Chief Medical Officer

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Hackensack Meridian Health's Ocean University Medical Center is seeking a Vice President, Chief Medical Officer to serve as the site's senior physician executive. Ocean University Medical Center is ranked High Performing by U.S. News & World Report in stroke, colon cancer surgery, knee replacement, and blood cancers. It has also earned six-time Magnet® recognition for nursing excellence and an 'A' Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade. This is an opportunity to lead physician engagement and clinical quality at a 357-bed advanced care hospital within New Jersey's largest, most comprehensive health network - 18 hospitals and growing.

The Role Reporting directly to the Site President/Chief Hospital Executive, with a dotted-line relationship to the EVP, Chief Quality Officer, the VP, CMO holds accountability for clinical leadership, quality improvement, patient safety, and medical staff engagement. This is a broad and highly visible leadership role. It spans clinical strategy and service-line development, the medical staff office and physician governance, quality and patient safety programs, regulatory and accreditation compliance (CMS, Joint Commission, Leapfrog, NJ Department of Health), physician recruitment and engagement, GME/residency program partnership, and financial and operational collaboration with hospital leadership. The CMO also contributes to network-wide initiatives, working across HMH's sites to advance standardization and integration of care.

What We're Looking For The ideal candidate is a seasoned physician executive with an MD or DO from an accredited institution, board certification in a medical specialty, and an active or eligible New Jersey medical license. Candidates should bring a minimum of 7 years of clinical experience, along with at least 5+ years in a physician leadership role spanning both employed and community physician settings. An advanced degree (MHA, MBA, or MPH) is preferred. The role calls for a hands-on, collaborative leader who is comfortable operating at the C-suite level while remaining closely connected to medical staff and frontline clinical teams.

To Apply To apply or learn more, contact the DSG Global search team at [email protected] .

Compensation Minimum rate of $492,128.00 annually.