Virta MD Team Leader

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of physicians to achieve clinical, operational, and engagement goals.
• Establish a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and high performance.
• Conduct regular 1:1 meetings, performance reviews, career development conversations, and ongoing coaching.
• Identify performance gaps and proactively develop improvement plans to support clinician success through partnership with Clinical Education Lead.
• Recognize and develop high-performing clinicians, creating opportunities for growth and leadership development.
• Support recruitment, interviewing, onboarding, and retention of physician team members.
• Monitor team performance across quality, clinical outcomes, member experience, and productivity metrics.
• Perform clinical quality assurance activities and support adherence to evidence-based care standards.
• Partner with VMG leadership to identify emerging quality concerns and implement corrective actions as needed.
• Maintain a small patient panel and model excellence in patient care.
• Identify trends, barriers, and opportunities impacting team performance and patient outcomes.
• Surface and share best practices across teams to improve consistency and effectiveness of care delivery.
• Provide frontline insights and feedback to Provider Operations and Clinical Program Management leaders regarding opportunities for workflow, process, and program improvements.
• Foster collaboration across VMG teams to advance organizational priorities and improve provider effectiveness.

Qualifications

• MD or DO degree with unrestricted license to practice medicine in at least one U.S. state, with expectation of obtaining more licenses over time.
• Multiple state licenses are helpful, but only the willingness & ability to get additional licenses are required with expectation that licensure will expand to 15+ states if required to support business operations.
• Board certification in a relevant specialty.
• 2+ years of direct people management experience, including coaching, performance management, and physician development.
• Demonstrated success leading teams to achieve clinical, quality, productivity, and engagement goals.
• Experience interpreting performance data and using insights to drive accountability and continuous improvement.
• Strong coaching and feedback skills, with a passion for developing physicians and future leaders.
• Demonstrated ability to influence peers and build alignment across physician teams.
• Experience identifying best practices and driving adoption of change within a clinical environment.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and relationship-building skills.
• Able to balance direct patient care responsibilities with leadership and organizational priorities.
• Experience in a high-growth, fast-paced, or rapidly evolving healthcare environment preferred.