Chief Executive Officer (Tallahassee)

Job ID: 59934Location: Tallahassee, Florida, United StatesPosted: 2026-08-11Company: Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare IncOn behalf of the Boards of Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare (TMH) and Florida State University (FSU), we invite nominations and applications for the position of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of TMH. This is a unique opportunity to lead one of the Southeast's most respected regional health systems while helping shape the future of FSU Health's expanding academic health enterprise. The next CEO will guide a highly successful organization through a transformative period as TMH and FSU advance a distinctive model that integrates healthcare delivery, education, research, innovation, and community impact. Founded in 1948, TMH is a leading private, not-for-profit healthcare system serving a 22-county region across North Florida, South Georgia, and Southeastern Alabama. The organization includes a 772-bed acute care hospital, more than 5,000 colleagues, approximately 1,100 medical staff members, five Graduate Medical Education programs, a behavioral health hospital, multiple specialty centers, and approximately 50 affiliated physician practices. Nationally recognized for clinical excellence, TMH serves as both the region's healthcare safety net and its destination for specialized and complex care. The CEO will lead TMH's continued growth while playing a central role in advancing the evolution of FSU Health. Working closely with the TMH Board, FSU leadership, physicians, faculty, researchers, and community stakeholders, the successful candidate will help expand clinical services, strengthen physician alignment, grow graduate medical education, accelerate research and innovation, enhance organizational culture, and improve access to care throughout the Florida Panhandle and surrounding region. This leader will help align clinical care, academic excellence, and research advancement while preserving TMH's longstanding culture of service, accountability, and community commitment. The ideal candidate will be a visionary and transformational healthcare executive with demonstrated success leading complex health systems. Candidates should bring exceptional operational and financial leadership, experience building strong physician and stakeholder relationships, and the ability to drive strategic growth and organizational change. Equally important is the ability to inspire confidence, foster collaboration, and unite diverse constituencies around a shared vision for the future. This is a once-in-a-career opportunity to shape the future of healthcare in North Florida and beyond. As FSU continues to expand its impact as a leading public research university, TMH and FSU are uniquely positioned to create one of the nation's premier community-based academic health systems. The next CEO will have the opportunity to make a lasting impact on patients, learners, caregivers, and communities while advancing a vision with regional and national significance.