Chief Medical Officer, UCSF Health Network

University of California San Francisco • San Francisco, CA

32d

About The Position

The Chief Medical Officer (CMO), UCSF Health Network, is a senior physician leadership role responsible for driving clinical excellence across the UCSF Health Network, including the Community Hospital and Ambulatory Divisions. Reporting to the President of UCSF Health Network, with a matrix relationship to the UCSF Chief Medical Officer, the CMO provides programmatic, operational, and strategic clinical leadership to drive growth, improve outcomes, and integrate clinical activities across the Network. The UCSF Health Network is a patient care network committed to delivering high quality, convenient care that is deeply integrated with both the communities we serve and the nationally recognized complex care capabilities of UCSF Health’s academic medical enterprise. The UCSF Health Network consists of an affiliate partner network, two community hospitals, physician foundation, and multi-specialty outpatient centers. The UCSF Health network is a $1.1 B enterprise with 3000 employees. The Affiliate partner network includes John Muir Health, Marin Health and Washington Health. The UCSF Health Network also owns and operates UCSF Health Stanyan Hospital, UCSF Health Hyde Hospital, and outpatient centers in Berkeley and Burlingame, and numerous physician foundation sites across the Bay Area. The UCSF Health Network has only recently added community hospitals and major outpatient centers. A primary focus is achieving elite clinical outcomes through quality, safety, patient experience, and physician engagement across all Network hospitals, ambulatory sites, and affiliates. This leader will establish common clinical standards and practices, foster a culture of safety and quality, and enhance clinical integration to enable growth and improve patient outcomes and experiences. The CMO serves as the principal clinical liaison between the Network and the UCSF School of Medicine, ensuring alignment of clinical programs with UCSF Health's academic mission. The CMO will also provide leadership to guide the UCSF Health Network's population health initiatives. As a dyad partner to the Chief Operating Officer of the UCSF Health Network, the CMO will be responsible for driving physician leadership of clinical operations. The CMO will align clinical priorities with Network goals and collaborate with health system leaders to address complex clinical challenges. This position carries significant accountability for clinical performance across the Network's hospitals, ambulatory sites, and affiliates, understanding that clinical excellence and physician engagement create the foundation for exceptional patient outcomes and sustainable network growth. The final salary and offer components are subject to additional approvals based on UC policy. Your placement within the salary range is dependent on a number of factors including your work experience and internal equity within this position classification at UCSF. For positions that are represented by a labor union, placement within the salary range will be guided by the rules in the collective bargaining agreement. The salary range for this position is $359,700 - $782,300 (Annual Rate). To learn more about the benefits of working at UCSF, including total compensation, please visit: https://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/compensation-and-benefits/index.html

Requirements

• MD degree required with the ability to obtain a California medical license
• Demonstrated success in a CMO, VP of Medical Affairs, or similar senior physician leadership role.
• Progressive physician leadership experience in complex, matrixed, and multi-site healthcare organizations, with a strong preference for experience in community hospital and ambulatory environments.
• Proven track record of driving clinical excellence, quality improvement, and patient safety in hospital and ambulatory settings.
• Ability to handle the executive management responsibilities in a hospital or small line of business.
• Expert knowledge of health care delivery models, business and strategic planning, financial management, program development implementation and organizational development.
• Possesses a highly advanced ability to work collaboratively and effectively with multiple medical center executives, campus leadership, external agencies, and other academic medical centers and healthcare institutions.
• Expert ability to establish and utilize hospital metrics to drive excellence, support operations and facilitate integration.
• Expert knowledge of capital and operating budget development and management, financial analysis, and reporting techniques.
• Advanced knowledge of relevant regulatory requirements as well as legislative, accreditation, licensing, and compliance environments.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, particularly in sensitive situations that may involve public scrutiny.
• Highly advanced interpersonal skills.
• Expert negotiation and influencing skills.
• Highly advanced ability to build and maintain a climate of trust that inspires commitment to achieve organization goals.
• Experience with medical staff leadership, credentialing, and physician engagement initiatives.
• Knowledge of physician practice delivery models, value-based care, population health management, and clinically integrated networks.
• Demonstrated understanding of quality and safety regulations, standards, and trends in health care.
• Critical Leadership Capabilities: Driving Results: Skilled in optimizing clinical performance with a continuous focus on measurable outcomes and results. Encourages and role models ownership, complex problem-solving, and inspires physicians and clinical teams to achieve peak performance when compared to industry benchmarks.
• Clinical Excellence: Deep commitment to clinical quality, patient safety, and evidence-based medicine. Proactively seeks to improve clinical processes by implementing best-in-class solutions and benchmarking performance against healthcare industry leaders.
• Collaborating and Influencing: Builds and maintains strong relationships to enable effective collaboration across a complex, matrixed organization. Drives engagement across diverse physician groups, clinical teams, and affiliate partners.
• Leading People: Builds and develops physician leadership teams with a focus on integration and growth, creating a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement with a strong focus on clinical success and innovation.
• MD in Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO).

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree preferred (MBA, MPH, or equivalent) in business administration, public health, or health services administration
• Familiarity with the greater San Francisco market, payers, and competitive landscape
• Experience in community hospital and ambulatory environments.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree