Orthopedic Surgeon, Clinical Expert (Contract)

Kinetic Systems, Inc.; Oregon; Hybrid; USD 276,000 - 551,000; Part time

Job summary

Kinetic Systems, Inc. seeks board-certified orthopedic surgeons for a part-time contract with an applied AI clinical lab in healthcare. The role centers on applying clinical judgment to AI-driven scenarios and building realistic patient cases.

The ideal candidate will have an active US medical license, ABOS or AOBOS certification (or eligibility), and recent orthopedic practice. On-site in San Francisco, 10–40 hours/week for 1 month, $200–$400/hr.

Qualifications

• MD or DO degree required.
• Active, unrestricted medical license in any US state.
• Board certification in Orthopedic Surgery (ABOS or AOBOS) or board eligible.
• Completed an accredited orthopedic surgery residency in the US.
• Clinical practice within the last 3 years.

Responsibilities

• Partner with researchers to demonstrate what good care looks like in orthopedic care.
• Author clinical cases with realistic patient charts and clinical questions.
• Determine what constitutes strong versus weak or unsafe clinical responses.

Skills

MD/DO license

Board certification

US residency

Clinical practice in last 3 years

On-site availability San Francisco

Education

MD or DO degree

Job description

Orthopedic Surgeon, Clinical Expert (Contract)

* San Francisco* 10-40 hours/week for 1 month* $200 - $400/hr

About the role

You will work with an applied AI research lab at the intersection of healthcare and AI. We're looking for board-certified orthopedic surgeons to bring real musculoskeletal and surgical judgment into how AI is tested and improved.This is a part-time contract role that fits alongside clinical practice. No coding or AI experience is required; we'll teach you the tools. What matters most is your clinical eye: knowing which finding on exam or imaging should change the treatment plan.

What you'll do

Clinical judgment is hard to teach, and that's where you come in. You'll partner with our researchers to show them what good care looks like in your specialty, from the paperwork and handoffs to the decisions that never make it into a textbook.You'll then put that expertise into practice by authoring clinical cases from the ground up. For each one, you'll assemble a realistic patient chart, pose the clinical question, answer it yourself, and decide what separates a strong response from a weak or unsafe one.

Requirements

• MD or DO with an active, unrestricted medical license in any US state
• Board certified in Orthopedic Surgery (ABOS or AOBOS), or board eligible
• Completed an accredited orthopedic surgery residency in the US
• Clinical practice within the last 3 years
• Availability to work on site in San Francisco, 10 to 40 hours per week for 1 month

Nice to have

• Fellowship training (sports, adult reconstruction, spine, hand and upper extremity, trauma, foot and ankle, or shoulder and elbow)
• Experience in academic, private practice, ASC, or hospital-employed settings
• Command of orthopedic coding, prior authorization, and AAOS appropriate use criteria
• Writing board-style questions, teaching cases, or CME or residency faculty experience
• Utilization review, peer review, QI, or IME work
• Any past work reviewing AI outputs or writing rubrics