Associate CMO

Summary

Join Virta Health, a company transforming type 2 diabetes and weight-loss care, as a physician executive to lead its growing team of 50+ physicians and nurse practitioners. Reporting to the chief medical officer, you will guide the Virta Medical Group (VMG) towards success, fostering a culture of clinical excellence and operational efficiency. Key responsibilities include developing and mentoring clinical managers, scaling clinician training and onboarding, managing quality assurance, and collaborating on improving care quality. You will also manage clinician recruitment, evaluations, and performance reviews. This leadership role requires at least 10 years of experience managing physicians and nurse practitioners in a dynamic, high-accountability environment, including experience with hiring, firing, and performance management. The ideal candidate will have a strong business acumen and a proven track record of success in a growth-stage organization.

Requirements

• MD or DO degree with at least one active state medical license
• Board Certified in an ABMS specialty, such as endocrinology, internal medicine, emergency medicine, or family practice
• 10+ years in a leadership role, managing physicians and nurse practitioners
• Proven experience in clinical business processes such as hiring, firing, performance management, and quality improvement
• Experience managing clinical and business metrics, including quality, clinical outcomes, and productivity
• Strong communication, collaboration, and team-building skills, and a demonstrated record of working cross-functionally to effect change beyond the medical group
• Comfortable managing a small panel of patients with diabetes, pre-diabetes, and obesity

Responsibilities

• Lead the Virta Medical Group (VMG), guiding a high-performing team of physicians and nurse practitioners while fostering a culture of clinical excellence, operational efficiency, and collaborative support
• Build culture through empathetic leadership and listening and by example as a compassionate, professional clinician, and translating insights into actions that enhance team engagement, trust, and effectiveness
• Develop and coach clinical managers to strengthen their leadership capabilities, drive team performance, and embed a culture of accountability and continuous improvement
• Recruit, develop, and retain high-performing clinical talent to meet the evolving needs of team - owning end-to-end hiring, onboarding, and training processes while continuously raising the bar on clinical excellence
• Implement and manage quality assurance programs, ensuring adherence to best practices and optimizing patient outcomes
• Collaborate with clinical safety leaders to improve care quality at scale, integrating peer-reviewed evidence and clinical metrics
• Manage clinician evaluations, providing feedback, conducting performance reviews, and overseeing hiring, promotion, and termination decisions
• Work cross-functionally with coaching, product, and operations teams to align clinical goals with business objectives
• Represent Virta externally in commercial and academic settings
• Maintain a small patient panel, providing hands-on care for patients with type-II diabetes, pre-diabetes, and obesity
• Present a comprehensive plan for clinician recruitment and team expansion
• Implement quality improvement projects based on current clinical outcomes and existing clinical workflows
• Refine training and onboarding processes for new clinicians
• Implement improvements to the performance management process
• Manage a (small!) panel of patients to stay engaged with direct clinical care

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in a growth-stage organization or similar environment is preferred

Benefits

As a remote-first company, our team is spread across various locations with office hubs in Denver and San Francisco