Chief Medical Officer

Korn Ferry has partnered with our client on their search for Chief Medical Officer

The Opportunity: Chief Medical Officer at US Steel Corporation

The Chief Medical Officer (CMO) serves as the senior physician executive for U.S. Steel Corporation’s U.S. manufacturing operations and reports to the Chief Labor Relations Officer. The CMO provides enterprise-wide leadership for occupational medicine, employee health, and workforce health, ensuring clinical excellence, regulatory compliance, operational effectiveness, and alignment with the Company’s business objectives. The role carries enterprise accountability for medical governance, occupational health programs, medical surveillance, workforce health risk management, clinical standards, and the quality and effectiveness of medical services delivered across the Company’s operations.

Since 1901, U. S. Steel has been a recognized leader in steel production. Today, as the first North American steel company to have declared a 2050 net-zero greenhouse gas emissions goal, we remain as innovative as ever, leading transformation across our industry while continuing to make products for everyday life - from industries as far ranging as automotive, construction, containers and packaging, appliances, and energy.

Underneath it all is our Culture of Caring, which shows up in our community partnerships, charitable contributions, company-sponsored employee volunteer initiatives, scholarship programs, leadership training, and much more. And of course, it takes shape in a steadfast commitment to safety first in our workplaces and respect for our employees, who are United by Steel. We are honored to have earned accolades and awards from well-regarded organizations, including the following:

• Ethisphere’s World’s Most Ethical Companies® 2022, ’23, ‘24
• Disability : IN’s Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion 2021, ’22, ’23, ‘24
• Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Equality 100 Award 2020, ’21, ’22, ’23-24, ‘25
• Military Times’ Best for Vets: Employers 2023, ‘24

The Role and Key Responsibilities

The Chief Medical Officer will provide strategic and operational leadership across the Company’s medical and occupational health functions. Key responsibilities will include areas such as:

• Enterprise Medical & Occupational Health Leadership
• Medical Governance, Regulatory & Compliance
• Labor Relations & Cross-Functional Partnership
• Safety, Workforce Health & Claims Management
• Clinical Operations, Shared Services & Vendor Management
• Financial Stewardship
• Strategy, Data, Technology & Enterprise Impact

Experiences and Professional Qualifications

The successful candidate will be an accomplished physician executive with significant experience leading occupational or industrial health programs in complex, highly regulated environments. The candidate should bring a demonstrated ability to operate strategically while remaining close to the operational realities of a large, multi-site workforce. The CMO should also be willing and able to travel domestically approximately 25% of the time, or as needed, to support plant operations, medical services, leadership engagements, and enterprise priorities.

While not inclusive of all required experience, the successful candidate must have:

• At least 10 years of clinical experience, including substantial experience in occupational, industrial, or employee health.
• At least five years of senior corporate, enterprise, or physician leadership experience. Experience within manufacturing, heavy industry, energy, transportation, mining, or another highly regulated industrial environment is preferred.
• Demonstrated experience leading occupational health programs across multiple sites, ideally within a large and geographically dispersed organization

Experiences and Professional Qualifications

• MD or DO from an accredited medical school
• Active, unrestricted U.S. medical license (multi state licensure preferred).
• Board certification in Occupational Medicine is strongly preferred. Candidates certified in Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, or a related specialty will be considered if they also bring substantial occupational or industrial medicine experience.
• Current MRO certification is preferred for candidates who will personally perform medical review functions; otherwise, substantial experience overseeing MRO programs will be considered.
• Relevant professional certifications or credentials in occupational medicine, disability management, workers’ compensation, or related disciplines may be advantageous.

Compensation:

EEO Statement : Conducting business with integrity and with the highest ethical values has underpinned U. S. Steel’s success for over 100 years, and it remains critical to our company’s success in the future. U. S. Steel is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is our policy to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) according to job qualifications without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, age, genetics, sexual orientation, sex, gender identity, disability status or status as a protected Veteran or any other legally protected group status. (California residents may visit regarding collection of personal information and U. S. Steel's privacy practices.)

To Apply | Procedure for Candidacy

The national search for US Steel’s next CMO is being conducted by Korn Ferry.

For a full-length position description, to apply, learn more or nominate a colleague, please submit all inquiries and application materials in confidence to Melissa Bacon, DO ( View email address on click.appcast.io ) and Li Ern Chen, MD ( View email address on click.appcast.io ).

Applications materials should include a resume/CV and a cover letter. Candidates will be interviewed until the position is filled.