Medical Director

At Allstate, great things happen when our people work together to protect families and their belongings from life’s uncertainties. And for more than 90 years, our innovative drive has kept us a step ahead of our customers’ evolving needs. From advocating for seat belts, air bags and graduated driving laws, to being an industry leader in pricing sophistication, telematics, and, more recently, device and identity protection. 

Job Description

The Medical Director is a highly experienced medical professional responsible for providing clinical expertise, oversight, and strategic guidance across medical management functions.
This role supports complex clinical decision-making including appeals, rescissions, and grievance reviews, while also partnering with legal, product and actuarial teams.
In addition, this role contributes to advancing innovation within Medical Management, including supporting the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) and process improvements to enhance the efficiency, accuracy, and scalability of misrepresentation and clinical review processes. The position proactively partners with cross-functional teams to help move initiatives forward and maintain alignment on priorities, timelines, and expected outcomes.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provides clinical oversight and governance for the medical review program, including appeals, rescission, and grievance panel processes
• Conducts comprehensive clinical reviews for first and second-level appeals, including Department of Insurance (DOI) complaints
• Evaluates complex medical cases to ensure consistency with policy provisions, clinical guidelines, and regulatory requirements
• Provides expert clinical judgment in high-risk or sensitive determinations
• Provides independent clinical judgement in support of coverage determinations, free from claims or financial influence
• Supports alignment and consistency across appeal outcomes and internal review processes
• Leads clinical evaluation and decision-making for rescission cases and member grievances
• Ensures appropriate application of underwriting intent and policy interpretation in misrepresentation reviews
• Partners with legal on complex or escalated cases
• Partners with legal to ensure compliance with applicable state and federal requirements governing adverse benefit determinations, grievance processes, and clinical review standards
• Documents clinical rationale supporting determinations in a manner suitable for regulatory review, audits and litigation
• Identifies opportunities to improve upstream underwriting and risk selection practices
• Supports quality assurance and consistency of TPA decision-making
• Partners with product management and actuarial teams to inform product design and risk selection strategies
• Identifies trend and provides clinical insight on emerging risks, market trends, and competitive positioning
• Contributes to and helps advance initiatives to integrate AI and/or automation into medical review workflows
• Proactively identifies and raises opportunities to streamline processes and improve efficiency
• Partners with stakeholders to help maintain alignment on priorities, timelines, and expected outcomes

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• 4 year Bachelors Degree (Required)
• MD or DO (Required)
• 8 or more years of experience  (Required)
• Clinical experience appropriate to the conditions under review, including ability to perform peer-level review of medical necessity and pre-existing condition determinations

CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

• Active and unrestricted license to practice medicine (Required)

FUNCTIONAL SKILLS

• Experience working with health insurance preferred
• MS Word, PowerPoint and Excel spreadsheet skills
• Training and education skills
• Effective communication skills, verbal and written
• Ability to handle shifting priorities
• Effective presentation skills including the ability to present complex medical risk information

TECHNOLOGY REQUIREMENTS

• Allstate provides a comprehensive technology setup, including a laptop, monitors, headset, keyboard, and mouse. Employees eligible to work from home also receive a monthly connectivity reimbursement to help offset internet costs.
• When working from home, you must have a dedicated, private workspace free from distractions, along with appropriate desk and seating. Reliable internet is required, with minimum speeds of 50 MB download and 5 MB upload.

Skills

Clinical Decision Support (CDS), Clinical Review, Medical Management, Process Improvements, Regulatory Requirements, Regulatory Reviews

Compensation

Compensation offered for this role is 167,500.00 - 229,750.00 annually and is based on experience and qualifications.

The candidate(s) offered this position will be required to submit to a background investigation.

 

Joining our team isn’t just a job — it’s an opportunity. One that takes your skills and pushes them to the next level. One that encourages you to challenge the status quo. One where you can shape the future of protection while supporting causes that mean the most to you. Joining our team means being part of something bigger – a winning team making a meaningful impact.

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Allstate provides a comprehensive technology setup, including a laptop, monitors, headset, keyboard, and mouse. Employees eligible to work from home also receive a monthly connectivity reimbursement to help offset internet costs.

 

When working from home, you must have a dedicated, private workspace free from distractions, along with appropriate desk and seating. Reliable internet is required, with minimum speeds of 50 MB download and 5 MB upload.