Vice President, Chief Medical Officer

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Oak Street Health is seeking an accomplished physician executive to serve as Chief Medical Officer for the Central region: Arkansas, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Tennessee & Virginia. This is a senior clinical leadership role with responsibility for clinical performance, patient safety, provider leadership, operational excellence and execution of Oak Street Health's value-based care model across the region.

The Chief Medical Officer will lead and develop Medical Directors and provider teams, ensuring consistent delivery of high-quality, patient-centered care while advancing performance across key measures including clinical outcomes, quality, hospital utilization, patient and clinician experience, documentation, medical cost and overall population health performance.

Working in close partnership with the Division President, the Chief Medical Officer will help drive overall regional performance, bringing a strong clinical perspective to operational priorities and serving as a key thought partner on the continued evolution of Oak Street Health's care model.

This is a highly visible, hands-on leadership position. To remain closely connected to patients, providers and clinic operations, the Chief Medical Officer will maintain an active clinical practice within Oak Street Health clinics approximately one to two days per week. The role also requires regular travel across the regions.

The successful candidate must reside within driving distance of an Oak Street Health clinic within the region and be able to maintain a consistent, weekly presence in the clinics.

Key Responsibilities

Clinical Leadership & Regional Performance

• Provide senior clinical leadership across Oak Street Health's Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio markets.

• Establish clear expectations for clinical excellence and drive consistent execution of Oak Street Health's care model across the region.

• Lead performance across key clinical and operational measures, including quality, patient outcomes, hospital utilization, medical cost, documentation, patient safety, patient experience and clinician experience.

• Use clinical, operational and financial data to identify performance opportunities and translate insights into meaningful improvements in care delivery.

• Partner with Population Health, Quality, Care Management and operational leaders to improve outcomes for patients while effectively managing utilization and medical cost.

• Support achievement of Medicare quality objectives and other key clinical and organizational performance measures.

• Ensure strong clinical governance, documentation practices, regulatory compliance and adherence to clinical policies and standards.

Medical Director & Provider Leadership

• Lead, coach and develop Medical Directors, creating strong clinical leadership and accountability across the region.

• Serve as a trusted advisor and escalation point for Medical Directors on complex clinical, provider and operational matters.

• Promoting patient safety by coaching medical directors to identify, report, and learn from safety events and near misses, and to build safe-care practices in every clinic.

• Establish performance expectations and provide timely, constructive coaching and feedback.

• Conduct regular performance discussions and support the professional development of Medical Directors and other clinical leaders.

• Ensure Medical Directors effectively use quality dashboards, clinical data and performance tools to identify opportunities and improve patient outcomes.

• Partner with operational and talent teams to ensure clinics are appropriately staffed and supported.

• Participate in the recruitment, selection, onboarding, development and retention of physicians, advanced practice providers and clinical leaders.

Clinical Talent & Leadership Development

Developing strong physician leaders is central to the continued success of Oak Street Health. The Chief Medical Officer will play an important role in building clinical leadership capability and strengthening the pipeline of future Medical Directors and senior clinical leaders.

Key areas of focus include:

• Identifying and developing high-potential clinical leaders.

• Building leadership capability in problem solving, communication, coaching, conflict resolution and change leadership.

• Strengthening Medical Directors' understanding of value-based care, population health, clinical operations and performance management.

• Creating an environment of accountability, collaboration and continuous improvement.

• Partnering with internal clinical education and provider-support teams to advance leadership development programs and resources.

Value-Based Care & Population Health

• Champion Oak Street Health's value-based care model and ensure consistent execution across the region.

• Partner with Population Health and Quality teams to continuously strengthen the clinical care model.

• Drive performance related to quality, utilization, medical cost, documentation and appropriate reimbursement.

• Help Medical Directors and providers understand the clinical and economic drivers of value-based care and translate them into day-to-day practice.

• Advance strategies designed to keep patients healthy, appropriately manage utilization and reduce avoidable hospitalizations.

• Support effective payer-provider collaboration and other partnerships that advance clinical outcomes and sustainable performance.

Strategic & Operational Partnership

• Serve as the senior clinical partner to the Division President, jointly advancing the clinical, operational and organizational performance of the region.

• Participate in regional business planning and provide the clinical perspective on operational priorities, resource allocation and performance opportunities.

• Provide clinical leadership and strategic input across initiatives including Medical Management, Care Management, Quality Improvement, Utilization Management, Network Management, Risk Adjustment and clinical compliance.

• Represent Oak Street Health with external stakeholders, including health plans, providers and other strategic partners, as appropriate.

