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By joining the American Red Cross  you will touch millions of lives every year and experience the greatness of the human spirit at its best.  Are you ready to be part of  the world's largest humanitarian network?

Join us—Where your Career is a Force for Good!

Job Description:

Joining the American Red Cross is like nothing else – it’s as much something you feel as something you do. You become a vital part of the world’s largest humanitarian network. Joining a team of welcoming individuals who are exceptional, yet unassuming. Diverse, yet uncompromising in unity. You grow your career within a movement that matters, where success is measured in people helped, communities made whole, and individuals equipped to never stop changing lives and situations for the better.

When you choose to be a force for good, you’ll have mentors who empower your growth along a purposeful career path. You align your life’s work with an ongoing mission that’s bigger than all of us. As you care for others, you’re cared for with competitive compensation and benefits. You join a community that respects who you are away from work as much as what you do while at work.

Where Your Career is a Force for Good!

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:

The Medical Director serves as the senior physician advisor for American Red Cross Training Services, providing physician-level clinical governance, external credibility, and regulatory support across hospital, EMS, Workplace and Aquatic domains. The Medical Director partners with the Vice President, Chief Clinical Officer (CCO) to ensure that all clinical programs, content, and educational practices reflect evidence-based science, meet regulatory expectations, and maintain alignment with national and international scientific standards. 

The Medical Director provides evidence-based clinical guidance in support of organizational strategy, serves as the primary physician liaison to the Scientific Advisory Council (SAC), and supports the Red Cross in engaging hospitals, health systems, EMS agencies, workplace, aquatic and regulatory bodies. The role is structured as a part-time (0.2-0.25 FTE) physician advisor position, with the potential to scale as organizational needs evolve. 

The Medical Director retains autonomous clinical judgment and peer review authority, while reporting administratively to the CCO/VP for operational and strategic clinical matters.

The work location for this exciting opportunity is virtual. The selected candidate will work 100% remotely from home and can be located anywhere in the United States .

WHERE YOUR CAREER IS A FORCE FOR GOOD (Key Responsibilities):

Clinical Governance and Evidence-Based Practice 

• Provide evidence-based clinical guidance in support of organizational strategy and program development. 

• Advise the Vice President, Chief Clinical Officer (CCO) and senior leadership on clinical standards, protocols, and emerging science. 

• Ensure clinical content and programs reflect current ILCOR science, Scientific Advisory Council (SAC) recommendations, and national best practices. 

Physician Leadership and Peer Review 

• Provide peer review and credentialing oversight for clinical content, instructional design, and program materials. 

• Support quality improvement and regulatory compliance activities across all Training Services programs. 

• Serve as a physician-level clinical reviewer for high-acuity content areas including BLS, ALS, PALS, NALS, and prehospital education. 

Scientific Advisory Council Liaison 

• Serve as the primary physician liaison to the Scientific Advisory Council (SAC). 

• Support SAC sub-councils in the development, review, and dissemination of clinical recommendations. 

• Coordinate with the CCO/VP to translate SAC guidance into actionable program updates. 

Hospital, EMS, and External Engagement 

• Provide clinical validation and credibility in hospital, EMS, and prehospital environments. 

• Support engagement with hospitals, health systems, EMS agencies, and regulatory bodies during contract development, program review, and partnership discussions. 

• Represent the organization, in coordination with the CCO/VP, in relevant clinical, scientific, and regulatory forums. 

Regulatory and Compliance Support 

• Provide signature authority on clinical documentation as required by state law and regulato