Senior Aesthetic Physician & Medical Director

Vanguard-Skin-Specialists; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 200,000 - 500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Practice-Funded Aesthetics training

CME up to $10,000/year

Medical, Vision, Dental

401K

PTO: 4–6 weeks/year

Malpractice insurance

Job summary

Vanguard Skin Specialists seeks a Lead Aesthetic Physician & Medical Director for on-site leadership of Vanguard Aesthetics. The role blends direct clinical practice with medical leadership for an expanding MedSpa division, with no night calls, weekends, or hospital rounds.

The ideal candidate has a medical degree, board certification, 3+ years post-residency, and deep interest in skin health and aesthetic medicine.

Qualifications

• M.D. or D.O. with Board Certification in one of the listed specialties.
• Active, unrestricted Colorado Medical License (or eligible) and DEA.
• Minimum 3+ years of post-residency clinical practice.
• Genuine passion for skin health and aesthetic medicine.
• Foundational experience in aesthetic medicine (neurotoxins/fillers).
• Entrepreneurial drive to build and develop a medical aesthetic team.

Responsibilities

• Perform medical aesthetic procedures (injectables, lasers, energy-based therapies).
• Provide clinical oversight for aesthetic RNs and licensed aestheticians.
• Lead onboarding, skills verification and ongoing development of new aestheticians and RNs.
• Review and maintain standing orders, protocols, informed consents, and escalation algorithms.
• Partner with Operations to co-lead monthly aesthetics team huddles and evaluate new technologies.

Skills

Medical leadership

Aesthetic medicine

Clinical oversight

Team building

Entrepreneurial drive

Education

M.D. or D.O. with Board Certification (Family/Internal/Emergency/OB-GYN/General or Cosmetic Surgery/Otolaryngology)

DEA registration

Tools

DEA

Job description

Vanguard Skin Specialists seeks a Lead Aesthetic Physician & Medical Director for on-site leadership of Vanguard Aesthetics. The role blends direct clinical practice with medical leadership for an expanding MedSpa division, with no night calls, weekends, or hospital rounds.

The ideal candidate has a medical degree, board certification, 3+ years post-residency, and deep interest in skin health and aesthetic medicine.