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INTRODUCTION
Syneos Health® is a leading fully-integrated life sciences services organization built to accelerate customer success. We partner with innovators at every point across the drug development and commercialization continuum, helping them navigate complexity, anticipate change and accelerate progress.
Our Clinical Solutions team members act with a drug development mindset, applying their years of experience and deep expertise to truly understand customer needs and represent those in the solutions we shape.
Whether you join us in a Functional Service Provider partnership or a Full-Service environment, you’ll collaborate with passionate problem solvers, innovating as a team to help our customers achieve their goals. We are agile and driven to deliver – for one another, our customers, and, most importantly, for those in need.
Discover what your 25,000 future colleagues already know:
Why Syneos Health
- We are passionate about developing our people, through career development and progression; supportive and engaged line management; technical and therapeutic area training; peer recognition and total rewards program.
- We are committed to building an inclusive culture – where you can authentically be yourself. Central to this is our purpose – Driven to Deliver – which captures the passion of our colleagues to show up each day and shape solutions that have the ability to dramatically impact someone’s life.
- We are continuously building the company we all want to work for and our customers want to work with. Why? Because we know that when we bring together smart colleagues from across the world, we can shape the future of healthcare, driving impact for customers and defining the pace of patient progress.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Must be located in the United States
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Board-certified in Psychiatry is required
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Provides medical oversight of assigned clinical studies in the duty as a medical monitor. Often serves as primary medical contact for customers for assigned clinical studies.
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Provides medical input and oversight in support of the Drug Safety and Pharmacovigilance department.
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Responsible for protocol design and development, upon request. Provides input into protocol amendments.
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Develops and delivers project-specific and therapeutic training to project team members and clinical site staff; provides training to customer staff as needed.
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Provides medical and therapeutic input to Study Start Up, Feasibility, and Subject Identification efforts. This activity includes, but is not limited to, review of Informed Consent Templates and Subject-Facing Materials, and input into site feasibility evaluations.
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Provides medical input into data collection tools, monitoring plans, and review and analysis plans.
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Provides oversight to assigned Medical Scientist staff and Medical Director colleagues to review clinical data. Presents identified trends and issues, and mitigation strategies, to customers and project team members to minimize risks to subject safety or integrity of study data.
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Provides after-hours medical coverage for clinical studies.
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Adheres to all enterprise policies, work instructions, standard operating procedures, and project plans. Adheres to customer policies and standard operating procedures, as required in project plans.
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Maintains in-depth knowledge of FDA and worldwide drug development regulations and national and ICH Good Clinical Practice (GCP) guidelines.
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May support responses to Requests for Proposals (RFPs) or Bid Defense Meetings (BDMs), upon request.
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May provide input to clinical development or regulatory teams within the Company, upon request.
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May represent the Company at scientific meetings, upon request.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Board-certified in Psychiatry is required
COMPENSATION
- Salary Range: $146,000.00 - $332,000.00
The base salary range represents the anticipated low and high of the Syneos Health range for this position. Actual salary will vary based on various factors such as the candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies, and proficiency for the role.
At Syneos Health, we believe in providing an environment and culture in which Our People can thrive, develop and advance. We reward and recognize our people by providing valuable benefits and a quality-of-life balance. The benefits for this position may include a company car or car allowance, Health benefits to include Medical, Dental and Vision, Company match 401k, eligibility to participate in Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Eligibility to earn commissions/bonus based on company and individual performance, and flexible paid time off (PTO) and sick time. Because certain states and municipalities have regulated paid sick time requirements, eligibility for paid sick time may vary depending on where you work. Syneos complies with all applicable federal, state, and municipal paid sick time requirements.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Tasks, duties, and responsibilities as listed in this job description are not exhaustive. The Company, at its sole discretion and with no prior notice, may assign other tasks, duties, and job responsibilities. Equivalent experience, skills, and/or education will also be considered so qualifications of incumbents may differ from those listed in the Job Description. The Company, at its sole discretion, will determine what constitutes as equivalent to the qualifications described above. Further, nothing contained herein should be construed to create an employment contract. Occasionally, required skills/experiences for jobs are expressed in brief terms. Any language contained herein is intended to fully comply with all obligations imposed by the legislation of each country in which it operates, including the implementation of the EU Equality Directive, in relation to the recruitment and employment of its employees. The Company is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, including the provision of reasonable accommodations, when appropriate, to assist employees or applicants to perform the essential functions of the job.
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Who's Hiring
- AbbVie1

