Consultant Endocrinologist — Metabolic & Longevity Medicine, Royal Household, Riyadh

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Medical Staff Talent

Private Medical Recruitment for the Gulf | UK & European Trained Specialists

Medical Staff Talent is appointing a UK & European-trained Consultant Endocrinologist to a Royal Household in Riyadh, leading metabolic and longevity medicine for a Principal and immediate family from a private clinical suite within the residence.

The remit joins classical endocrinology — diabetes and cardiometabolic risk, thyroid, bone and hormonal health — to a preventative longevity programme built on continuous biomarker surveillance, with the consultant specifying the diagnostic infrastructure through an unconstrained procurement pipeline.

The Mandate

  • Sole clinical charge of endocrine and metabolic care for a Principal and immediate family: diabetes and cardiometabolic risk, thyroid, bone health and hormonal medicine within the evidence.
  • Design and oversight of a preventative metabolic and longevity programme — continuous glucose monitoring, body composition, advanced lipid and biomarker surveillance.
  • Coordination with visiting cardiology, nutrition and performance staff, and direct procurement input over diagnostic equipment.
  • Absolute discretion under NDA.

Candidate Requirements

  • CCT in Endocrinology & Diabetes, or an equivalent European specialist certification, from a Tier-1 UK or European institution.
  • Minimum seven years post-certification consultant-grade practice, with demonstrable depth in cardiometabolic and preventative medicine.
  • Demonstrated discretion in confidential household environments.
  • Fluent English.

Package

  • £290,000 – £370,000 per annum, tax-free and liquid
  • Fully serviced villa accommodation and full relocation support
  • Comprehensive private health cover and global malpractice indemnity
  • Annual leave with flights home and long-term contract stability

Licensing and Relocation

Medical Staff Talent provides discreet advisory guidance on documentation, licensing and onboarding throughout the SCFHS process, including what Dataflow primary source verification will ask of you and when. See our Gulf Healthcare Licensing Support for the full sequence.

What this appointment asks of you

Metabolic medicine is the quiet centre of longevity care in the Gulf, and this household has decided to retain its own endocrinologist rather than borrow one. The consultant owns the metabolic health of a Principal and immediate family: diabetes prevention and management, cardiometabolic risk, thyroid and bone health, and hormonal medicine practised strictly within the evidence — candid about what is proven and what is fashionable. Around that sits a preventative programme the consultant designs and runs, from continuous glucose monitoring and body composition to advanced lipid and biomarker surveillance, with visiting cardiology, nutrition and performance staff coordinated rather than competing. Seven years of consultant-grade practice is the threshold; the Riyadh household will select for scientific rigour, the confidence to say no to an unproven intervention, and the discretion appropriate to a Royal Household.

Licensing sequence: SCFHS, Saudi Arabia

The Kingdom’s regulator is the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties (SCFHS), and every step runs through its Mumaris Plus platform. For this appointment the route is:

  • DataFlow primary source verification of your primary medical degree, specialist certification (CCT, CCST, Facharzt or the equivalent European fellowship), current registration, certificate of good standing and experience letters — typically four to eight weeks when the dossier is complete on submission.
  • SCFHS professional classification, which sets your title and grade; Tier-1 specialist certification normally classifies at Consultant grade, which removes the assessment requirement for most physicians.
  • Professional registration and licence issuance, followed by the work visa, the medical fitness examination and the iqama (residency permit) on arrival.
  • Household onboarding: NDA execution, accommodation, banking and the practical steps we coordinate with the family office before your first day.

With a complete dossier on day one we usually see SCFHS eligibility inside ten to fourteen weeks; the visa and residency stage then runs in parallel with relocation planning. Our notes on SCFHS and Mumaris Plus in 2026 and on the DataFlow workflow set out what to prepare, and good-standing certificates explains the one document that most often delays a file. Consultants should also read Saudi medical licensing for consultants.

Reading the package

Base remuneration for this appointment is £290,000 – £370,000 per annum, paid without deduction: there is no personal income tax on employment earnings in Saudi Arabia, which is why a Gulf figure should never be compared line-for-line with a gross UK or European salary.

Villa or residence accommodation, transport, health cover and flights are provided in addition to base, and indemnity is arranged by the household; before signing, read the policy territory and the run-off provision — medical liability in the UAE and Saudi Arabia sets out the questions to ask.

An end-of-service gratuity accrues for every completed year of service and is settled on departure — see end-of-service gratuity and repatriation for the calculation and the contract clauses that govern it.

Your home-country tax position on departure — split-year treatment for UK residents, exit formalities elsewhere in Europe — is worth settling before the first salary lands; we introduce candidates to a cross-border adviser, and cost of living and net position for Gulf clinicians gives the household-level numbers.

Run your own comparison with the UK versus GCC net position calculator or the Gulf net package estimator; we are happy to walk through the result with you before any interview.

Living in Riyadh

The capital rewards clinicians who arrive with a plan for their time off: the Diplomatic Quarter’s parks and restaurants, the compounds’ pools and sports clubs, Diriyah’s historic district, and a winter calendar of concerts, sport and exhibitions that did not exist a few years ago. Accommodation for a household appointment is provided by the family, usually on the estate or in a compound they select, which removes the largest relocation variable at a stroke.

Direct flights to London take around seven hours; Jeddah and the Red Sea coast are an hour’s flight for a weekend. Our Riyadh districts and compounds guide covers districts, compounds and commuting in detail, the Gulf family relocation brief explains schooling and spousal employment, and the cultural adjustment guide covers what nobody puts in the offer letter.

How we run this search

Every appointment of this kind follows the same discipline. It begins with a confidential briefing call with Vanessa, our Executive Search Lead, covering your clinical profile, your motivations and your family situation; nothing is written down that you have not agreed to share. Your dossier is then reviewed against the licensing route above so that we know, before anyone else is involved, whether your file will classify cleanly.

The household or its family office is briefed anonymously. Your name and documents are shared only with your written authorisation, first-stage interviews are held by video, and a final meeting is arranged in person — usually with travel organised by the household. Offer, NDA and contract follow, and licensing and mobilisation begin the same week. Our time-to-hire estimator shows how long each stage takes; the confidential hiring process and confidentiality, NDA and vetting pages explain how the household side is governed.

Related mandates and resources

Confidential Application

The household is never identified until mutual interest is established. Further detail is available on our Doctors practice page. Submit a confidential profile through the Candidate Portal, or contact us directly.

To apply for this job please visit medicalstafftalent.com.

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