Medical Director

About Nema Health

Nema Health is a survivor- and clinician-led virtual treatment program for PTSD and trauma. We are on a mission to help all trauma survivors find lasting peace & healing. Nema provides virtual, evidence-based treatment that helps people feel better faster—and stay better longer. We are committed to delivering care that’s accessible, trauma-specialized, and deeply patient-centered.

At Nema, we offer employees an unparalleled career opportunity: the chance to be part of a mission-driven company while shaping its future during a pivotal stage of growth. If you’re someone who thrives in fast-moving environments, values systems thinking, and cares deeply about expanding access to mental health care, you could be a great fit.

About the Role

Nema Health is seeking a Medical Director to provide clinical leadership across our trauma-focused treatment program. This is a full-time executive clinical role responsible for ensuring high-quality, evidence-based psychiatric care delivery while partnering closely with operations, therapy leadership, and executive teams to scale Nema’s model nationally. This role will report directly to Nema’s Co-founder and Chief Medical Officer. 

The Medical Director will provide direct patient care, guide quality and safety initiatives, and shape the strategic direction of medication management within trauma-specialized care.

This role is ideal for a mission-driven psychiatrist who combines clinical expertise with a systems-level mindset and is energized by building and leading within a high-growth organization. 

What You Will Do 

Clinical Leadership & Oversight

• Serve as the psychiatrist to the clinical team, ensuring the highest standards of trauma-informed, evidence-based psychiatric care
• Provide clinical oversight and consultation across clinical services
• Establish and maintain clinical protocols that support consistent, high-quality outcomes across states and programs
• Support clinical risk management, safety planning, and escalation pathways for complex cases
• Spend approximately ~40% of your time in direct patient care conducting evaluations, and ongoing medication management
• Scale and develop the prescriber team as needed to meet organizational growth and patient demand
• May provide one night or weekend day of clinical back-up phone coverage

Care Model & Program Development

• Collaborate with therapy leadership to ensure integrated, coordinated treatment planning across psychiatry and psychotherapy
• Contribute to the evolution of Nema’s trauma-focused care model
• Support the Senior Clinical Director as needed in development of new clinical programming, workflows, and specialty pathways as Nema grows

Quality, Outcomes, and Clinical Operations

• Champion measurement-based care and outcomes-driven protocols across the organization
• Monitor clinical quality metrics and support continuous quality improvement initiatives
• Ensure compliance with regulatory standards, telehealth best practices, and organizational clinical policies
• Own the development of data-informed root cause analysis frameworks, leveraging insights to improve clinical outcomes, provider performance, and care continuity

Strategic & Cross-Functional Partnership

• Support growth team efforts on driving national provider referrals 
• Represent Nema’s psychiatric vision internally and externally as the organization scales nationally

Qualifications

You’ll be a great fit if you are an:

• MD or DO with completion of an accredited Psychiatry residency
• Board certified in Psychiatry (or board eligible with timeline to certification)
• Active, unrestricted medical license in at least one U.S. state (multi-state licensure strongly preferred)
• Valid DEA registration
• Significant experience in outpatient psychiatry and medication management.
• Deep commitment to trauma-informed, patient-centered care

• Familiarity with measurement-based care and outcomes-focused treatment models.
• Strong operational mindset with ability to collaborate across clinical, operational, and executive teams.