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Grandview Heights, Ohio

Medical Director

Internal MedicineNo callFull-Time

Listed compensation

$149k-$279k

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Job Description

Are you passionate about being part of a team at a Fortune 100 company with nearly $70 billion in annual sales that delivers extraordinary care to help individuals and businesses prepare for and protect their future? If so, then Nationwide Financial could be the place for you!

At Nationwide®, “on your side” goes beyond just words. Our customers and partners are at the center of everything we do and we’re looking for associates who are passionate about delivering extraordinary care.

This role does not qualify for employer sponsored work authorization. Nationwide does not participate in the STEM OPT extension program.

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Job Description Summary

Are you ready to apply your expert knowledge of medical science and its impact on health and mortality in a key role, by developing and evolving Nationwide's medical underwriting guidelines and approaches? If so, we want to know more about you!

As an Associate Medical Director, you'll provide medical risk assessments and advise underwriters on referred cases. We'll also count on you to provide medical training and coaching and make improvements to the medical training curriculum. You may have opportunities to provide direct patient care at select Nationwide events.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

Provides morbidity risk assessments as needed for insurance riders, including waiver of premium and long term care (LTC). Interprets EKGs, stress tests and provide appropriate risk assessments.

Provides formal and informal medical training and coaching to underwriters and others. Reviews and improves the medical training curriculum.

Assists in developing medical underwriting guidelines. Assists in assessing new laboratory tests and other medical technology from mortality prediction and cost/benefit perspective.

  • Participates in development of long term new business and underwriting risk assessment strategies.
  • Participates in industry organizations and meetings, and provides direct patient care at select Nationwide events.
  • May perform other responsibilities as assigned.
  • Reporting Relationships: Reports to Associate Vice President, Life Underwriting.

Typical Skills and Experience

Education: Doctor of Medicine or equivalent degree from a medical school program accredited by the Liaison Committee of Medical Education required.

License/Certification/Designation: Licensed to practice medicine in at least one state. Current state medical license must be in good standing. Internal medicine, family medicine or emergency medicine with board certification preferred. Working toward board certification in insurance medicine

Experience: Clinical practice experience of at least five years post-residency. Knowledge, experience and/or interest in the life insurance business.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Knowledge of medicine. Success in being highly collaborative and able to function well in a team environment. Sophisticated verbal and written communication and presentation skills. Must be passionate about working with, and training technical and non-technical associates at all levels.

Ability to analyze complex medical problems/situations with regard to mortality. Ability to reach and explain medical material to key populations. Ability to treat complex medical conditions should they arise. Ability to maintain a license through continuing medical education requirements.

  • Other criteria, including leadership skills, competencies and experience may take precedence.
  • Staffing exceptions to the above must be approved by the hiring manager’s leader and Human Resources Business Partner.
  • Values: Regularly and consistently demonstrate the Nationwide Values.

Job Conditions

Overtime Eligibility: Exempt (Not eligible)

Working Conditions: Normal office environment. Some travel may be required.

ADA: The above statements cover what are generally believed to be principal and essential functions of this job. Specific circumstances may allow or require some people assigned to the job to perform a somewhat different combination of duties.

Benefits

We have an array of benefits to fit your needs, including: medical/dental/vision, life insurance, short and long term disability coverage, paid time off with newly hired associates receiving a minimum of 18 days paid time off each full calendar year pro-rated quarterly based on hire date, nine paid holidays, 8 hours of Lifetime paid time off, 8 hours of Unity Day paid time off, 401(k) with company match, company-paid pension plan, business casual attire, and more. To learn more about the benefits we offer, click here.

Nationwide is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone feels challenged, appreciated, respected and engaged. Nationwide prohibits discrimination and harassment and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to any characteristic (or classification) protected by applicable law.

Note to Employment Agencies

We value the partnerships we have built with our preferred vendors. Nationwide does not accept unsolicited resumes from employment agencies.

All resumes submitted by employment agencies directly to any Nationwide employee or hiring manager in any form without a signed Nationwide Client Services Agreement on file and search engagement for that position will be deemed unsolicited in nature.

No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is subsequently hired as a result of the referral or through other means.

Nationwide pays on a geographic-specific salary structure and placement within the actual starting salary range for this position will be determined by a number of factors including the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate; the scope, complexity and location of the role as well as the cost of labor in the market; and other conditions of employment.

If a Sales job, Sales Incentives, based on performance goals are possible in addition to this range. Note on Compensation for Part-Time Roles: Please be aware that the salary ranges listed below reflect full-time compensation.

Actual compensation may be prorated based on the number of hours worked relative to a full-time schedule.

  • The national salary range for Associate Medical Director: $149,000.00-$279,000.00
  • The expected starting salary range for Associate Medical Director: $149,000.00 - $249,000.00

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Doctor of Medicine degree and be licensed to practice in at least one state, with board certification in internal, family, or emergency medicine preferred. A minimum of five years of post-residency clinical practice experience is required.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
5+ years of experience

Key Skills

Medical risk assessmentEKG interpretationStress test interpretationCost-benefit analysisCommunication skillsCollaborationMedical guidelines development

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Medical Director at Nationwide a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Internal Medicine — ranked against 1,234 active Internal Medicine listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

Internal Medicine — Physician Career Context

Of the 50 active Internal Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 46% have no call, 64% require no weekends.

Internal Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Ohio is 92.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$214k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $231k in an average-cost state. 61.3% of Ohio clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
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Relocation assistance
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Loan repayment
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 6.6
Better work-life than 60% of Internal Medicine listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,234 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No call

Living in Grandview Heights

Median resident rent
$1,750/mo≈ 14% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
20 min
State income tax
Up to 4%
Sources & methodology

Sources: U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Nationwide

Financial Services
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical/dental/vision
Life insurance
Short and long term disability coverage
Paid time off (minimum 18 days)
Nine paid holidays
8 hours Lifetime paid time off
8 hours Unity Day paid time off
401(k) with company match