Medical Director

About Ancestralize

We are an early-stage startup. We believe the health industry is on the wrong track focusing on treating symptoms instead of curing diseases. There is a large increase in chronic illnesses, especially among younger people. Our mission is to solve the health crisis by equipping people with knowledge and tools to fight chronic diseases.

More details on the company: ancestralize.com.

About the job

You will be responsible for building the medical intelligence of our AI software, Ancestralize, as a leader and a scientist. The software will guide patients in their journey toward health using lifestyle changes. The “brain” of the system is a knowledge base (medical intelligence) used to generate the diagnosis and the treatment plans.

Minimum Requirements

  • Your ambition is to guide people to take their health under their control using changes in their lifestyle.

  • You have experience as an integrative, naturopathic, or functional medicine physician.

  • Applying lifestyle changes, like carbohydrate restriction, removing inflammatory or toxic stimuli, exercise, stress reduction, and eliminating nutrient deficiencies are in your toolset.

  • You regularly update your knowledge by following scientific results and case reports.

  • You have critical thinking, and you can assess the strength of evidence behind reported scientific results. 

  • You know the methodology of functional medicine and have applied it in your practice.

  • You know how to find the root causes of health problems from symptoms, health history, and laboratory test results.

  • You understand the limitations of conventional approaches.

  • You have strong collaboration skills and communicate assertively.

Preferred Skills and Experiences

  • You have taken part in scientific research projects.

  • You understand how to apply statistics to generalize results.

  • You have experience in managing people.

  • You have strong computer skills.

Location

This is a remote position. We accept candidates from any part of the world.