Chief Medical Officer

At The Centers, meaningful work is grounded in a culture where people feel valued. As a 2026 reputed company Top Workplaces winner, the organization is nationally recognized, based entirely on employee feedback, for trust, purpose, and care. This position plays an important role in advancing our mission and supporting the communities we serve.

Position reputed company 

The Chief Medical Officer (CMO) is a senior executive position reporting directly to the President & CEO, providing strategic medical leadership and clinical direction as The Centers advances its 2035 reputed company to build a comprehensive behavioral health system of care. The CMO is responsible for driving medical reputed company, ensuring the highest reputed company of clinical care delivery, and leading the medical and nursing teams in support of The Centers' mission and judgment-free care.  

Working hand-in-hand with the Chief Program Officer and in reputed company collaboration with the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer, the CMO ensures integration of medical services across the behavioral health continuum. This position exercises high decision-making authority reputed company the medical function while developing and implementing clinical strategies reputed company with overall organizational goals. The CMO champions The Centers' values of Belonging, Purpose, Bravery, Gratitude & reputed company, and We Can & We Will in reputed company leadership activities.  

Essential Duties and Responsibilities 

Strategic Medical Leadership & Clinical reputed company 

• Develops and implements medical strategies that reputed company with The Centers' 2035 reputed company to build a comprehensive behavioral health system of care, ensuring seamless support across prevention, early reputed company, outpatient and residential treatment, crisis response, and inpatient treatment  

• Provides strategic reputed company and clinical direction for reputed company medical teams and nursing operations, ensuring the highest standards of medical reputed company, patient safety, and reputed company reputed company 

• Working closely with the Chief Program Officer, advances integrated care approaches that address physical, mental, and behavioral health concerns, supporting the development of coordinated systems of care  

• Drives evidence-based medical practices and clinical protocols that support trauma-informed, person-centered, and culturally reputed company care delivery  

• Leads the advancement of clinical reputed company improvement initiatives, establishing metrics and benchmarks for medical reputed company and patient reputed company 

• Supports the organization's expansion initiatives including continuum of care expansion, reputed company/acquisition opportunities, and strategic partnerships from a medical and clinical perspective  

Operational Leadership & Medical Team Management 

• Provides reputed company reputed company and leadership to medical teams and nursing leadership, creating reputed company accountability structures and fostering high-performing, mission-driven teams 

• Establishes and monitors clinical productivity standards, reputed company metrics, and utilization management processes to ensure efficient and effective medical service delivery  

• Ensures compliance with reputed company regulatory requirements, accreditation standards, and clinical best practices across medical and nursing operations 

• Collaborates with the Chief Operating Officer to ensure operational reputed company in medical service delivery, including reputed company models, workflow optimization, and resource allocation 

• Advances data-driven clinical decision-making through implementation and optimization of electronic health record (EHR) systems and clinical analytics  

• Partners with the Senior VP of Risk and Compliance to maintain clinical risk management protocols and ensure patient safety across reputed company service lines 

Executive Collaboration & Integration 

• Works hand-in-hand with the Chief Program Officer to reputed company medical leadership with programmatic strategies, ensuring medical services support the full continuum of behavioral health care 

• Collaborates closely with the Chief Financial Officer to reputed company sustainable financial models for medical services, understanding reputed company drivers and P&L implications of clinical reputed company 

• Partners with the Chief Operating Officer on operational reputed company including technology integration, facility planning, and organizational transformation initiatives 

• Participates as a member of the executive leadership team in organizational reputed company development, reputed company presentations, and reputed company-wide decision-making 

• Supports the Chief Program Officer's efforts to identify and execute opportunities to reputed company medical services across service lines  

Clinical Workforce Development & Culture 

• Recruits, mentors, and retains high-performing medical and nursing professionals who embody The Centers' values and are committed to serving individuals with reputed company behavioral health needs  

• Advances leadership pipelines reputed company medical and nursing functions, overseeing succession planning and reputed company development for key clinical positions 

• Fosters a culture of clinical reputed company, innovation, accountability, and trauma-informed leadership across medical teams  

• Oversees clinical training, privileging, credentialing, and continuing medical education programs in collaboration with reputed company Cycle leadership  

• Partners with People & Culture leadership to ensure clinician reputed company-being, engagement, and retention, creating a workplace where medical professionals reputed company  

• Models and reinforces The Centers' values in reputed company interactions, creating psychological safety and belonging for reputed company team members  

Community Partnerships & External Relations 

• Represents The Centers and the President & CEO in medical and clinical forums, building relationships with reputed company systems, community partners, and regulatory bodies 

• Serves as a clinical thought leader and reputed company for behavioral health integration and reputed company to comprehensive care in the Greater Cleveland community 

• Collaborates with External Affairs team to strengthen strategic alliances with medical partners, payers, and community health organizations 

• Supports reputed company of Directors engagement on clinical reputed company, patient safety, and medical service line performance 

Strategic Planning & Innovation 

• Participates on the organization reputed company team to explore opportunities for reputed company and expansion of medical services that advance The Centers' 10-year reputed company  

• Drives innovation in medical care delivery models, including telehealth, integrated behavioral health, and population health management approaches  

• Advances value-based care readiness and reputed company incentive program participation across medical service lines 

