Join VillageMD as the Chief Medical Officer in Houston, TX

Join the frontlines of today's healthcare transformation

Why VillageMD?

At VillageMD, we're looking for a Chief Medical Officer to help us transform the way primary care is delivered and how patients are served. As a leader on the forefront of healthcare, we've partnered with many of today's best primary care physicians and advanced practice providers (APPs). We're equipping them with the latest digital tools. Empowering them with proven strategies and support. Inspiring them with better practices and consistent results.

We're creating care that's more accessible. Effective. Efficient. With solutions that are value-based, physician and APP-driven, and patient-centered. To accomplish this, we're looking for individuals who share our sense of excellence, are ready to embrace change, and never settle for the status quo. Individuals who have the confidence to lead but the humility to never stop learning.

Could this be you?

The Chief Medical Officer will be responsible for leading market physicians and APPs in consistently delivering VillageMD’s proactive, team-based care model, focused on driving both improved patient outcomes, as well as an exceptional patient and physician and APP experience. In partnership with operational leadership, this role will be accountable for leading clinical model execution and delivering improved clinical outcomes against plan. To deliver results, the Chief Medical Officer will leverage established governance structures and clinical leaders to ensure efficient, consistent execution of the clinical model across all clinics. This role will be expected to continually enhance and expand physician and APP leadership capabilities to develop and support an aligned, mission-focused culture. This role will be 80%+ administrative, enabling a day-in, day-out focus on supporting market physicians and APPs to deliver high quality, patient-centric primary care.

How you can make a difference

• Actively support market growth initiatives, including physician and APP recruitment and acquisition support; educate prospective physicians and APPs on the overall clinical value of the model
• Support clinical onboarding processes for new physicians and APPs; ensure deep understanding of VillageMD mission and values
• Support network development activities, including clinical support for determining high quality partners
• Develop a deep understanding of the local healthcare landscape, including how deployed strategies potentially impact Village Medical’s PCP-focused care model
• Establish strong relationships with payer partners and actively participate in contract negotiations and performance reviews
• Partner with operational teams to lead physicians and APPs in the implementation and execution of clinical programs; support market operations leadership and participate in weekly/monthly/quarterly reviews
• Establish data-driven, quantifiable objectives and manage strategic and financial plans required to deliver on commitments
• Partner with market leadership to build a culture of continuous feedback and improvement; serve as the ultimate owner for physician and APP engagement and experience
• Actively support and mentor market clinical leaders, including Sr. Medical Directors, APP-Directors, and other functional clinical leaders
  • Ensure clear accountability for performance results against plan
  • Monitor execution of performance improvement plans and established action plans
• Champion new clinical initiatives and reiterate alignment of innovation to the broader clinical model. Lead with “the why” and support change management

Skills for success

• High emotional intelligence, the ability to forge meaningful relationships, and success navigating diverse stakeholder groups
• A keen sense of personal accountability for delivering individual and team results
• Experience performing with a sense of urgency, attention to detail, and a commitment to doing what you say you will do
• Move quickly to mitigate barriers to success and deploy effective change management processes to maximize opportunities for improvement
• A core belief in a primary care led model and its potential for driving improved clinical outcomes
• Comfortable being a hands-on leader with a track record of “rolling up your sleeves” to drive desired outcomes
• Willingness to dive into data despite experience level

Experience to drive change

• Strong track record of fostering physician, APP, and operational stakeholder engagement
• Demonstrated ability driving clinical initiatives via a structured physician and APP governance framework
• Ability to lead across a matrixed structure with both market and enterprise clinical leaders
• A metric-driven leader with a history of consistently delivering on- or above-plan performance
• A hands-on leader with a player-coach mentality that is willing and able to provide “in the weeds” assistance to local teams
• Ability to quickly gain credibility and establish the required relationships to influence and generate results; can quickly influence market partners to take action
• MD/DO required

How you will thrive

In addition to competitive salaries, a 401k program with company match, bonus and a valuable health benefits package, VillageMD offers paid parental leave, pre-tax savings on commuter expenses, and generous paid time off. You work in a highly-collaborative, conscientious, forward-thinking environment that welcomes your experience and enables you to make a significant impact from Day 1.

Our unique VillageMD culture – how inclusion and diversity make the difference

At VillageMD, we see diversity and inclusion as a source of strength in transforming healthcare. We believe building trust and innovation are best achieved through diverse perspectives. To us, acceptance and respect are rooted in an understanding that people do not experience things in the same way, including our healthcare system. Individuals seeking employment at VillageMD are considered without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Those seeking employment at VillageMD are considered without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status or disability status.

Explore your future with VillageMD today.