Consultant Pediatric Endocrinologist - Diabetes Care

Allocation Assist Middle East; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 55,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Allocation Assist Middle East is seeking a Consultant Pediatric Endocrinologist - Diabetes Care in Saudi Arabia to lead complex endocrine and diabetes cases in children and adolescents. The role requires expert clinical assessment, long-term management, and collaboration with a multidisciplinary team.

The successful candidate will bring 5+ years of consultant experience, official Saudi licensing eligibility, and a track record in advanced diabetes technologies and growth disorders.

Qualifications

• MBBS or equivalent with Board Certification in Pediatrics and Subspecialty in Pediatric Endocrinology.
• Minimum 5 years experience practicing as a Consultant Pediatric Endocrinologist.
• Eligibility for licensing with the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties is required.
• International Board certifications are preferred where applicable.
• Experience in tertiary-care centers or academic settings is valued.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose and manage pediatric endocrine and metabolic disorders in infants, children and adolescents.
• Provide specialist care for Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes mellitus with individualized plans.
• Develop insulin regimens based on age, glucose trends, and lifestyle.
• Use continuous glucose monitoring to optimize glycemic control.
• Manage insulin pump therapy and adjust settings as needed.
• Assess growth patterns and diagnose growth hormone deficiencies.
• Evaluate thyroid, adrenal, and pituitary disorders with appropriate tests.
• Monitor puberty disorders and manage associated metabolic issues.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to coordinate nutrition and education.
• Supervise residents and trainees; contribute to clinical audits and teaching.

Skills

Pediatric endocrinology

Pediatric diabetes

Insulin therapy

Continuous glucose monitoring

Growth hormone deficiency

Thyroid disease management

Adrenal disorders

Pituitary disorders

Puberty disorders

Pediatric obesity

Education

MBBS or equivalent medical qualification

Board Certification in Pediatrics

Fellowship in Pediatric Endocrinology

Job description

Job Snapshot

Role: Consultant Pediatric Endocrinologist - Diabetes Care

Location: Saudi Arabia

Industry: Medical Practice

Function: Physician

Experience: Minimum 5 years consultant-level experience

Job Type: Full-time

Consultant Pediatric Endocrinologist - Diabetes Care in Saudi Arabia is a senior Medical Practice opportunity for an experienced physician specializing in endocrine and metabolic disorders affecting infants, children, and adolescents. Allocation Assist Middle East is hiring for a leading healthcare organization seeking a consultant with advanced expertise in pediatric diabetes, growth disorders, thyroid disease, adrenal and pituitary conditions, obesity, metabolic bone disease, and modern diabetes technologies. The role combines comprehensive endocrine assessment, long-term disease management, insulin therapy, continuous glucose monitoring, multidisciplinary care, family education, clinical supervision, and participation in quality improvement and academic activities.

Job Details

Country: Saudi Arabia

City: Not specified

Industry: Medical Practice

Function: Physician

Salary: 55000-80000 Estimated salary range based on similar jobs in the job city; please confirm the final offer with the employer.

Gender: Any

Candidate Nationality: Any

Job Type: Full-time

Role Context

The Consultant Pediatric Endocrinologist will provide specialist care for children and adolescents with hormonal, metabolic, growth, and diabetes-related disorders. The position requires detailed clinical assessment, interpretation of endocrine investigations, individualized treatment planning, and structured long-term follow-up. The consultant will work closely with pediatricians, geneticists, dietitians, psychologists, diabetes educators, nursing teams, and other specialists. This multidisciplinary approach will support better metabolic control, healthy growth and development, treatment adherence, and improved quality of life for children with chronic endocrine conditions.

