# Orthopedic Surgeon, Clinical Expert (Contract) at Kinetic Systems

> Onsite · United States · Unspecified · Other · open. Source: https://alderhq.app/jobs/ashby%3Akineticsystems%3A71c2ac8f-ea9c-4d60-a18a-350a637e34b9 (read 2026-11-06).

## Facts (observed)

- Company: [Kinetic Systems](https://alderhq.app/companies/kinetic-systems)
- Location text: San Francisco
- Where it can be done from (inferred): Onsite · United States (evidence: "Location: San Francisco")
- Posted: 2026-10-28 (9 days ago)
- First seen by alder: 2026-11-02 · last verified: 2026-11-04
- Reposted: 0 times · edited: 0 times
- Apply on the employer's site: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/kineticsystems/71c2ac8f-ea9c-4d60-a18a-350a637e34b9

## Pay and sponsorship

- Posted pay: $416k–$832k per year (from the listing's pay field)
- Market band for similar posted roles (SF Bay Area, n 2435): p25 $100k, median $157k, p75 $210k

## Description (the employer's text)

### Orthopedic Surgeon, Clinical Expert (Contract)

San Francisco

10–40 hours/week for 1 month

$200 - $400/hr

### About the role

You will work with an applied AI research lab at the intersection of healthcare and AI. We're looking for board-certified orthopedic surgeons to bring real musculoskeletal and surgical judgment into how AI is tested and improved.

This is a part-time contract role that fits alongside clinical practice. No coding or AI experience is required; we'll teach you the tools. What matters most is your clinical eye: knowing which finding on exam or imaging should change the treatment plan.

### What you'll do

Clinical judgment is hard to teach, and that's where you come in. You'll partner with our researchers to show them what good care looks like in your specialty, from the paperwork and handoffs to the decisions that never make it into a textbook.

You'll then put that expertise into practice by authoring clinical cases from the ground up. For each one, you'll assemble a realistic patient chart, pose the clinical question, answer it yourself, and decide what separates a strong response from a weak or unsafe one.

### Requirements

MD or DO with an active, unrestricted medical license in any US state

Board certified in Orthopedic Surgery (ABOS or AOBOS), or board eligible

Completed an accredited orthopedic surgery residency in the US

Clinical practice within the last 3 years

Availability to work on site in San Francisco, 10 to 40 hours per week for 1 month

### Nice to have

Fellowship training (sports, adult reconstruction, spine, hand and upper extremity, trauma, foot and ankle, or shoulder and elbow)

Experience in academic, private practice, ASC, or hospital-employed settings

Command of orthopedic coding, prior authorization, and AAOS appropriate use criteria

Writing board-style questions, teaching cases, or CME or residency faculty experience

Utilization review, peer review, QI, or IME work

Any past work reviewing AI outputs or writing rubrics

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