Medical Director - Maryland Market

About the role

• We are seeking a clinically accomplished, mission-driven physician leader to serve as Market Medical Director for Baltimore. This is a role for a leader ready to roll up their sleeves and drive real change. You will serve as both the clinical face of Sage in the community and an operational force guiding practice development and evolution across our Baltimore centers.
  
  We see this as a calling for a hands-on leader who wants to build trust, elevate clinical care, and create an exceptional experience—one patient, one provider, and one neighborhood at a time.

What Sets This Role Apart

• Smaller Panels, Deeper Care: Our PCPs manage no more than 400 patients, allowing for meaningful continuity and proactive care.
• Fully Capitated Model: We are fully aligned with the principles and mechanics of global capitation where when our patients do well, Sage does well.
• Mission-Driven, Data-Informed Leadership: You will lead through direct observation, data analysis, and on-the-ground coaching.·       
• EAT in Action: You'll embed Sage’s EAT values across people, process, and partnerships—modeling how we engage patients, improve access, and build trust.
• Integrated, Multidisciplinary Teams: Collaborate with market operations, social workers, behavioral health, and care management to deliver whole-person care.

What you'll do 

• Lead and coach PCPs and care teams across Baltimore centers in delivering clinically excellent, compassionate, and cost-effective care
• Drive provider engagement by fostering a culture of accountability, learning, and professional development
• Champion access by ensuring efficient clinic workflows, timely follow-up, and equitable scheduling
• Be the steward of trust—engaging with patients, families, specialists, and community partners as a respected clinical voice
• Maintain a small patient panel to remain grounded in frontline care and model best practices
• Monitor and optimize performance around compliant clinical diagnosis and documentation, quality metrics, utilization, and experience
• Support recruitment, onboarding, and retention of exceptional clinical talent
• Represent Sage in community forums, payer meetings, and regional partnerships
• Ensure compliance with clinical protocols and contribute to the development of local policy improvements

Qualifications

Required

• MD or DO with active or eligible licensure in Maryland
• Board certification in Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, or Geriatric Medicine
• At least 8 years of clinical experience, including work with medically complex seniors
• Minimum 5 years of clinical leadership, ideally in a value-based or risk-bearing environment
• Experience working in medically underserved and culturally diverse communities
• Familiarity with CMS quality programs, risk adjustment, and Medicare Advantage models
• Strong communication, collaboration, and team-building capabilities

Preferred

• Experience in fully capitated Medicare Advantage or global risk models
• Knowledge of HEDIS, STARS, CAHPS, HOS, and RAF scoring
• Demonstrated success improving provider documentation and performance
• Experience integrating behavioral health and social determinants into primary care