- Syneos Health1

- UTHealth Houston1

- Worldwide Clinical Trials1

Top Industries Hiring
- Education1
- Science & Research1
- Non-Profit & Social Services1
- Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals1
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in remote medical director psychiatry jobs.
- Board certification in psychiatry through the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
- Active, unrestricted state medical license in the state of the position
- Five or more years of clinical psychiatry experience with prior leadership or supervisory responsibilities
- Experience with Joint Commission, CMS, or state behavioral health regulatory compliance
- Demonstrated ability to develop clinical protocols, quality improvement initiatives, and staff training programs
- Familiarity with electronic health record systems used in psychiatric or behavioral health settings
Tips for Your Remote Medical Director Psychiatry Job Search
Quantify your clinical program outcomes
Hiring committees for medical director psychiatry roles want to see measurable leadership impact. Pull numbers from your tenure: patient throughput improvements, readmission rate changes, staff retention under your clinical supervision, or accreditation outcomes you drove.
Highlight your quality and compliance work
Medical director psychiatry postings consistently screen for experience with Joint Commission standards, CMS Conditions of Participation, and psychiatric unit compliance. If you led a survey, chaired a quality committee, or corrected a deficiency, name it explicitly on your CV.
Tailor your CV to the setting type
Inpatient acute, community mental health, and telehealth organizations prioritize different leadership competencies. Reframe your experience to match each setting before applying, emphasizing crisis stabilization for inpatient roles and population health metrics for outpatient-focused positions.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists medical director psychiatry openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Prepare a clinical philosophy statement
Many medical director psychiatry panels open with a request for your approach to psychiatric care delivery, workforce development, or integrated care. Draft a concise two-minute statement before your first interview so your philosophy lands clearly rather than being improvised on the spot.
Negotiate scope before negotiating terms
Before discussing compensation, clarify reporting structure, FTE clinical expectations, budget authority, and the timeline for filling any open psychiatrist positions under your oversight. Misaligned scope expectations are the most common reason medical directors leave within two years.
Remote Medical Director Psychiatry Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a remote medical director psychiatry job?
Target companies that already run distributed teams, since they hire remotely by default and know how to onboard someone they never meet in person. Remote medical director psychiatry employers screen hard for self-direction and clear written communication on top of the core skills, so show evidence you can own work without someone over your shoulder. Apply to the openings above that match your experience.
Which companies hire remote medical director psychiatrys?
Remote medical director psychiatry roles are posted by AbbVie, Syneos Health, and UTHealth Houston and others right now, based on current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of June 2026. Remote-first firms and large companies running distributed teams post the most remote medical director psychiatry roles.
Can you get a remote medical director psychiatry job with no experience?
Yes, but it is harder than an on-site role, because remote work expects you to operate independently from the start. Entry-level remote medical director psychiatry openings do exist, especially at remote-first companies, and a portfolio of real work helps more than a long resume. Applying broadly to the roles that fit improves your odds.
Do you need a degree for remote medical director psychiatry jobs?
Not always. Many employers hire remote medical director psychiatrys on demonstrated skills and prior work rather than a specific degree, though some larger companies still prefer one. Showing relevant results matters more than a credential for most remote medical director psychiatry roles.
Which industries hire the most remote medical director psychiatrys?
Remote medical director psychiatry roles concentrate in Education, Science & Research, and Non-Profit & Social Services, based on current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of June 2026. These sectors run distributed teams and hire medical director psychiatrys remotely most consistently.
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