Chief Medical Officer

Sutter West Bay Medical Group (SWBMG) is seeking a Chief Medical Officer (CMO) to join their Executive Team. This highly visible leadership role involves a dyad partnership with the Ambulatory Chief Executive Officer, focusing on clinical performance, physician engagement, access, quality, and overall ambulatory care delivery outcomes. The CMO will shape organizational strategy and lead initiatives to improve care delivery and patient experience across SWBMG practices in San Francisco, Marin County, and the broader Bay Area.

Practice Info

• This position is based in San Francisco, with leadership responsibility extending across SWBMG practices in San Francisco, Marin County, and regional and outreach locations throughout the San Francisco Bay Area.
• SWBMG is a fast-growing, premier, physician led, multispecialty medical group with nearly 500 physicians and advanced practice clinicians.
• SWBMG delivers integrated, patient centered care across primary through quaternary care, grounded in clinical excellence, collaboration, and innovation.

Responsibilities

• Serve in a dyad partnership with the Ambulatory CEO to lead and integrate clinical and operational strategy across SWBMG.
• Lead strategic and operational initiatives to advance clinical quality, patient safety, access, and patient experience.
• Represent the physician's voice in executive decision making, governance forums, and ambulatory operations oversight.
• Oversee physician recruitment, onboarding, development, and performance management in partnership with Service Line Chairs and executive leaders.
• Champion physician engagement, wellbeing, and leadership development.
• Partner with administrative and financial leaders to ensure effective resource stewardship, utilization management, clinical efficiency, and value-based care performance.
• Serve as a primary liaison with Sutter Pacific Medical Foundation (SPMF) and Sutter Health leaders for quality, compliance, and system integration efforts.
• Represent SWBMG in community, regulatory, and system level forums as directed by the CEO or Board.

Compensation

• $400,000 - $650,000 /Yr.

Requirements

• M.D. or D.O.; board certified in an appropriate specialty.
• Minimum of 10 years of clinical experience with progressive leadership responsibility.
• Significant experience in physician group administration, clinical operations, quality improvement, and value-based care.
• Demonstrated effectiveness working within a large health system and matrixed organizational structure.
• Eligible for and maintains an active California medical license.
• Advanced leadership or management training (MBA, MHA, MMM, or equivalent) preferred.