Chief Medical Officer, Mount Auburn Hospital

Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians•Cambridge, MA

2d•$412,600 - $473,400•Onsite

About The Position

The Chief Medical Officer (CMO) at Mount Auburn Hospital, affiliated with Harvard Medical School, serves as a senior physician leader responsible for driving initiatives in clinical quality, patient safety, care coordination, utilization management, patient flow, and physician engagement. This role is crucial in fostering a high-performing, patient-centered culture that supports operational excellence, academic medicine, and physician alignment. The CMO provides executive oversight of key physician and clinical functions, including Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians, department chairs, service line medical directors, case management, utilization review, referral management, medical staff affairs, physician recruitment and retention, and medical staff education. The position requires eligibility for a faculty appointment at Harvard Medical School and involves maintaining an active clinical practice.

Requirements

MA License; Medical Doctorate/DO and ABM Board Certification required.
Minimum five years of progressively responsible medical administration and leadership experience required.
Experience in an academic medical center or teaching hospital in a dynamic health system environment is required.
Recognized for clinical, administrative, and personal integrity, earning trust across all levels of the organization.
Adept at navigating multifaceted healthcare systems and communicating effectively with medical staff, board members, senior executive leadership, and employees.
Demonstrates strong relationship building skills and the ability to make principled, well-reasoned decisions.
Actively promotes a culture of safety and consistently applies Just Culture principles in leadership and decision-making.
Contributes meaningfully to organizational strategy and supports the long-term mission and vision of MAH.
Maintains a strong focus on measurable outcomes, operational performance, and organizational impact.
Communicates with clarity, professionalism, and effectiveness across internal and external audiences.
Represents MAH with distinction in interactions with community partners, media, donors, and other key stakeholders.
Dedicated to delivering high quality, community driven care with a demonstrated record of improving patient satisfaction.

Nice To Haves

Eligible for a faculty appointment at Harvard Medical School (HMS) at the Assistant Professor or Associate Professor level.

Responsibilities

Provide executive leadership to advance a culture of safety, quality, collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement across the organization.
Maintain collaborative relationships with BIDMC/Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians (HMFP) and Operations Leadership to identify opportunities for integration, service expansion, and improved collaboration and efficiency.
Participate in teaching, mentoring, and faculty development activities to fulfill academic responsibilities of Harvard Medical School appointment.
Partner with hospital and BILH system leadership to develop and implement strategic and operational priorities that enhance clinical performance, physician engagement, and patient outcomes.
Foster strong relationships with physicians, department chairs, medical directors, advanced practice clinicians, and community partners to ensure alignment with organizational goals and priorities.
Serve as a trusted and visible leader within the organization, promoting open communication, accessibility, and collaboration throughout the medical staff and clinical enterprise.
Lead initiatives focused on improving care coordination, patient flow, length of stay management, utilization management, readmissions, access to care, and overall clinical efficiency.
Support the continued growth, alignment, and integration of the Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians in collaboration with BILH Medical Group and affiliated physician organizations.
Collaborate with quality and operational leaders to evaluate clinical performance and implement programs that improve quality outcomes, patient safety, patient experience, and operational effectiveness.
Ensure consistent, evidence-based clinical care delivery and advance initiatives that support standardization, clinical integration, and performance improvement across the continuum of care.
Serve as a resource and strategic partner to the Medical Staff in matters related to credentialing, privileging, peer review, quality review, professional conduct, and physician competency.
Partner with Medical Staff leadership and Human Resources to support physician leadership development, onboarding, engagement, recruitment, retention, and succession planning initiatives.
Support and strengthen Mount Auburn Hospital’s academic mission in collaboration with the Chair of Medical Education/DIO, including oversight of teaching programs and continuing medical education activities.
Collaborate with clinical informatics and information technology leaders to improve EMR functionality, provider efficiency, and advancement of clinical informatics initiatives.
Represent Mount Auburn Hospital with regulatory and accrediting agencies, including DPH and The Joint Commission, in partnership with quality and operational leadership.
Participate in Board of Trustees meetings and provide guidance on matters related to medical staff affairs, quality, safety, and clinical operations.
Champion innovative and progressive approaches to care delivery that enhance patient outcomes, physician satisfaction, and organizational performance.