Primary Care Physician (Preventive & Lifestyle Medicine Focus)

Primary Care Physician (Preventive & Lifestyle Medicine Focus)

Akido builds AI-powered doctors. Akido is the first AI-native care provider, combining cutting-edge technology with a nationwide medical network to address America's physician shortage and make exceptional healthcare universal. Its AI empowers doctors to deliver faster, more accurate, and more compassionate care.

Serving 500K+ patients across California, Rhode Island, and New York, Akido offers primary and specialty care in 26 specialties—from serving unhoused communities in Los Angeles to ride-share drivers in New York.

Founded in 2015 (YC W15), Akido is expanding its risk-bearing care models and scaling ScopeAI, its breakthrough clinical AI platform.

The Opportunity

We're building something new for New York City's independent drivers — the people who keep the city moving but are often left out of traditional healthcare systems. Together with the Independent Drivers Guild and the Workers Benefit Fund (WBF), we launched the Worker Healthy Living Program (WHLP) — a lifestyle medicine–informed program focused on helping drivers live healthier, longer lives through food, movement, sleep, stress management, and community.

We're looking for a Physician (MD or DO) who believes that health starts with lifestyle and relationships — not just prescriptions. This role is for a physician who wants to blend clinical care with hands-on program design, patient connection, and health education.

This isn't a typical primary care role. You'll join a small, collaborative care team — including advanced practice clinicians, a dietitian, health coach, social worker, and medical assistant — working across in-person and virtual settings. You'll lead and support shared medical visits, guide patients through six-month lifestyle medicine programs, and provide clinical leadership and oversight for group-based care focused on nutrition, physical activity, stress reduction, restorative sleep, and social connection.

Beyond direct care, you'll help shape how the model runs — refining workflows, advising on clinical protocols, and co-creating a system that supports both patients and providers. You'll also work with Akido's AI-powered platform to make care easier and more personalized — using technology to reduce administrative burden and enhance, not replace, the human connection.

This is a zero-to-one opportunity. You'll be joining early, with real ownership over how the program is built and grown — from care delivery and team workflows to how technology supports clinicians and patients. We're looking for a physician who's energized by ambiguity, excited to experiment, and motivated to help turn a promising pilot into a scalable, sustainable model for underserved communities.

This program is grounded in evidence and is designed to prevent and manage chronic conditions such as obesity, pre-diabetes, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia, while also addressing mental, social, and environmental drivers of health.

If you're passionate about community health, behavior change, and building something from the ground up — this is your opportunity to help reimagine primary care from the ground up.

You'll Be a Great Fit If You

• Thrive in a collaborative, interdisciplinary care environment
• Are comfortable working in an early-stage, evolving environment — able to move forward with limited direction, adapt quickly, and help create structure
• Enjoy both clinical practice and program development
• Believe prevention, lifestyle change, and patient empowerment should be central to healthcare
• Want to build long-term relationships with patients and communities — not just manage episodic care
• Are excited by working across settings, from a community clinic in Williamsburg to virtual and mobile care across NYC

What You'll Do

• Provide primary care services to program participants
• Lead and support group medical visits focused on the pillars of Lifestyle Medicine including nutrition, movement, sleep, and stress management
• Collaborate closely with advanced practice clinicians, dietitians, health coaches, and social workers to deliver whole-person care
• Oversee chronic disease prevention and management strategies for conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, obesity, and hyperlipidemia
• Help design, refine, and scale clinical workflows that make care more accessible, sustainable, and patient-centered
• Support implementation and optimization of digital and AI-enabled tools to track progress, streamline communication, and improve outcomes
• Pilot new models of outreach, mobile care delivery, and community-based primary care
• Work in a hybrid clinic with both in person and virtual clinical services
• Serve as a trusted clinical presence at community events and enrollment activations
• Provide real-time feedback on patient-facing tools, educational content, and engagement strategies
• Contribute clinical insight to the design and deployment of AI-enabled tools that support clinical decision-making

Who You Are

Required Qualifications

• MD or DO degree from an accredited medical school
• Board certified or board eligible in Family Medicine or Internal Medicine
• Minimum 2–4 years of experience in primary care, internal medicine, family medicine, or community-based care
• Active New York State medical license
• DEA license
• Experience serving underserved or marginalized populations
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and cross-cultural skills
• Comfort working in mobile, field-based, and virtual care settings

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with lifestyle medicine, preventive care, and chronic disease management
• Background in community health, mobile medicine, or value-based care models
• Familiarity with group medical visits or team-based care
• Bilingual
• Interest in digital health and openness to adopting AI-enabled clinical tools
• Lived experience that reflects the communities we serve
• Experience working in a start-up environment

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k)
• Paid time off and sick leave
• Life insurance
• Paid leave program

Work Environment

This is a hybrid role, with work spanning clinic community organizations, and virtual platforms across New York City. You'll also spend time collaborating in person from Akido's Brooklyn headquarters, using the office as a home base for care team connection, planning, and program building. Flexibility is essential, as the role may involve nontraditional hours — including early mornings, evenings, or weekends — to best serve our patient population.

Salary range $245,000 - $285,000 USD

Akido Labs, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer, and we encourage qualified applicants of every background, ability, and life experience to contact us about appropriate employment opportunities.