Medical Director, Clinical Partnerships

• Serve as Leap's physician champion for provider engagement
• Lead peer-to-peer conversations with prescribing providers to support coordinated, timely care and drive member activation
• Own the clinical side of the provider escalation workflow
• Provide immediate physician availability to resolve safety and clinical-policy objections and re-engage patients closed due to provider pushback
• Build credibility with external prescribers through familiarity with Leap's programs and clinical positions
• Provide physician-level sign-off on clinical protocols and drug list decisions
• Anchor the Clinical Governance Committee and lead P&T-style decision-making
• Direct clinical strategy for the Specialty Drug List and Preferred Drug List program
• Build and maintain relationships with medical societies, clinical leaders, physician groups, patient advocacy organisations, and relevant healthcare institutions
• Represent Leap's clinical position to manufacturers, specialty pharmacies, infusion centres, and health plan partners
• Serve as Leap's credentialed clinical voice in manufacturer and health plan partnership discussions
• Support expansion into new specialty and therapeutic areas as a recognized clinical authority
• Partner with Clinical Strategy & Affairs to translate clinical judgment into operational policy
• Set the clinical standard for protocol and drug list sign-off
• Partner with Clinical Operations, Client Success, Sales, Marketing, and Manufacturer Relations on provider workflows and program design
• Advise executive leadership on clinical trends, stakeholder priorities, and provider-community opportunities
• Report to the Senior Director, Clinical Strategy & Affairs

Requirements

• MD or DO with an active, unrestricted U.S. medical license
• Residency trained
• 5+ years of clinical practice experience
• Comfort operating in a non-patient-facing, cross-functional role
• Comfortable operating with autonomy and helping shape a growing function
• Effective communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to lead credible physician-to-physician (peer-to-peer) conversations with prescribers
• Experience owning or contributing to clinical protocols, formulary/drug list, or P&T-style decisions
• Comfort representing a clinical position to external stakeholders such as manufacturers, specialty pharmacies, or health plans
• Board certification preferred
• Experience with specialty drugs, biosimilars, or infusion-administered therapies preferred
• Managed care, utilization management, or medical-necessity experience preferred
• Prior health plan, PBM, or manufacturer-facing experience preferred
• Experience building a clinical function or voice from the ground up preferred
• Legally authorized to work in the United States
• Must not require visa sponsorship to work in the United States

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in clinical strategy, provider engagement, and decision‑making for drug protocols. Capable of leading peer‑to‑peer conversations and building relationships with external stakeholders in the healthcare sector.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• MD Or DO With Active Medical License
• 5+ Years Clinical Practice Experience
• Experience With Specialty Drugs
• Effective Communication Skills
• Experience Owning Clinical Protocols

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Clinical Protocol Development
• Formulary Management
• P&T-Style Decision-Making
• Clinical Strategy Development
• Provider Escalation Workflow Management

Soft Skills

• Leadership
• Relationship Building
• Autonomy
• Peer-to-Peer Communication

Certifications & Qualifications

• Board Certification Preferred

Industry Keywords

• Managed Care
• Utilization Management
• Medical Necessity
• Specialty Pharmacies
• Health Plans