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The Chief Medical Officer (CMO), UCSF Health Network, is a senior physician leadership role responsible for driving clinical excellence across the UCSF Health Network, including the Community Hospital and Ambulatory Divisions. Reporting to the President of UCSF Health Network, with a matrix relationship to the UCSF Chief Medical Officer, the CMO provides programmatic, operational, and strategic clinical leadership to drive growth, improve outcomes, and integrate clinical activities across the Network. The UCSF Health Network is a patient care network committed to delivering high quality, convenient care that is deeply integrated with both the communities we serve and the nationally recognized complex care capabilities of UCSF Health's academic medical enterprise.
- MD degree required with the ability to obtain a California medical license
- Demonstrated success in a CMO, VP of Medical Affairs, or similar senior physician leadership role.
- Progressive physician leadership experience in complex, matrixed, and multi-site healthcare organizations, with a strong preference for experience in community hospital and ambulatory environments.
- Proven track record of driving clinical excellence, quality improvement, and patient safety in hospital and ambulatory settings.
- Ability to handle the executive management responsibilities in a hospital or small line of business.
- Expert knowledge of health care delivery models, business and strategic planning, financial management, program development implementation and organizational development.
- Possesses a highly advanced ability to work collaboratively and effectively with multiple medical center executives, campus leadership, external agencies, and other academic medical centers and healthcare institutions.
- Expert ability to establish and utilize hospital metrics to drive excellence, support operations and facilitate integration.
- Expert knowledge of capital and operating budget development and management, financial analysis, and reporting techniques.
- Advanced knowledge of relevant regulatory requirements as well as legislative, accreditation, licensing, and compliance environments.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, particularly in sensitive situations that may involve public scrutiny.
- Highly advanced interpersonal skills. Expert negotiation and influencing skills.
- Highly advanced ability to build and maintain a climate of trust that inspires commitment to achieve organization goals.
- Experience with medical staff leadership, credentialing, and physician engagement initiatives.
- Knowledge of physician practice delivery models, value-based care, population health management, and clinically integrated networks.
- Demonstrated understanding of quality and safety regulations, standards, and trends in health care.
Critical Leadership Capabilities:
- Driving Results: Skilled in optimizing clinical performance with a continuous focus on measurable outcomes and results. Encourages and role models ownership, complex problem-solving, and inspires physicians and clinical teams to achieve peak performance when compared to industry benchmarks.
Clinical Excellence: Deep commitment to clinical quality, patient safety, and evidence-based medicine. Proactively seeks to improve clinical processes by implementing best-in-class solutions and benchmarking performance against healthcare industry leaders. - Collaborating and Influencing: Builds and maintains strong relationships to enable effective collaboration across a complex, matrixed organization. Drives engagement across diverse physician groups, clinical teams, and affiliate partners.
- Leading People: Builds and develops physician leadership teams with a focus on integration and growth, creating a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement with a strong focus on clinical success and innovation.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Advanced degree preferred (MBA, MPH, or equivalent) in business administration, public health, or health services administration
- Familiarity with the greater San Francisco market, payers, and competitive landscape
- Experience in community hospital and ambulatory environments.
About UCSF
The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) is a leading university dedicated to promoting health worldwide through advanced biomedical research, graduate-level education in the life sciences and health professions, and excellence in patient care. It is the only campus in the 10-campus UC system dedicated exclusively to the health sciences. We bring together the world's leading experts in nearly every area of health. We are home to five Nobel laureates who have advanced the understanding of cancer, neurodegenerative diseases, aging and stem cells.
Pride Values
UCSF is a diverse community made of people with many skills and talents. We seek candidates whose work experience or community service has prepared them to contribute to our commitment to professionalism, respect, integrity, diversity and excellence - also known as our PRIDE values.
In addition to our PRIDE values, UCSF is committed to equity - both in how we deliver care as well as our workforce. We are committed to building a broadly diverse community, nurturing a culture that is welcoming and supportive, and engaging diverse ideas for the provision of culturally competent education, discovery, and patient care. Additional information about UCSF is available here.
Join us to find a rewarding career contributing to improving healthcare worldwide.
Equal Employment Opportunity
The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected status under state or federal law.
Salary Information
The final salary and offer components are subject to additional approvals based on UC policy.
Your placement within the salary range is dependent on a number of factors including your work experience and internal equity within this position classification at UCSF. For positions that are represented by a labor union, placement within the salary range will be guided by the rules in the collective bargaining agreement.
To learn more about the benefits of working at UCSF, including total compensation, please visit: https://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/compensation-and-benefits/index.html
- MD degree required with the ability to obtain a California medical license
- Demonstrated success in a CMO, VP of Medical Affairs, or similar senior physician leadership role.
- Progressive physician leadership experience in complex, matrixed, and multi-site healthcare organizations, with a strong preference for experience in community hospital and ambulatory environments.
- Proven track record of driving clinical excellence, quality improvement, and patient safety in hospital and ambulatory settings.
- Ability to handle the executive management responsibilities in a hospital or small line of business.
- Expert knowledge of health care delivery models, business and strategic planning, financial management, program development implementation and organizational development.
- Possesses a highly advanced ability to work collaboratively and effectively with multiple medical center executives, campus leadership, external agencies, and other academic medical centers and healthcare institutions.
- Expert ability to establish and utilize hospital metrics to drive excellence, support operations and facilitate integration.
- Expert knowledge of capital and operating budget development and management, financial analysis, and reporting techniques.
- Advanced knowledge of relevant regulatory requirements as well as legislative, accreditation, licensing, and compliance environments.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, particularly in sensitive situations that may involve public scrutiny.
- Highly advanced interpersonal skills. Expert negotiation and influencing skills.
- Highly advanced ability to build and maintain a climate of trust that inspires commitment to achieve organization goals.
- Experience with medical staff leadership, credentialing, and physician engagement initiatives.
- Knowledge of physician practice delivery models, value-based care, population health management, and clinically integrated networks.
- Demonstrated understanding of quality and safety regulations, standards, and trends in health care.
Critical Leadership Capabilities:
- Driving Results: Skilled in optimizing clinical performance with a continuous focus on measurable outcomes and results. Encourages and role models ownership, complex problem-solving, and inspires physicians and clinical teams to achieve peak performance when compared to industry benchmarks.
Clinical Excellence: Deep commitment to clinical quality, patient safety, and evidence-based medicine. Proactively seeks to improve clinical processes by implementing best-in-class solutions and benchmarking performance against healthcare industry leaders. - Collaborating and Influencing: Builds and maintains strong relationships to enable effective collaboration across a complex, matrixed organization. Drives engagement across diverse physician groups, clinical teams, and affiliate partners.
- Leading People: Builds and develops physician leadership teams with a focus on integration and growth, creating a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement with a strong focus on clinical success and innovation.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Advanced degree preferred (MBA, MPH, or equivalent) in business administration, public health, or health services administration
- Familiarity with the greater San Francisco market, payers, and competitive landscape
- Experience in community hospital and ambulatory environments.
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University of California - San Francisco
$400,000-$500,000
Apr 07, 2026