Medical Director

MSF-Netherlands; Netherlands; On-site; EUR 89,000 - 123,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Gross monthly salary €7,987–€10,996

30 days annual leave

8% holiday allowance

Pension scheme

Commuting allowance

Training opportunities

Inclusive workplace

Job summary

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is seeking a Medical Director based in Amsterdam or London to lead the public health department and oversee medical and humanitarian operations, driving medical strategy and ensuring the quality and ethics of MSF OCA's programs. The role requires 12+ years in medical and humanitarian programming, postgraduate public health training, and strong English communication.

You will collaborate across departments, represent MSF externally, and advance safeguarding and

Qualifications

• Requires Medical Doctor with postgraduate public health training.
• Excellent command of English; strong written and verbal communication.
• Proven ability to lead diverse teams in humanitarian settings.

Responsibilities

• Lead MSF OCA medical and public health operations and set medical strategy.
• Ensure quality, ethics and risk management across medical programs.
• Coordinate with Operations and other departments to allocate resources effectively.
• Represent MSF externally and participate in MedDir/MedOps platforms.

Skills

English proficiency

Strong communication

Strategic leadership

Collaborative networking

Education

Medical Doctor with public health training

Job description

About MSF

MSF is an international, independent medical humanitarian organization. We are a non-profit, self-governed worldwide movement of more than 63,000 people. We provide emergency medical assistance during armed conflict, natural disasters, outbreaks of deadly diseases, and assist those who are excluded from healthcare. MSF delivers care based on need, and when we see injustice, we speak out. We are an organization that remains impartial, knowledgeable, and effective, and this is what makes the difference between life and death. People are our priority. At Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)/ Artsen zonder Grenzen, we are committed to an inclusive culture that encourages and supports the diverse voices of our employees. We encourage diverse applicants including individuals of all gender identities, ages, sexual orientations, nationalities, races, religions, beliefs, social and marital status, people with different abilities and all other diversity abilities.

Job title

Medical Director (based in Amsterdam or London)

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the public health department and the medical, humanitarian operations in OCA, steering by leading the development of medical strategy and assuring the comprehensive nature and quality of medical and public health policies.
• Enable the execution of programmes, ensure the quality and professional range of medical leadership needed for this and drive innovation, monitoring, accountability and learning.
• Work with the Operations Director to steer the allocation of resources to a diverse range of crises.
• Oversee the relationship and processes with other departments to realize synergy, effectiveness and efficiency.
• Steer and participate in relevant OCA and NL management platforms.
• Be responsible for the integrity of MSF OCA's medical programmes, adherence to medical ethics, upkeep the principle of 'do no harm', providing leadership towards medical ethical dilemmas, and the management of medical risks in alignment with OCA’s overall risk appetite.
• Collaborate with Operations and other departments to ensure safeguarding considerations are embedded in MSF OCA's medical programmes and provide optimal use of information, technology and data in medical programmes with ITD.
• Collaborate with other OCs promoting mutual accountability and optimal use of MSF resources via mutualisation and interoperability where effective and efficient.
• Participate in the international MedDir platform, MedOps platform overseeing delegated intersectional medical platforms.
• Undertake external representation towards relevant interlocuters in countries of operations and at a global level, in pursuit of medical strategic objectives.

Who You Are

• Motivated by the work that MSF does, standing in solidarity with people experiencing medical, humanitarian crises, adapting as needs evolve and the provision of quality medical care.
• A strategic thinker with ability to translate vision into actionable plans.
• Inspires teams and models an organisational culture informed by MSF values, a transparent and learning culture.
• Builds strong medical leadership, focusing on development and performance in a multicultural environment.
• Collaborative, able to build consensus, and work effectively with diverse stakeholders.
• Maintains focus on overall objective while being pragmatic in the process.
• Has 12+ years of experience in medical, humanitarian programming, senior management experience.

Essential

• Medical Doctor with post-graduate training in public health.
• Professional proficiency in English.
• Strong communication skills: able to navigate through a complex organisation.
• Broad knowledge of humanitarian medicine, health programming and research.
• Demonstrated experience in strategic planning, budgeting.

Desirable

• Professional proficiency in French, Arabic or Spanish.
• Experience working in an international or humanitarian context, with an understanding of the challenges of operating in low-resource settings.
• A deep commitment to the principles and values of Médecins Sans Frontières.

Benefits

• Gross monthly salary between € 7,987 – € 10,996 scaling within the range depending on experience.
• 30 days annual leave (full-time) plus 8% holiday allowance.
• A competitive pension scheme.
• Commuting allowance.
• Access to a large variety of internal training.
• An inclusive workplace with colleagues from around the globe.

Contract Details

A fixed-term, 3 years contract with renewal option for another 3 years. This position is mandated to be 6 years maximum.

Closing Date

The closing date for application is October 21, 2026, at 23:59 CET.