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Medical Director - Behavioral Health - ABH OH

OH - Work from hom, US🌐 Remote💼 Full-time💰 $174,070–$174,070🗓 2026-09-16 → 2026-09-27

Core

Provide psychiatric leadership and physician oversight for a utilization management team, managing high-risk cases, medical necessity decisions, and clinical quality improvement for behavioral health care.

Role type

Senior Medical Director (Behavioral Health)

Builds

Utilization management programs, clinical quality improvement initiatives, and medical policies for a national health insurer.

Domain

Health Insurance / Behavioral Health

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Board-certified Psychiatrist, State medical licensure, Clinical practice experience, Managed care experience, Utilization review expertise, Medical policy development, Quality improvement leadership, Interdisciplinary team leadership

Preferred skills

Child/Adolescent Board Certification, Ohio residency, Multi-state licensure capability

Technologies

None stated

Responsibilities

Provide leadership and day-to-day physician oversight for utilization management team, Manage high-risk cases and medical necessity decisions, Participate in appeals process and investigate adverse events, Provide psychiatric leadership and training to interdisciplinary team, Develop and evaluate utilization management programs and medical policies, Confer with practitioners on complex treatment-resistant illnesses, Provide weekend coverage every 6-7 weeks

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with strategic oversight

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