-course

Delivery System Science Fellowship

 AcademyHealth’s Delivery System Science Fellowship (DSSF) provides a paid, post-doctoral learning opportunity to help researchers gain applied experience conducting research in delivery system settings.

The goal of the year-long fellowship is to provide practical training and professional opportunities for highly qualified researchers with a background in health services research or related fields to increase the capacity and diversity of the health services research workforce. 

2022 Cohort Host Sites:

• Geisinger Health System: Danville, PA
• U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs Quality Enhancement Research Initiative (QUERI) and Health Services Research and Development Service (HSR&D): Various locations nationwide
• Weitzman Institute: Middletown, CT

https://academyhealth.org/dssf

Public health physician jobs

There are several physician job openings at the CDC. 

CDC medical officers/physicians serve as advisors, consultants and administrators. The results of their work are felt worldwide as they conduct cutting-edge medical research, collaborate with and/or provide specialized services to CDC partners, and institutionalize national and international health programs and scientific investigations. Qualifications for a medical officer are determined by the grade level of the position.

Learn more about these job opportunities here: https://jobs.cdc.gov/medical-officers

Medical director jobs in medical communications

Looking for a medical director job in medical communications? Here are a few recent examples from active job postings on LinkedIn:

DermX Media 

DermX Media produces top notch Dermatology HCP virtual and in-person conferences throughout the year. In addition to conferences, DermX Media provides digital channels for education and marketing to our audience of Dermatology healthcare professionals. We are looking for a professional who has ample experience in building continuing medical education programs for healthcare professionals across on-site and digital channels and can liaise with dermatology companies to assess their needs.

Responsibilities

• Build, lead, and execute the development of DermX’s strategic plan for non-conference related CME programs
• Develop strategic plan of action including goals, action, timing, and metrics
• Identify gaps and educational needs specifically in dermatology
• Research as necessary to develop proposal/grant request
• Oversee the development of grant writing and execution
• Liaise and leverage relationships with dermatology companies to assess their needs
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of important clinical issues, relevant literature, clinical practice guidelines, approved therapeutic drugs and regimens, therapeutic pipelines, and key opinion leaders in Dermatology

PRECISIONvalue 

PRECISIONvalue is the top payer marketing agency in the country. We partner with global pharmaceutical and life sciences companies who are developing ground breaking treatments to make medicines accessible and affordable. We excel at demonstrating the economic, clinical, and societal value of creative medical treatments to payers, providers, patients, and policymakers. With us, you will collaborate with teams as we improve market access and support our clients in their mission of improving care for patients around the globe.

Responsibilities

Content Development:

• Lead and manage resources, both internal and external, to ensure timely, on-budget production of deliverables
• Develop content around brand product messaging to achieve the strategic needs of Client’s branded products
• Conduct unique literature searches through conventional and/or nontraditional sources and develop enduring materials including slide decks with speaker notes, brochures, discussion guide and digital assets
• Ensure clinical accuracy of all work completed and that all work aligns with applicable Government and industry regulations and guidelines
• Attend and facilitate medical/legal/regulatory approval reviews
• Work in close partnership with account, strategic services, creative, and project management teams.
• You will identify clinical resource staff needs, recruit, and handle freelance writers as well as plan, assign, and direct work to Medical teams; interview, hire, and train, and mentor employees
• As a member of our new business development team you will provide proposal research support, assist in the development of new business pitches, new business proposals, budgets and responses to RFPs and RFIs and will attend and present at pitch meetings

Oversee Project Completion

• Oversee and manage resources, both internal and external, to ensure on-time/on-budget production of deliverables
• Work closely with account, strategic services, creative, and traffic teams
• Participate in project planning and contribute to development of project timelines
• Serve as a clinical resource for internal teams and clients to address related needs
• Liaise with internal, client and medical/legal/regulatory teams to ensure seamless submission and approval process (e.g., highlighted references and annotations) for project deliverables

Professional Certificate Programs

You can complete professional certificate programs on sites like Coursera and edX on topics such as:

Agile Project Management

Product Management 

Lean Six Sigma

Strategic Management

Corporate Finance

Product Design and Health

Inclusive Leadership

Business Writing

Leadership and Management in Education

Entrepreneurial Mindset and Leadership

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Data Science

and more

In some cases, you may also earn credit towards a university degree program. Both Coursera and edX offer degree programs (eg, MBA, MS) from universities such as:

HEC Paris

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

University of Michigan

Georgia Tech

Boston University

Indiana University

and many others

 

Rapid Q&A: medical director jobs in pharma

Rapid Q&A:

Q: I'm interested in applying for a medical director job in pharma and biotech companies. Are these jobs only for physicians, or do non-physicians hold medical director positions?

A: It depends on the type of medical director position. In many pharma and biotech companies, certain medical director positions may be held by a range of health professionals including physicians (MD, DO), pharmacists (PharmD), researchers (PhD), advanced practice nurses, and others. Other "medical director" positions may be only for physicians who have subspecialty training and an active medical license.


The following are snippets from several different job postings for "medical director" positions in pharma and biotech companies:

This position requires a minimum of a masters level advanced scientific/medical degree (e.g. MD, PhD, PharmD, MPH or other masters level degree), with experience in Neurology

Physician (M.D. or equivalent) ideally with board certification in Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Emergency Medicine or Surgery. Subspecialty training/certification is a plus. Active or eligibility for a US Medical license is required.

MD strongly preferred (PhD or Pharm D level degree or equivalent can also be considered); Board certification or board eligible; Advanced training in the respective therapeutic area strongly preferred

MD, DO, or advanced relevant medical degree preferable with clinical, research and/or industry experience in cellular therapy and Hematology/Oncology.

Advanced degree required (PharmD, MD, PhD) with sleep and psychiatry training or experience preferred.

Medical Affairs Professional Society

The Medical Affairs Professional Society (MAPS) is an organization that is advancing the Medical Affairs profession.

The mission of MAPS is to "elevate the role of Medical Affairs to be a partner with its Commercial and R&D colleagues, and lead the industry in scientific dialogue and the education of stakeholders on the safe and appropriate use of products and to accelerate access to medicine for the benefit of patients."

The MAPS Global 2020 conference is March 8-11 in Miami, FL
https://www.medicalaffairs.org/maps2020global/