Medical Director for Medical Weight Management

Opportunity Criteria

SpecialtyInternal Medicine : Bariatric
Candidate TypeMD, DO
Visa AcceptedNo J-1 or H-1B
Salary RangeNot Specified
Loan RepaymentYes
Employment TypeNot Specified
Bonuses OfferedSign-on, Stipend, Starting, Other
Not-for-profit501(c)(3)

Join Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist as Medical Director of Medical Weight Management – Lead Clinical Excellence, Drive Innovation, and Shape the Future of Obesity Care

The Department of Surgery at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist is hiring a clinician leader to serve as the Medical Director for Medical Weight Management and join our Academic Faculty. 

Position Highlights

We are seeking an exceptional candidate who combines clinical excellence with a vision for program growth and innovation. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of clinical productivity and experience leading multidisciplinary teams to achieve outstanding patient outcomes. They will demonstrate strong leadership skills, including the ability to inspire and mentor faculty, staff, and trainees, and a commitment to fostering collaboration across diverse teams.

This position will be have a majority of time dedicated to clinical activity with effort allocated for medical directorship. A successful candidate will be expected to lead and grow our medical weight management program, participate in multidisciplinary meetings/conferences, collaborate with nurse practitioners and physician assistants, mentor obesity medicine fellows, teach medical trainees including students, residents, and fellows, and assist with clinical trials as a study clinician or site principal investigator.
 
Training and/or Experience Required
 
The candidate should have experience with program building and operations, such as establishing new clinical protocols, implementing innovative care delivery models, or expanding access to services. Leadership roles in regional or national initiatives, such as professional societies, task forces, or quality improvement projects, are highly valued and indicate a rising national profile.
 
The ideal candidate will also have experience with clinical trials and/or clinical research, which may include serving as a site principal investigator, contributing to multicenter studies, or integrating research findings into clinical practice. While independent funding is not required, familiarity with research design and a passion for evidence-based practice are essential. Academic orientation is key, and candidates with a history of peer-reviewed publications, presentations at national conferences, or contributions to guidelines and educational materials are highly encouraged to apply.
 
Mentoring experience is critical, including guiding early-career professionals, obesity medicine fellows, or trainees through clinical, research, or academic development. Candidates who demonstrate a commitment to building the next generation of leaders in medical weight management are particularly valued.
 

ATRIUM HEALTH WAKE FOREST BAPTIST PROFILE

Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist is a pre-eminent academic health system based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist is part of Advocate Health, which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, and is the third-largest nonprofit health system in the United States, created from the combination of Atrium Health and Advocate Aurora Health. Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist’s two main components are an integrated clinical system – anchored by Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, an 885-bed tertiary-care hospital in Winston-Salem – that includes Brenner Children’s Hospital, five community hospitals, more than 300 primary and specialty care locations and more than 2,700 physicians; and Wake Forest School of Medicine, the academic core of Atrium Health Enterprise and a recognized leader in experiential medical education and groundbreaking research that includes Wake Forest Innovations, a commercialization enterprise focused on advancing health care through new medical technologies and biomedical discovery.

Wake Forest Baptist Health, Wake Forest University School of Medicine and Atrium Health have joined forces in a strategic combination that will enhance care, transform medical education and create economic opportunity for countless lives in North Carolina and beyond. As a part of that combination, the two health systems will be integrating technology and platforms, including our career sites.

WINSTON SALEM, NORTH CAROLINA

A city of 230,000 people located in the beautiful Piedmont Triad region of North Carolina, Winston-Salem enjoys a moderate climate with all four seasons and residents enjoy a cost of living 31% below the national average. The Blue Ridge Mountains and Parkway are a 1-2 hour drive to the north and west, and North Carolina's beaches are close enough to enjoy during long weekends.

Winston-Salem is a region on an upward trajectory that still maintains its Southern roots and small town feel. Although the city is traditionally Southern in its friendliness, it has an international feel. The metro area celebrates its diversity during an array of festivals and through a variety of cuisines. You'll find a multitude of restaurants serving everything from traditional North Carolina barbecue to Indian curries and Greek pastries, a thriving community of microbreweries and 42 wineries in the area.

As home to the first Arts Council in the United States, Winston-Salem paved the way for public-private support of the Arts, and created the model for Arts Councils nationwide. Our numerous galleries, performing arts groups, theaters, collectives and collections continue to attract and appeal to arts lovers worldwide.

For more information on Winston-Salem, please visit: www.visitwinstonsalem.com, www.winstonsalem.com and www.co.forsyth.nc.us.

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  • Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist
  • Medical Center Blvd Winston Salem NC 27157

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