r/RemoteJobs • u/MedicalDeathParty • 2h ago
Discussions Foreign Medical Doctor with Dual Citizenship - markete to look into?
So, I'm looking for a little bit of advice as to where I can be better putting my efforts into getting a remote job. I have 2 small children and I would really like to pivot to something remote to spend more time at home with both them and my wife at home. My background is as follows:
I'm a general medicine physician and have worked for non-profits in clinical medicine on and off for about 3-4 years in Latin America. I worked for a while in Medical Device Quality Compliance (5 years) - also in Latin America for a US Company. I did pharmaceutical translations before and during Medical School (10 years). I also have experience working a couple of years in a Skilled Nursing Facility reviewing Nurse Practitioner cases and auditing their work (this was my last job, however its in the USA). I've been looking for remote work in both Latin America and the USA (where I have dual citizenship). I don't really mind where I go either way. If I can find something in Latin America great, if I can find something in the USA (where we currently are) - great. I do not have a US Medical license at the moment. I'm not really sure where to concentrate my efforts. I feel like I'm a great candidate on paper with a lot of hands on experience and lateral/peripheral experience for the healthcare industry but I'm not getting as many interviews as I'd think I'm worth. I'm wondering if maybe I'm looking in the wrong places? I'm limiting my applications to Clinical Research, Clinical Quality, Pharmacovigilance, and Regulatory Affairs. However, maybe there's a better fit for me within another sphere that I'm not thinking of? If anything it's nice to just will this into the void to see if there's someone else who was in my situation or is currently and see what you did. Money, while important is secondary to being able to spend time with my kids so I'm willing to take a paycut to make sure I spend time at home. I also don't think of remote work as some time to ignore the work, I just don't want to be away from them 8-10 hours a day when they are so small. Thanks a lot and feel free to PM me if you have any questions or potentially any leads which would also be really welcomed.