Key Responsibilities

• Diagnose and manage pediatric endocrine and metabolic disorders affecting infants, children, and adolescents.
• Provide specialist treatment for Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes mellitus.
• Develop individualized insulin regimens based on age, glucose trends, lifestyle, nutrition, and treatment response.
• Use continuous glucose monitoring systems to evaluate glycemic patterns and improve diabetes management.
• Manage insulin pump therapy and adjust settings according to clinical and glucose monitoring data.
• Assess children with abnormal growth patterns, short stature, and suspected growth hormone deficiency.
• Diagnose and treat thyroid disorders including congenital and acquired thyroid disease.
• Evaluate adrenal and pituitary disorders using appropriate biochemical, hormonal, and imaging investigations.
• Manage disorders of puberty including delayed or precocious development.
• Assess and treat pediatric obesity and associated metabolic complications.
• Provide specialist care for metabolic bone diseases affecting childhood growth and skeletal health.
• Manage congenital endocrine conditions requiring long-term specialist monitoring.
• Conduct comprehensive endocrine evaluations and interpret laboratory investigations, imaging studies, and endocrine function tests.
• Develop individualized treatment and follow-up plans according to diagnosis, disease severity, developmental stage, and clinical response.
• Monitor patients receiving hormone replacement, insulin, growth-related therapies, and other endocrine medications.
• Collaborate with geneticists when endocrine presentations may have an inherited or syndromic basis.
• Coordinate nutritional care with dietitians for diabetes, obesity, metabolic disease, and growth-related conditions.
• Educate patients and families regarding medication, glucose monitoring, nutrition, physical activity, treatment adherence, and warning signs.
• Participate in multidisciplinary endocrine and diabetes clinics and contribute specialist input to complex case discussions.
• Supervise residents, fellows, junior physicians, and allied healthcare professionals involved in pediatric endocrine care.
• Maintain accurate clinical documentation in accordance with institutional and Saudi regulatory requirements.
• Participate in clinical audits, quality improvement programs, research, teaching, and continuing medical education.
• Maintain current knowledge of advances in pediatric endocrinology, insulin delivery systems, glucose monitoring, and metabolic medicine.

Ideal Profile

The successful candidate will hold an MBBS or equivalent medical qualification from an accredited institution together with Board Certification in Pediatrics and Fellowship or recognized Subspecialty Certification in Pediatric Endocrinology. Applicants should have at least 5 years of experience practicing as a Consultant Pediatric Endocrinologist and demonstrate extensive expertise in pediatric diabetes and complex endocrine disorders. Eligibility for licensing with the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties is required. Western Board Certification such as UK CCT, American Board, Canadian Fellowship, Australian Fellowship, or an equivalent recognized qualification is preferred. Experience gained within tertiary-care children 's hospitals or academic medical centers will be particularly valuable. Research, teaching, publication experience, insulin pump management, and advanced diabetes technology expertise will further strengthen suitability.

Skills Set

• Pediatric endocrinology
• Pediatric diabetes
• Type 1 diabetes management
• Type 2 diabetes management
• Insulin therapy
• Insulin pump therapy
• Continuous glucose monitoring
• Advanced diabetes technology
• Growth disorder assessment
• Growth hormone deficiency
• Thyroid disease management
• Adrenal disorders
• Pituitary disorders
• Puberty disorders
• Precocious puberty
• Delayed puberty
• Pediatric obesity
• Metabolic bone disease
• Congenital endocrine disorders
• Hormonal investigations
• Endocrine function testing
• Laboratory interpretation
• Pediatric nutrition
• Long-term disease management
• Family counselling
• Multidisciplinary pediatric care
• Clinical supervision
• Clinical documentation
• SCFHS licensing
• Clinical audit
• Quality improvement
• Medical research
• Clinical teaching
• Continuing medical education

Why Join Us

This Saudi Arabia opportunity provides an experienced pediatric endocrinologist with access to modern diagnostic resources, advanced diabetes technologies, and a broad range of complex endocrine cases. The position offers valuable professional exposure across diabetes, growth, thyroid, adrenal, pituitary, obesity, puberty, and metabolic bone disorders. The role also supports long-term career development through multidisciplinary collaboration, teaching, research, clinical audits, and continuing medical education. Physicians with strong tertiary-care and international training backgrounds can contribute meaningfully to expanding specialist pediatric endocrine services while working within an advanced healthcare environment.

About the Company

Allocation Assist Middle East supports hospitals and specialist healthcare organizations across the Middle East with recruitment for consultant and specialist physician positions. The company connects experienced medical professionals with senior clinical opportunities across pediatrics, endocrinology, critical care, surgery, and other highly specialized healthcare disciplines.