Editor, MD

At MCG, we lead the healthcare community to deliver patient-focused care. We have a mission-driven team of talented physicians and technical experts developing our evidence-based content and innovating our products to accelerate improvements in healthcare. If you are driven to enhance the US healthcare system, MCG is eager to have you join our team. We cultivate a work environment that nurtures personal and professional growth, and this is a thrilling time to become a part of our organization. With dynamic roles that offer meaningful impact, you'll be able to fully realize your potential. Plus, you'll enjoy world-class benefits and the security, stability, and resources of our parent company, Hearst, with over 100 years of experience.

We are looking for a board-certified Editor, MD (Physician Editor) who will work remotely to update and write MCG guidelines. This editor will contribute to annual updates of MCG’s Inpatient and Surgical Care guidelines (and other products as assigned). This includes meeting established deadlines and quality goals and writing new guidelines as needed. Specific tasks include medical literature queries, writing MCG guidelines, editing MCG guidelines, and quality control of content. Clinical experience and knowledge base should include a deep understanding of the medical care of inpatients, and emergency department decision-making (i.e., inpatient admission vs. observation care vs. discharge). Collaborate with other CARE Team members as needed. Example special project would be annotating and labeling electronic medical records (as a clinician) to help train large language models to interpret MCG content

What does a typical day look like for a Physician Editor? They conduct literature searches to identify new published medical literature for the topics in a specific guideline, review and evaluate published medical literature, and summarize new literature. Using principles of evidence-based medicine, they assess the quality and trustworthiness of the evidence and use their critical thinking to update the guideline criteria. Their goal is to enhance the delivery of optimal healthcare. 

Successful accomplishments and primary accountabilities of this position will depend upon establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with a variety of internal teams and external clients.  Interactions will primarily be with others within the CARE team, but may include other MCG staff, clients, and visitors.

You Will:

GUIDELINE DEVELOPMENT

• Planning – participate in content planning.
• Evidence search – expert at focused queries of clinical literature and other evidence.
• Writing – expert at use of MCG tools and systems for guideline writing, ensuring guidelines are complete and consistent with current evidence. 
• Editing – editing responsibilities for specific assignments.
• Quality control – responsibility for content of specific assignments. 

BUSINESS AND MARKETING

• Advisory role providing input to other Editors, Managing Editors, and Editor-in-Chief on all external issues.
• Participates at annual Client Forum as assigned.
• Participates in sales meetings as appropriate.
• Participates in market research as appropriate.

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

• Participate and facilitate team approach to future product planning.
• Clinical resource for information regarding new content, for non-clinical MCG employees as appropriate.
• Presents at MCG seminars, Client Forum, and other meetings as assigned.

STAFF AND MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES

• Reports to assigned Managing Editor.
• Participates in decisions regarding new content and product development.

STRATEGIC RELATIONSHPS

• Participates in building strategic relationship with identified external entities as appropriate.

What We're Looking For:

• Minimum of 5 years of inpatient clinical experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of level of care decision-making experience (i.e., admission vs. observation care vs. discharge)  
• Familiarity with evidence-based medicine and critical appraisal techniques. 
• Strong writing skills
• Ability to work with (after training) a variety of software tools/applications
• You are a physician who loves to learn, particularly about medicine

Licensure/Certifications:

• Active, current, unrestricted MD or DO license in a state or territory of the United States required. Other research, academic/administrative, business/consulting, or payer experience, or an advanced degree (MPH, MBA, or similar) is a plus.
• ABMS Board Certification required in one or more of the following: Internal Medicine (with or without subspecialty certification), Pediatrics (with or without subspecialty certification), Emergency Medicine, or Family Practice. 

Travel to our Seattle office or other location is required 3-4 times per year.

Pay Range: $188,400 - $263,800

Other compensation: Bonus Eligible

Perks & Benefits:

💻 Remote work

🩺 Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance

📈 401K retirement plan; flexible spending and health savings account

🏝️ 15 days of paid time off + additional front-loaded personal days

🏖️ 14 company-recognized holidays + paid volunteer days

👶 8 weeks of paid parental leave + 10 weeks of paid bonding leave 

🌈 LGBTQ+ Health Services

🐶 Pet insurance 

📣 Check out more of our benefits here: https://www.mcg.com/about/careers/benefits/

We embrace diversity and equal opportunity and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. Only with diverse thoughts and ideas will we be able to create the change we want in healthcare. The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be for it.

MCG Health is a Seattle, Washington-based company and is considering remote candidates with a preference for candidates in the Mountain or Central time zone.

All roles at MCG are expected to engage in occasional travel to participate in team or company-sponsored events for the purposes of connection and collaboration. 

MCG is a leading healthcare organization dedicated to patient-focused care. We value our employees' unique differences and are an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. Our diverse workforce helps us achieve our goal of providing the right care to everyone. We welcome all qualified applicants without regard to race, religion, nationality, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, veteran status, disability, pregnancy, parental status, genetic information, or political affiliation. We are committed to improving equity in healthcare and believe that a diverse workplace fosters curiosity, innovation, and business success. We are happy to provide accommodations for individuals. Please let us know if you require any support.