• Provide feedback and thought leadership to enterprise clinical teams to help evolve and strengthen the Oak Street Health care model.

Clinical Practice & Presence

• Maintain a meaningful clinical presence by providing primary care to Oak Street Health patients approximately one to two days per week.

• Remain visible and engaged with providers and clinic teams throughout the region.

• Use firsthand clinical experience to inform leadership decisions and identify opportunities to improve the provider and patient experience.

• Travel regularly among Oak Street Health clinics throughout the region

Candidate Qualifications

The successful candidate will be an experienced physician executive who combines strong clinical credibility with demonstrated success leading physicians and improving performance within a complex, value-based healthcare environment.

• M.D. or D.O. degree.

• Must be board certified.

  • Internal Medicine or Family Medicine preferred

• Active clinical experience and willingness to maintain an ongoing primary care practice within Oak Street Health.

• Location: Must reside within driving distance of an Oak Street Health clinic within the region and be able to maintain a consistent, weekly presence in the clinics.

• Significant progressive clinical leadership experience, ideally including leadership at the Medical Director, Regional Medical Director, Chief Medical Officer or comparable level.

• Demonstrated experience leading and developing physicians, advanced practice providers and clinical leaders across multiple sites or markets.

• Experience managing a sizable provider organization, ideally including responsibility for 20 or more providers.

• Strong experience with value-based care, managed care and/or population health.

• Demonstrated understanding of the relationship between clinical outcomes, utilization, medical cost, quality and reimbursement within value-based care.

• Experience using data and performance metrics to improve quality, clinical outcomes, utilization, patient experience and cost.

• Demonstrated commitment to patient safety, including experience leading safety event reviews, root cause analysis, or quality improvement efforts.

• Strong understanding of outpatient primary care operations and the practical realities of leading clinic-based teams.

• Ability to partner effectively with business and operational leaders and balance clinical priorities with broader organizational objectives.

• Strong communication, influencing, coaching and change-management capabilities.

• Ability to operate effectively in a dynamic environment with a high degree of accountability and ambiguity.

• Demonstrated commitment to improving care for older adults and underserved patient populations..

• Align with the values of CVS Health Our Purpose | CVS Health

Preferred Qualifications

• Approximately 10+ years of progressive clinical and physician leadership experience.

• Recent outpatient primary care experience.

• Experience leading clinical operations across multiple clinics, markets or geographies.

• Deep experience caring for Medicare populations and managing clinical performance in a value-based environment.

• Experience with risk adjustment, documentation, utilization management, quality improvement and medical-cost management.

Pay Range

The typical pay range for this role is:

$275,000 - $375,000

This pay range represents the base hourly rate or base annual full-time salary for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls.  The actual base salary offer will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education, geography and other relevant factors.  This position is eligible for a CVS Health bonus, commission or short-term incentive program in addition to the base pay range listed above.  This position also includes an award target in the company’s equity award program. 

Our people fuel our future. Our teams reflect the customers, patients, members and communities we serve and we are committed to fostering a workplace where every colleague feels valued and that they belong.

Great benefits for great people

We take pride in our comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits – investing in the physical, emotional and financial wellness of our colleagues and their families to help them be the healthiest they can be. In addition to our competitive wages, our great benefits include:

·       Affordable medical plan options, a 401(k) plan (including matching company contributions), and an employee stock purchase plan.

·       No-cost programs for all colleagues including wellness screenings, tobacco cessation and weight management programs, confidential counseling and financial coaching.

·       Benefit solutions that address the different needs and preferences of our colleagues including paid time off, flexible work schedules, family leave, dependent care resources, colleague assistance programs, tuition assistance, retiree medical access and many other benefits depending on eligibility.

For more information, visit https://jobs.cvshealth.com/us/en/benefits

This pay range represents the base hourly rate or base annual full-time salary for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls. The actual base salary offer will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education, geography and other relevant factors. This position is eligible for a CVS Health bonus, commission or short-term incentive program in addition to the base pay range listed above. This position also includes an award target in the company’s equity award program. 

Our people fuel our future. Our teams reflect the customers, patients, members and communities we serve and we are committed to fostering a workplace where every colleague feels valued and that they belong.

Great benefits for great people

We take pride in offering a comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits that reflects our commitment to our colleagues and their families.

This full‑time position is eligible for a comprehensive benefits package designed to support the physical, emotional, and financial well‑being of colleagues and their families. The benefits for this position include medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, retirement savings options, wellness programs, and other resources, based on eligibility.

Additional details about available benefits are provided during the application process and on Benefits Moments.

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 11/16/2026

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state and local laws.