Regional Medical Director

Southeast Primary Care Partners; Alpharetta (GA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Southeast Medical Group in Georgia seeks a Regional Medical Director to lead clinical quality, provider engagement, and operational performance across 10–20 outpatient locations. The role is approximately 95% administrative with travel throughout the region, reporting to the Chief Medical Officer.

The ideal candidate is an MD/DO with at least seven years of physician leadership experience, proven team leadership, and a commitment to evidence-based care and population health initiatives.

Qualifications

• MD or DO with active/eligible Georgia license.
• Minimum 7 years of progressive physician leadership experience.
• Experience overseeing multiple ambulatory locations is preferred.
• Willingness to travel across the region.

Responsibilities

• Provide executive leadership to physicians, APPs, and multidisciplinary teams.
• Promote evidence-based medicine and standardized clinical pathways.
• Improve clinical quality, patient safety, and patient experience.
• Partner with operational leadership to optimize access, efficiency, and practice performance.
• Support physician recruitment, onboarding, mentoring, engagement, and retention.
• Lead strategic initiatives in value-based care, population health, and quality improvement.
• Utilize data to drive continuous improvement and lead organizational initiatives.

Skills

Executive leadership

Communication

Relationship-building

Strategic planning

Travel readiness

Education

MD/DO licensed in GA

Job description

Job Type

Full-time

Description

Location: Alpharetta, Georgia (Regional Travel Required)

Reports To: Chief Medical Officer (CMO)

Position Type: Full-Time Executive Leadership (Approximately 95% Administrative)

Compensation: Salary commensurate with experience.

About Southeast Medical Group

Southeast Medical Group (SEMG) is a physician-led, multi-site healthcare organization dedicated to delivering exceptional patient care through clinical excellence, innovation, collaboration, and operational excellence. We are seeking an experienced physician executive to join our leadership team as a Regional Medical Director.

Position Summary

The Regional Medical Director (RMD) serves as the senior physician leader for an assigned region of approximately 10–20 outpatient practice locations, depending on geographic area and practice size. Reporting directly to the Chief Medical Officer, the RMD partners with physicians, Advanced Practice Providers (APPs), practice administrators, clinical managers, and executive leadership to advance clinical quality, operational performance, provider engagement, patient experience, and strategic growth. This is a leadership-focused role requiring approximately 95% administrative responsibilities with regular travel throughout the assigned region.

Requirements

Primary Responsibilities

• Provide executive leadership to physicians, APPs, and multidisciplinary clinical teams.
• Promote evidence-based medicine and standardized clinical pathways.
• Improve clinical quality, patient safety, and patient experience.
• Partner with operational leadership to optimize access, efficiency, and practice performance.
• Support physician recruitment, onboarding, mentoring, engagement, and retention.
• Advance organizational initiatives related to value-based care, population health, and quality improvement.
• Utilize clinical, operational, and financial data to drive continuous improvement.
• Lead strategic initiatives while fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and innovation.
• Develop future physician leaders and strengthen organizational leadership.

Qualifications

Required

• Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO).
• Current unrestricted medical license or eligibility for licensure in Georgia.
• Minimum of seven years of progressive physician leadership experience.
• Demonstrated success leading physicians, Advanced Practice Providers, clinical staff, and administrative teams.
• Experience overseeing multiple ambulatory practice locations.
• Strong communication, leadership, and relationship-building skills.
• Willingness to travel throughout the assigned region.

Preferred

• Experience with value-based care, population health, ACOs, Medicare Advantage, and commercial quality programs.
• Knowledge of ambulatory practice operations, revenue cycle management, and physician performance improvement.
• Graduate leadership education (MBA, MHA, MMM, CMPE, or equivalent) is a plus.

What We're Looking For

The ideal candidate is a collaborative physician leader who combines clinical credibility with strategic vision, operational insight, and a passion for developing people. This individual will serve as a trusted advisor to physicians and executive leadership while helping Southeast Medical Group achieve its goals for quality, growth, provider engagement, and organizational excellence.

Why Southeast Medical Group?

At Southeast Medical Group, we believe that outstanding patient care begins with exceptional physician leadership. Our Regional Medical Directors play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our organization by mentoring providers, improving healthcare delivery, and leading meaningful change across our practices.

Our Leadership Philosophy - Good Medicine is Good Business.