ROO-3007 · Medical Staff 5

Flight Surgeon, Remote Missions

Provide operational medicine, selection support, and clinical authority for crews working beyond ordinary evacuation timelines.

Public record · JOB-ROO-3007
Directorate
Remote & Orbital Operations
Location
Crew Systems & Human Performance4380 Apogee Circle
Workplace
on campus
Employment
regular
Base salary
$238,000–$302,000
Travel
Up to 30%
Access
Flight Access 4 and clinical credentialing
Posting status
Open

The role

What you will be responsible for.

  • Own medical standards, waiver recommendations, and mission-specific countermeasures.
  • Support simulations and live operations from the mission medical console.
  • Distinguish clinical fitness from operational and return determinations.

Required qualifications

  • MD or DO with unrestricted licensure and board certification.
  • Residency training in aerospace, emergency, internal, family, or occupational medicine.
  • Experience making independent decisions in operational environments.

Preferred experience

  • Aerospace medicine board certification.
  • Remote, polar, military, diving, or spaceflight medicine.

Operating conditions

On-call rotations during missions.

The medical office does not hold final authority over return eligibility.

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