Senior Medical Director, Psychiatry

Two Chairs is building a new kind of mental health system based on the idea that the status quo isn’t good enough. Industry-best clinician experiences, better client outcomes, groundbreaking innovation, and access to the highest quality care are how we’ll raise the bar for the entire industry. With that, we're excited and honored to have been recognized as a 2025 Great Place to Work, 2024 Fortune Best Workplaces in the Bay Area, and 2024 Inc.’s Best in Business One of our company values is "Embrace Differences" and diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging are the principles guiding how we build our business and teams. We encourage interested candidates from all backgrounds to apply even if they don't think they meet some expectations of the role. About The Role We’re building an integrated behavioral health model, where therapists and psychiatric providers work hand-in-hand to deliver exceptional care. To deliver on this ambitious goal, we are seeking a Senior Medical Director, Psychiatry to lead the growth, clinical excellence, and impact of our new psychiatry program. You will own the clinical oversight strategy, guide our quality improvement initiatives to deliver exceptional outcomes and foster the internal and external partnerships that drive growth. This is an opportunity for a physician leader who thrives in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment and wants to directly shape the future of integrated behavioral healthcare at scale. What You’ll Do Clinical Leadership & Quality Lead clinical strategy and oversight for the psychiatry program to ensure ethical, evidence-based care. Influence the quality improvement program, setting clear metrics, monitoring performance, and implementing initiatives to consistently deliver exceptional results. Collaborate with the Innovation team to support the evolution of the care model. Serve as a trusted leader for supervising psychiatrists and providers, fostering a culture of clinical excellence, innovation, and collaboration. Serve as consultant and decision-maker for complex clinical cases. Operations & Product Partnership Partner with Operations to streamline systems that improve provider efficiency and client experience. Represent the psychiatrist voice in product development, serving as subject matter expert to ensure technology supports clinicians and patient care. Use data insights to guide program improvements and inform decision-making. Growth & Relationships Partner with executive leadership to inform and refine the psychiatry roadmap, ensuring alignment with market trends, regulatory changes, and organizational growth goals. Cultivate external partnerships and referral networks with healthcare organizations, community stakeholders, and other collaborators to support program growth and access to care. Serve as an industry thought leader on behalf of Two Chairs in public forums, partner meetings, and industry events. What Success Looks Like in The First 90 Days Develop foundational knowledge of the Two Chairs care model, ways of working and how your role fits within the company. You’ll build working relationships with key partners. Lead a team of Supervising Psychiatrists, offering real-time support, ongoing guidance, and begin to develop a strategy for ongoing supervision structures and needs. Provide input to shape and refine psychiatry roadmap

We’re looking for someone with:

• MD or DO with Board Certification in Psychiatry.
• Active, unrestricted medical license in at least one state, multiple states preferred.

7+ years of clinical experience, preferably in an outpatient setting or other integrated behavioral health setting.

• Proven expertise managing clinical crises, case consultation, navigating ethics issues, and providing great client care.

4+ years of leadership experience, including 2+ years managing other physician leaders/managers.

• Exceptional communication, relationship-building, and influencing skills.
• Proficient with technology tools (Google Workspace, scheduling software, etc.).
• Deep knowledge of legal, ethical, and HIPAA standards, with a commitment to privacy, compliance, and high-quality care.
• Willingness to travel up to 20% per quarter, as needed
• Exceptional candidates will also have

Demonstrated success in growing clinical programs, leading quality initiatives, and building multidisciplinary teams across multiple states Experience collaborating on healthcare technology or product solutions Experience in the behavioral health payer environment and with understanding of the priorities for health plans, value based care and partner relations Compensation & Benefits The offer range is dependent on place of residence, qualifications, and experience. New hires can reasonably expect an offer between $203,150 and $288,000. The full salary range for this full-time, exempt role is $203,150 - $331,200.

Additional perks and benefits:

Equity in a high-growth start-up Paid time off, including nine paid holidays and an additional Winter Office Closure from Christmas Day (Observed) through New Year's Day Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage 401(k) Retirement savings options One-time $200 Work from Home reimbursement Annual $1,000 Productivity & Wellness Stipend to support your personal and professional goals Annual $500 subsidized company contribution to your healthcare FSA or HSA Paid parental leave Outreach Notice to Applicants We are thrilled that you’re interested in joining our team! To ensure a consistent and equitable hiring process for all candidates, we kindly ask that you refrain from reaching out to current employees regarding the role, your application, or the interview process. Our talent acquisition team is committed to carefully reviewing all applications and will reach out directly if they decide to move forward.

All applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time