Executive Medical Director, Huntington Health Physicians

Huntington Health•Pasadena, TX

55d•Onsite

About The Position

The Executive Medical Director serves as the senior physician leader for Huntington Health Physicians (HHP), providing strategic and clinical leadership to advance the organization’s mission of delivering exceptional, patient-centered care. In partnership with HHP and Huntington Hospital executive leadership, this role helps shape the direction and performance of the physician enterprise by strengthening physician engagement and alignment, advancing clinical quality and patient safety, and supporting effective and sustainable physician practices. As the principal physician advisor to executive leadership, the Executive Medical Director brings a physician perspective to organizational strategy, operational priorities, and opportunities for growth and improvement. The role fosters strong collaboration between physicians and organizational leadership while promoting a culture of accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement.

Requirements

Medical Degree (MD, DO) from an accredited medical school.
Current Physician and Surgeon License issued by Medical Board of California (MBC).
Current Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) number issued by DEA.
Current Board Certification in an ABMS- or AOA-recognized specialty; ongoing maintenance of certification, as applicable.
Demonstrated integrity, professionalism, accountability, sound judgment, and executive presence.
Record of clinical excellence and progressive physician leadership.
Strong strategic and systems-thinking skills.
Ability to build credibility, influence, and alignment among physicians, executives, operational leaders, and other stakeholders.
Exceptional communication, interpersonal, and relationship-building skills.
Demonstrated ability to foster physician engagement, collaboration, accountability, inclusion, and a culture of continuous improvement.
Strong analytical and decision-making skills.
Ability to interpret clinical, operational, financial, quality, and patient experience data.
Working knowledge of physician practice operations, clinical quality and patient safety, regulatory requirements, healthcare delivery, and evolving value-based care models.

Nice To Haves

Minimum of five (5) years of physician leadership or clinical operations experience in an integrated medical group, health system, or comparable organization.
Formal leadership training or a commitment to leadership development in healthcare administration, physician leadership, Lean management, or medical management.

Responsibilities

Provide strategic and clinical leadership for Huntington Health Physicians (HHP).
Advance the organization’s mission of delivering exceptional, patient-centered care.
Shape the direction and performance of the physician enterprise in partnership with HHP and Huntington Hospital executive leadership.
Strengthen physician engagement and alignment.
Advance clinical quality and patient safety.
Support effective and sustainable physician practices.
Serve as the principal physician advisor to executive leadership.
Bring a physician perspective to organizational strategy, operational priorities, and opportunities for growth and improvement.
Foster strong collaboration between physicians and organizational leadership.
Promote a culture of accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement.
Lead multidisciplinary teams.
Oversee quality improvement initiatives.
Drive physician engagement.
Manage operational performance.
Contribute to strategic planning.
Effectively communicate complex clinical and business matters to various stakeholders.
Lead and influence organizational change.
Navigate competing priorities.
Resolve complex issues.
Build consensus among diverse stakeholders.
Partner across clinical, operational, financial, and administrative functions.
Maintain a patient-centered and physician-informed perspective.
Ensure commitment to confidentiality, ethical leadership, regulatory compliance, patient safety, and responsible stewardship of organizational resources.