Medical Director

Introduction to BlueOval SK

At BlueOval SK, we will lead the transformation of the electric vehicle (EV) battery business through partnership (Joint Venture formed by Ford and SK On) to provide products and processes to increase our customers’ experience. As the future of BlueOval SK, you will help lead the battery revolution by working alongside our teams as we build the batteries required for electric vehicle business excellence. 

Ford and SK On are investing billions in Kentucky and Tennessee including building three state-of-the art battery manufacturing facilities between the two campuses at BlueOval City in Tennessee and BlueOval SK Battery Park in Kentucky. These brand-new advanced manufacturing facilities will use Ford’s 100-years of automobile manufacturing expertise and SK On’s 30+ years of electric vehicle battery expertise to become the world’s best battery manufacturer.

Key Areas of Responsibility:

The Medical Director at BlueOval SK will lead, guide , and supervise the local clinical programs and staff at BOSK locations in TN an KY, and to develop processes and policies regarding occupational health for the company.

• Provide administrative leadership for the programs and services offered by the company medical departments while working with Human Resources, Labor Relations, Employee Relations, and staff managers at the corporate level on administrative issues at the facility.

• Provides management oversight for vendor provision of clinical services directly at the facility to personnel including post-offer health evaluations and exams, regulated exams such as OSHA surveillance exams, DOT-FMCSA exams, as well as planning and oversight for MRO services for company policy, DOT and Non-DOT drug screens.

• Develops company programs and policy related to acute and minor illness care and emergency response

• Develops, implements, and coordinates company policies and programs covering workers' compensation case management, health-productivity management and occupational medicine practices such as determination, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of occupational injuries and illnesses, medical surveillance exams, management of short and long term disability due to occupational and non-occupational injury or illness return to work evaluations and other fitness for duty evaluations.

The minimum requirements we seek:

• Doctorate degree in medicine (M.D. / D.O.)

• Current licensed to practice medicine in Tennessee or the ability to obtain unrestricted medical license through the Tennessee State Board of Medicine.

• Board Certification   by the American Board of Preventative Medicine in Occupational Medicine

• 10 years of experience as an Occupational Medicine Physician including clinical experience and leadership experience in a similar corporate role OR 3+ years of experience in internal medicine, family practice, or emergency/urgent care medicine along with 7-10 years of experience in occupational medicine in a similar corporate role

• Certification by the Medical Review Officer Certification Council (MROCC).

• Familiarity with requirements of the FMCSA/DOT for Commercial Driver Medical Certification (preferred: NRCME certification).

• Working knowledge of occupational medicine, preventive medicine, and primary care medicine, integrated disability management, industrial toxicology, industrial hygiene, safety techniques and practices, and safety and health laws and regulations on both the Federal and State levels, as well as a general knowledge of equipment and operations in industrial manufacturing.

• Demonstrated ability in organizational planning, leadership and teamwork.

• Strong interpersonal skills including written and verbal communication and

• collaboration

About BlueOval SK

At BlueOval SK, we will lead the transformation of the electric vehicle (EV) battery business through partnership (Joint Venture formed by Ford and SK On) to provide products and processes to increase our customers’ experience. As the future of BlueOval SK, you will help lead the battery revolution by working alongside our teams as we build the batteries required for electric vehicle business excellence.  We have a wide variety of opportunities for you to accelerate your career.

The Opportunity

Ford and SK On are investing billions in Kentucky and Tennessee including building three state-of-the art battery manufacturing facilities between the two campuses at BlueOval City in Tennessee and BlueOval SK