Chief Medical Officer (Open & Promotional)

Job Description:

Chief Medical Officer (Open & Promotional)

Description

San Mateo Medical Center is seeking an accomplished and visionary physician leader for the position of Chief Medical Officer.

The Chief Medical Officer (CMO) will provide strategic direction for the medical provider workforce and partner with leaders throughout the organization to ensure that our clinical services are aligned with our mission, responsive to evolving community needs, and positioned for long-term success.

Reporting directly to the Chief Executive Officer and serving as a key member of the Senior Leadership Team, the CMO will have a significant opportunity to influence clinical strategy, physician leadership, quality, access, and care delivery across the organization’s continuum of services.

This is an opportunity for a leader who is energized by mission-driven medicine, thrives in complex healthcare environments, and is motivated to make a meaningful difference. The CMO will work closely with medical and operational leaders to address immediate clinical and workforce priorities while developing innovative, sustainable strategies for the future. A central focus will be ensuring that we have the right provider resources, structures, and leadership in place to deliver exceptional, equitable, and patient-centered care.

The CMO will provide direct and indirect leadership to the Medical Directors of Primary Care, Specialty Care, and Acute Psychiatric Services, as well as the Medical Staff Office and Infection Control/Employee Health.

As a member of the Senior Leadership Team, the CMO will work collaboratively with the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Nursing Officer, Chief Quality & Experience Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and other organizational leaders to advance a shared vision for San Mateo Medical Center. Together, this team will ensure the effective integration of clinical, operational, financial, quality, and patient experience priorities to deliver outstanding care to the community.

The ideal candidate will possess:

• A Medical Degree and an active California Medical License in good standing, with board certification in a specialty.
• Five years of progressively responsible leadership experience overseeing provider services in increasingly complex, high-level roles.
• A strong understanding of healthcare administration, including trends in healthcare policy, treatment, research, education, licensing, and accreditation.
• An understanding of the complexities of public healthcare systems, including the need to innovate, exceed quality standards and benchmarks, collaborate with partner hospitals and clinics to ensure continuity of care, integrate services with the County’s other health-related programs and departments, and balance clinical needs with operational efficiency.
• The ability to thrive in a collaborative leadership environment focused on developing and sustaining a healthcare delivery system that serves the most underserved populations in the community.
• A results-oriented approach to healthcare delivery that prioritizes outcomes for all clients while breaking down disciplinary and service line silos.
• Knowledge of Lean/LEAP leadership philosophy and improvement methodologies and their application in a healthcare environment.
• A commitment to continuous learning and leadership development, with a willingness to embrace new leadership techniques and contribute to building a principle-based leadership culture at San Mateo Medical Center.
• Strong communication and leadership skills, including the ability to receive information appropriate to their level of leadership and effectively translate it into meaningful messages for those they support.
• Experience working with organized labor and within civil service environments, preferably in a public-sector healthcare setting.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the Senior Leadership Team to develop organizational strategies, support executive leadership development, and ensure the efficient and effective delivery of medical provider and patient care services to achieve quality outcomes and optimize resources.
• Maintain quality and safe patient care services by planning and developing programs to ensure compliance with state and federal regulations, licensing requirements, accreditation standards, and evidence-based practices.
• Serve as administrative liaison for medical providers with the Medical Center's governing body, medical staff, management, and other clinical leaders in the hospital's decision-making structure and process.
• Provide support, mentorship and coaching to the Medical Directors of Primary Care, Specialty Care and Acute Behavioral Health.
• Engage and maintain a network of community medical provider leadership to promote collaboration across entities.
• Create an environment which recognizes and values diversity and designs strategies that address the unique needs of a diverse patient population and workforce.
• Develop, maintain and continuously improve methodology to most efficiently and effectively deploy provider resources to meet patient need.
• Create a structure to ensure a learning environment that fosters growth and development leading towards succession planning for medical provider leadership.
• Hold primary accountability for physician contracting to ensure provision of services in a cost-effective way.

Interested in learning more? Please view our Online Brochure for a detailed description of the position and instructions on how to apply.

Application Deadline: Wednesday, October 28, 2026, by 11:59 PM PT

Application Screening: Week of November 2, 2026

Panel Interviews: Week of November 16, 2026