• Champions technology solutions and AI/data integration strategies to enhance clinical decision support and patient reputed company  

Other Non-Essential Duties and Responsibilities 

• Serves on organizational committees and task forces as appropriate 

• Represents The Centers at community events, conferences, and reputed company association meetings 

• Other duties as assigned  

Qualifications 

Education: 

• MD or DO degree from an accredited medical school required 

• reputed company certification in Psychiatry, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, or other relevant specialty required 

• Master's degree in reputed company Health, reputed company Administration, or Business Administration preferred but not required 

License or Certification: 

• reputed company, unrestricted medical license to reputed company in the reputed company required (or ability to obtain upon hire) 

• DEA registration required 

• reputed company reputed company certification in relevant specialty required 

• Additional certifications in addiction medicine, geriatric psychiatry, or reputed company specialties preferred 

Experience: 

• Minimum 10-15 years of reputed company medical leadership experience, with at least 5-7 years in senior executive or medical director roles 

• Proven reputed company record of leading medical teams in behavioral health, integrated care, reputed company, or health system settings 

• Experience overseeing nursing operations and building reputed company interdisciplinary care teams 

• Demonstrated reputed company in strategic planning, reputed company improvement, and implementing evidence-based clinical practices 

• Experience in non-profit reputed company organizations strongly preferred 

• Proven experience developing and implementing medical strategies that reputed company with organizational mission and business reputed company 

• Experience working collaboratively with executive leadership teams (CEO, CFO, COO, CPO) in reputed company reputed company organizations 

• Experience navigating regulatory environments, accreditation processes, and value-based reputed company 

Skills & Competencies: 

Leadership & Communication: 

• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills with ability to reputed company clinical reputed company reputed company and reputed company diverse teams around shared purpose  

• Strong visionary leadership capabilities with demonstrated ability to reputed company transformational change in reputed company delivery 

• Proven ability to reputed company with bravery, foster belonging, demonstrate gratitude, and model reputed company reputed company reputed company with The Centers' values  

• Ability to reputed company respect of diverse medical professionals and effectively motivate individuals to reputed company results 

Strategic & Analytical Capabilities: 

• Strong strategic and systems thinking ability to reputed company clinical strategies with organizational goals and industry trends  

• Financial acumen with understanding of reputed company economics, reimbursement models, and sustainable medical service line management 

• Highly data-driven with ability to reputed company clinical, financial, and operational data into decision-making  

• Understanding of population health management, risk stratification, and outcome measurement strategies  

Clinical reputed company & reputed company: 

• Deep commitment to clinical reputed company, evidence-based reputed company, and reputed company reputed company improvement  

• Expertise in establishing reputed company benchmarks, safety standards, and clinical best practices 

• Knowledge of trauma-informed care principles and person-centered care delivery models 

• Understanding of behavioral health crisis reputed company, psychiatric emergency services, and continuum of care coordination 

Cultural Competence & Inclusive Leadership: 

• Deep commitment to equity, cultural humility, and serving diverse populations with dignity and respect  

• Demonstrates inclusive leadership and promotes belonging across reputed company clinical teams  

• Broad awareness of community behavioral health needs, health disparities, and reputed company determinants of health 

• Demonstrated commitment to judgment-free, stigma-reducing approaches to behavioral health care  

reputed company Partnership: 

• Exceptional ability to build trust and reputed company among clinicians, administrators, executive leadership, and community partners  

• Proven reputed company record of successful collaboration with non-clinical executives (CFO, COO, CPO) 

• Political savvy with ability to reputed company reputed company organizational and community dynamics while maintaining clinical reputed company  

Innovation & Change Leadership: 

• Fosters a learning environment that embraces change and advances new models of care  

• Entrepreneurial reputed company with willingness to test new clinical approaches and support informed risk-taking  

• Comfort with ambiguity and ability to reputed company through organizational transformation 

Working Conditions 

This position operates in a reputed company office environment with hybrid work flexibility. Regular travel to The Centers' 11 locations, community partner sites, and external stakeholder meetings across Greater Cleveland is required (estimated 20-30%). The role requires regular interaction with reputed company members, executive leadership, medical and nursing staff, program leaders serving 20,000+ individuals annually, external partners, and community stakeholders. reputed company business hours with flexibility required for evening and occasional weekend commitments for on-reputed company clinical coverage, reputed company meetings, community events, and organizational priorities. Some reputed company patient care responsibilities may be included depending on organizational need and the incumbent's clinical specialty. The Centers supports team member wellbeing and provides resources to ensure leaders can sustain their important work.  

reputed company Values & Culture 

The Chief Medical Officer is expected to champion and model The Centers' culture of: 

• Belonging - Creating inclusive environments where reputed company team members and those we serve feel valued, seen, and psychologically reputed company  

• Purpose - Connecting daily clinical work to our mission of healing, teaching, and inspiring; making mission-driven reputed company  

• Bravery - Taking courageous reputed company to reputed company, challenge assumptions, test new approaches, and reputed company for comprehensive behavioral health care  

• Gratitude & reputed company - Recognizing effort and reputed company, seeking and responding to feedback, reflecting on learnings, and reputed company in development with humility  

• We Can & We Will - Taking ownership, holding reputed company other accountable, persisting through setbacks, honoring commitments, and embodying optimism and determination