Physician Principal

Health Management Associates

About The Position

HMA is excited to enter 2026 with renewed energy and a mindset for growth. As part of these efforts, we are recruiting for a physician principal role to support two of our growing service lines, Behavioral Health (inclusive of Substance Use Disorders) and Justice Involved Services. We recently engaged in a firm-wide realignment that promises to position us for great success in this new year and for years to come. We have identified the need to recruit a dynamic, national leader to join our team of existing physician principals and the two identified service lines. The psychiatrist who is successful in this role will work nationally support projects across several states, both large and small. They will be able to collaborate with existing experts and contribute new expertise and knowledge, act as a thought leader in the field, increase HMA’s visibility across the country and also contribute to business development and growth. Job Summary The Physician Principal is responsible for providing expertise and advice to help organizations improve their business performance in terms of operations, profitability, management, structure, and strategy; develops and maintains client relationships; and is responsible for achieving firm expectations for effective client services (i.e., project direction, project management, and work product quality). The Physician Principal also mentors junior staff, contributes to HMA’s strategic objectives, meets internal administrative expectations, accepts accountability, and contributes to HMA’s culture.

Requirements

Minimum of a medical degree (MD or DO), as well as a current active license is required.
Minimum of 15 years of progressively increasing prior leadership or management experience in work involving publicly funded healthcare including, but not limited to policy, administration, operations, compliance, research, consulting, and/or evaluation.
Strong project management
Solid time management
Excellent internal and excellent professional networking
Excellent attention to
Excellent critical thinking
Exceptional oral and written communication
Superior interpersonal skills, including leadership, contribution to culture, and acceptance of accountability
Ability to multi-task and adhere to strict
Capable of handling confidential information in a discrete
Ability to work extended hours when deadlines are
Demonstrated thought leadership and deep expertise in more than one critical healthcare
Maintains approach to stay current in trends in areas of subject matter

Nice To Haves

A master’s degree in a related discipline is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Performs business development activities to expand funded work from existing clients or new
Develops and maintains a pipeline of future work that demonstrates a likelihood of achieving business development requirements in future
Both lead and participate in proposal development and
Meets with client to understand
Gathers and organizes information about the issue to be solved or the procedure to be
Analyzes data to identify and understand issues to be
Presents findings to
Provides advice, implementation plans, and/or suggestions for improvement according to project
Evaluates the client’s needs as warranted and adjusts as
Ensures that all deliverables are high-quality.
Serves as subject matter expert on
Undertakes internal and external short-term or long-term projects to address identified issues and
Develop and document tools, analysis, frameworks, tracking tools, road maps, dashboards, and other approaches to manage a variety of large and small projects
Leads and manages teams, provides feedback and development, and advances internal
Serves as a mentor for other staff members, as requested.
Ensures performance meets or exceeds HMA expectations in the following areas: Business development
Billable hour target attainment
Manages to budget/project caps established at the outset or assists in negotiating additional fees
Meets quality and operational standards
Completes and submits timesheets, expense reports, revenue forecasts, and other internal reports when due
Participates in and completes all HMA training and development requirements in a timely manner
Participates in internal activities related to business strategies, forecasts, adoption of new technologies/platforms/approaches, and other process
All other duties as