CEO - Florida Market, SunState Medical Specialists

SunState Medical Specialists•Bonita Springs, FL

47d•Hybrid

About The Position

SunState Medical Specialists (SMS) is a ~100 physician multi-specialty practice with a primary focus on Urology, Radiation Oncology, and Medical Oncology that spans ~100 locations across Florida. SunState Medical Specialists is part of the broader OneOncology network of practices. The Market Chief Executive Officer (MCEO) serves as the senior executive leader for the market, with full accountability for clinical performance, strategic growth, operational excellence, and financial outcomes. As the primary P&L owner, the MCEO is responsible for driving market-wide strategy formulation and execution, ensuring best-in-class patient care, and aligning market operations with the organization's long-term goals. In close partnership with the SunState Medical Specialists Executive Councils, physician leadership, and OneOncology, the corporate executive leadership teams and functional leaders, and any potential third-party ancillary services partners - the MCEO leads the market in building scalable systems, expanding services, optimizing operations, and cultivating relationships with strategic partners. This role provides executive leadership to market-level teams, fostering alignment, accountability, and a high-performance culture. The MCEO is responsible for executing near-term objectives and long-range strategies that advance clinical quality, geographic reach, physician and patient satisfaction, employee engagement, and financial sustainability.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Healthcare Administration, or related field required; MBA or relevant master’s degree strongly preferred.
Minimum 15 years of progressive leadership experience, including senior-level oversight of healthcare operations, strategic planning, and financial performance.
Demonstrated success leading complex, multi-site healthcare organizations, ideally including: Specialty physician practices, Ambulatory care facilities and ancillaries (e.g., ASCs, radiation centers, imaging centers, specialty pharmacies).
Experience with urology operations preferred; oncology or related specialties a plus.
Proven ability to formulate and execute strategic plans while driving measurable clinical, financial, and operational results.
Track record of building collaborative leadership teams and fostering physician and health system partnerships.
Visionary leadership with the strategic depth to anticipate market shifts, synthesize competing priorities, and set a clear direction that physicians, operators, and corporate partners can rally behind.
Business and financial acumen sufficient to own a complex, multi-site P&L - including deep familiarity with specialty practice economics, ancillary service line performance, and the financial levers unique to MSO-affiliated organizations.
Exceptional communication and physician relations skills - able to translate MSO and corporate business objectives into language that resonates with clinicians, builds trust, and sustains physician engagement through periods of significant change.
Data-driven decision-making paired with the operational discipline to hold a large, geographically dispersed team accountable to performance standards without micromanaging execution.
Demonstrated experience leading healthcare organizations through significant structural or ownership transitions - MSO affiliation, PE partnership, or large-scale consolidation — with a proven track record of maintaining physician confidence and operational continuity throughout.
Deep knowledge of healthcare delivery systems, specialty practice operations, regulatory compliance, and the evolving dynamics of physician-MSO governance.
Strong personal accountability and a collaborative leadership style that models ownership at every level of the organization.

Nice To Haves

MBA or relevant master’s degree
Experience with oncology or related specialties
Experience with urology operations

Responsibilities

Formulate, lead, and execute the market’s strategic plan in alignment with corporate growth, clinical, and operational goals.
Set and steward a bold, long-range strategic vision for the market that anticipates shifts in specialty care consolidation, reimbursement, and competitive dynamics - translating that vision into a disciplined, rolling 1- and 3-year roadmap with clear milestones and owner accountability.
Identify and evaluate new business opportunities, including geographic expansion, de novo development, acquisitions, and partnerships with health systems or multi-specialty groups.
Lead strategic initiatives including service line expansions, organic growth improvement, integration of acquired practices, and entry into adjacent specialties (e.g., medical oncology).
Ensure on-time, on-budget execution of all expansion, acquisition, and integration initiatives.
Coordinate with OneOncology’s functions to align on, and execute, strategy within an owned practice model that drives initiatives locally but navigates the requirements of OneOncology’s corporate functions.
Lead the communication and operationalization of MSO-directed business initiatives across physician leadership, translating strategic and financial rationale in ways that build trust, preserve autonomy where appropriate, and foster physician buy-in.
Serve as the primary bridge between corporate/MSO expectations and practice-level physician culture.
Navigate complex physician relations with diplomacy, transparency, and a deep respect for clinical expertise and practice heritage.
Provide executive oversight for day-to-day operations, ensuring clinical, administrative, and all ancillary services meet or exceed established quality, efficiency, and patient satisfaction standards and targets.
Lead an effective and collaborative market-level relationship with third party ancillary partners across ASCs, interventional radiology, care management, etc.
Drive process improvement initiatives to increase staff productivity, operational scalability, and system-wide consistency.
Ensure compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local regulations, as well as internal policies and clinical practice standards.
Foster a culture of excellence, innovation, and continuous improvement across the market.
Serve as the singular P&L owner for the market with responsibility for revenue growth, cost management, and margin optimization across all base business and ancillary service lines.
Oversee development of market operating and capital budgets; ensure resources are aligned with strategic priorities.
Establish and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs), financial controls, and risk management protocols.
Identify opportunities to enhance profitability through service line performance, contract optimization, and operational efficiency.
Develop and execute market talent strategy to attract, retain, and develop top-tier clinical and administrative leadership.
Build and lead high-performing teams; provide mentorship and accountability for operational leaders.
Promote an inclusive and collaborative environment that aligns with the organization's mission, values, and vision.
Evaluate performance at all organizational levels and ensure timely implementation of improvement plans where needed.
Represent the market at executive forums, contributing to enterprise-level initiatives and innovation efforts.