# Medical Director, Clinical AI at Pelago

- Company: Pelago
- What the company does: Pelago pairs AI-led access with licensed clinicians to treat substance use, mental health, and behavioral addictions, backed by 16 peer-reviewed studies. Backed by Y Combinator.
- Company website: https://www.pelagohealth.com
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Principal and up
- Location: New York, NY
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-08-12
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/pelago/jobs/5208227007
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/pelago-medical-director-clinical-ai/

## About the role

This is a senior leadership role that sits at the intersection of clinical medicine and AI product development. We're looking for a physician-leader who can serve as Pelago's clinical backbone — setting and owning clinical standards across our care programs — while serving as the embedded clinical authority for Pelago's AI-powered care platform.

## What they're looking for

- MD, DO or Ph.D. with active, unrestricted license in good standing, Board-certified in Addiction Medicine, Psychiatry, or a closely related specialty
- 7+ years of clinical experience, prior leadership experience in a digital health, health tech, or multi-site clinical setting strongly preferred
- Deep expertise in substance use disorder treatment, including MAT/MOUD protocols
- Familiarity with co-occurring mental health conditions, CBT, and motivational interviewing
- Experience working at the intersection of clinical care and AI/technology — not just as an end user, but as a clinical collaborator inside a product or engineering team
- Strong AI fluency: familiar with the current state of the art, able to iterate on prompts, evaluate model outputs, and understand LLM capabilities and failure modes in a clinical context

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