Virta MD Team Leader

Responsibilities

Team Performance & Physician Leadership

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of 10-12 physicians (nurse practitioners) 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 in 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.

Clinical Excellence & Quality Oversight

• Monitor team performance across quality, clinical outcomes, member experience, and productivity metrics.
• Conduct regular reviews of physician performance and provide actionable feedback to improve care delivery.
• 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.
• Maintain a small patient panel (0.2 FTE) and model excellence in patient care.

Best Practice Identification & Operational Improvement

• 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.
• Support implementation and adoption of new programs, tools, workflows, and organizational initiatives.
• Foster collaboration across VMG teams to advance organizational priorities and improve provider effectiveness.

Must-Haves

• MD or DO degree with unrestricted license to practice medicine in at least one U.S. state (expectation of obtaining licenses in additional states over time, potentially 15+).
• 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.
• Ability to balance direct patient care responsibilities with leadership and organizational priorities.
• Experience in a high-growth, fast-paced, or rapidly evolving healthcare environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience leading physician teams in a virtual, value-based, or population health setting.
• Experience contributing to clinical education, protocol development, quality improvement, or commercial initiatives.
• Experience representing a clinical organization in customer-facing, educational, or cross-functional settings.
• Demonstrated track record of developing physician leaders and mentoring colleagues.

Compensation & Benefits

Virta has a location based compensation structure. For this role, the compensation range is $111,750 - $144,250. Information about Virta’s benefits is available on our Careers page.