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Illinois · Remote OK

Medical Director, Medical Affairs

Medical AffairsIncludes weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$174k-$375k

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Job Description

We’re building a world of health around every individual — shaping a more connected, convenient and compassionate health experience. At CVS Health®, you’ll be surrounded by passionate colleagues who care deeply, innovate with purpose, hold ourselves accountable and prioritize safety and quality in everything we do. Join us and be part of something bigger – helping to simplify health care one person, one family and one community at a time.

CVS Health, a Fortune 6 company, has an outstanding opportunity for a Medical Director (Medical Affairs).

This is a full-time, remote based, work from home opportunity.

The Medical Affairs department provides clinical business support to the entire enterprise and provides clinical oversight and mentorship for CVS Health clinical programs, PBM Clinical Quality activities, consultative support to the P&T process, formulary development, drug information services and pipeline activities, and clinical leadership to various internal departments (e. g., specialty pharmacy services, clinical product development, Enterprise Analytics, Compliance, Legal, Accreditation) and clients.

Job Description

Medical Directors at CVS Health are encouraged to model the highest levels of clinical integrity, knowledge and cross functional thinking, and decision making. Medical Directors represent the clinical decision making and professional thought process of the prescriber as a partner across the enterprise’s decisions and planning.

Medical Directors are responsible for reviewing a broad range of clinical cases and coverage requests, including specialty medications, oncology therapies, biologics, and newly marketed drugs.

Success in this role requires a strong clinical foundation, sound medical judgment, and the ability to efficiently identify, evaluate, and apply current medical literature and evidence-based guidelines.

Medical Directors must be able to synthesize complex clinical information, assess the strength of available evidence, and make objective, well-supported coverage determinations that are clinically appropriate, consistent, and evidence based.

The Medical Director will report to a Senior Medical Director in the Medical Affairs Department and is responsible for clinical support and consultative activities across the PBM. In this role you may provide consultative clinical support to Account Management in support of Key Clients as assigned.

Directors will spend a portion of most days completing assigned medication utilization reviews and/or medical necessity appeals for commercial clients, governmental (Medicare/Medicaid) programs and individual client requested coverage determinations or appeals when appropriate.

Peer to peer conversations may be required at times. If specifically assigned to one business segment (i. e., Medicare clients), each director will become sufficiently skilled in various UM programs to support other segments (including commercial and Medicaid) on evening and weekend coverage.

Medical Directors will participate in inter-rater review activities and other quality oversight processes for internal Director UM decisions.

Each Director may be responsible for providing oversight of a portion of CVS Health's clinical programs and commercial client program support and may share in reviews of utilization management criteria and clinical policy revisions/reviews.

Medical Directors may perform a share of special clinical investigations and research as requested by the Senior Medical Director. These projects can include brief reviews of published literature around specific pharmaceutical questions or more in-depth projects requiring collaboration with pharmacists within Medical Affairs and in business units outside of the Department.

Required Qualifications

  • Family Medicine or Internal Medicine Board Certification is REQUIRED. Additional subspecialty board certification is strongly preferred.
  • Minimum of 5 years of clinical experience in direct patient care.
  • 2 or more years proven experience in clinical outcomes, with a solid understanding of medical statistics, regulatory agencies, and analytic programs
  • Unrestricted license to practice medicine in the state in which the candidate is located.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Combination of five years of management and/or clinical experience in a managed care environment and health administration, including adequate clinical experience in direct patient care and working with professionals at different levels as teammates (e. g., RNs, PharmDs, etc.).
  • ABMS or AOA Board Certified in a Internal medicine or Family Medicine
  • Master’s Degree in Public Health Administration or MBA preferred, UM/QA certification desired
  • Proficiency in MS Office Suite

Education

  • Must be graduate of an accredited Medical School and Residency Program
  • Possess an unrestricted active license to practice medicine in a State, Territory, Commonwealth of the United States, or the District of Columbia
  • Required annual Continuing Medical Education (CME) up to date and must remain current in medical and management areas during employment

Pay Range

The typical pay range for this role is:

$174,070.00 - $374,920.00

This pay range represents the base hourly rate or base annual full-time salary for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls. The actual base salary offer will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education, geography and other relevant factors.

This position is eligible for a CVS Health bonus, commission or short-term incentive program in addition to the base pay range listed above. This position also includes an award target in the company’s equity award program.

Our people fuel our future. Our teams reflect the customers, patients, members and communities we serve and we are committed to fostering a workplace where every colleague feels valued and that they belong.

Great Benefits for Great People

We take pride in offering a comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits that reflects our commitment to our colleagues and their families.

This full‑time position is eligible for a comprehensive benefits package designed to support the physical, emotional, and financial well‑being of colleagues and their families. The benefits for this position include medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, retirement savings options, wellness programs, and other resources, based on eligibility.

Additional details about available benefits are provided during the application process and on Benefits Moments.

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 11/30/2026

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state and local laws.

Key Responsibilities

The Medical Director provides clinical oversight and mentorship for CVS Health clinical programs, including formulary development and utilization management. They are responsible for reviewing complex clinical cases, medical necessity appeals, and providing consultative support across the enterprise.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Board Certification in Family Medicine or Internal Medicine and possess an unrestricted medical license. A minimum of 5 years of direct patient care experience and 2 years of experience in clinical outcomes or managed care is required.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
5+ years of experience

Key Skills

Evidence-based medicineRegulatory complianceCross-functional leadershipPeer-to-peer review

Medical Affairs — Physician Career Context

Medical Affairs pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

How many Medical Affairs jobs are remote?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.1 / 10 · top 25% in medical affairsranked against 294 Medical Affairs listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed pay$174k–$375kMedical Affairs median $296k (middle half $254k–$319k)84 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Sign-on & loan repaymentsign-on bonusUS Physician listings: 23% state a sign-on bonus (median $50k) · 18% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026
Medical Affairs hiring demand#6 of 28 specialtiespostings stay open a median 69 days · 44% state a sign-on bonusWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 162 postings, 36 closed
New Medical Affairs listings129 in the last 30 days98 the 30 days before (+32%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Medical Affairs pay trend+2.8% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (294 Medical Affairs listings), WeekdayDoc Hiring Index; as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Medical Director, Medical Affairs at CVS Health a 6.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Medical Affairs — ranked against 294 active Medical Affairs listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include remote work flexibility.

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Work-life snapshot

median 3.0this job 6.1
Better work-life than 80% of Medical Affairs listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 294 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About CVS Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Woonsocket, RI
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical, dental, and vision coverage
Paid time off
Retirement savings options
Wellness programs
Bonus / short-term incentive eligible
Equity award program
Remote work