CHIEF HEALTH OFFICER

Job Locations

US-Remote US-IN-Indianapolis

Type

Full-Time

Overview

Chief Health Officer

Marathon Health is one of the nation's leading providers of employer-based health services. We partner with employers throughout the United States to provide a different kind of primary care, focused on total population health management and health risk reduction.

Our approach is more convenient for our patients, and better at driving real behavior change, which results in improved health outcomes and increased financial savings.

Marathon Health delivers its advanced primary care, mental health, occupational health, musculoskeletal and pharmacy services across 680+ near-site, onsite and network health centers, augmented by 50-state access to virtual care.

It is a fast-growing national organization with over 1,400 employees. We are a current, five-time recipient of the Best Places to Work in Healthcare by Modern Healthcare.

Directly reporting to the CEO, the Chief Health Officer will lead the organization's Enterprise Medical Teams including primary care, behavioral health, physical therapy, health coaching, occupational health services, and patient safety & quality assurance.

The ideal candidate will be based in our downtown Indianapolis office. The CHO has a core focus in developing and expanding on our philosophy of care, engaging our clinical teams in shared core values, advancing our clinical service & product offerings, and leading clinical quality.

They will serve as a member of the Executive Leadership Team.

Responsibilities

Champion our population health management care model

Marathon Health practices one of the most advanced primary care models in the country, pairing population health management with compassionate, patient-oriented care.

The CHO will lead the advancement of this model and further our achievement of the Quadruple Aim, by : empowering world class teams, creating amazing member experiences, improving health outcomes, and lowering costs of healthcare.

• Offer deep expertise in evidence-based population health management.
• Be a visionary for our value-based care model.
• Lead and build trust among physicians, advanced practice providers, and other clinical staff.
• Evangelize our care model with internal and external stakeholders.
• Collaborate with internal experts in improving processes, systems and policies that improve patient care.
• Manage the quality and scope of care across our national health centers and virtual care offering.
• Oversee the strategic direction of patient safety & quality assurance programs and policies designed to prevent patient harm.

Develop our culture and our clinical talent

Marathon Health follows the Ambassador Code that promotes our company values and our way of being. We believe that these values are critical for each of us to excel in our jobs and for us to thrive as a company.

• Attract, retain, develop and inspire clinical staff across 680+ health centers that is aligned with our code and values.
• Lead a team of 8-10 direct reports to provide centralized medical leadership, including primary care, physical therapy, behavioral health, health coaching, occupational medicine, and quality / safety.
• Build a high-performing high-morale organization, including ideal profile development, team design, role clarity, performance management, and reward strategies.
• Ability to manage and grow a cohesive team of individuals to rapidly achieve company goals.
• Help design and deliver a culture worthy of a best place to work designation and validation of Marathon Health as an employer of choice.

Advance our strategy and continuously innovate

Marathon Health prides itself on being at the forefront of the shift to value in healthcare. To do so, we are continually implementing new technology, payment models, and care practices that help our clinicians pursue and achieve the quadruple aim.

• Help shape long-range planning and the development of scalable organizational goals, strategic plans, and objectives, including the development of new clinical services.
• Lead discrete strategic initiatives that are prioritized on our roadmap.
• Act as a subject matter expert for growth, strategy, and product efforts.
• Be a strong clinical thought leader to help position Marathon as a national leader in innovative advanced primary care with clients, prospects and strategic partners.

Qualifications

• Must be a licensed primary care Physician : MD or DO required.
• Current and unrestricted licensure nationally and current Board Certification with preference for Family Medicine or Internal Medicine.
• Master's degree in Business Administration, Healthcare Administration, Public Health or related field preferred.
• Experience as a CHO, CMO or equivalent role in a national, multi-site clinical service organization required.
• Demonstrated expertise in evidenced-based population health management and value-based care.
• 10+ years of clinical practice in primary care.
• 10+ years of experience in healthcare leadership including direct management of collaborative care teams including physicians, advanced practice providers, behavioral health specialists, physical therapists, and other clinical professionals.
• Exceptional communication skills with both clinical and non-clinical audiences, decisive prioritization, and ability to formulate and maintain challenging decision, i.e. say no.
• Have a strong growth mindset, and customer service orientation.
• Mission-driven; highly collaborative, high IQ / EQ mix.
• Proven track record of leading successful change management specific to clinical professionals.
• Familiar with comparative payment and reimbursement models and able to develop creative financial methodologies that align incentives and drive improvement.
• Ability to thrive in a high-growth, dynamic environment and the excitement at the challenge of building a business with ambitious goals
• Demonstrated experience developing scalable, evidence-based clinical processes, care management protocols, health transformation efforts, and directly implementing and evaluating them across care delivery contexts
• Significant participation in community and social service initiatives, especially ones serving disadvantaged and underrepresented populations.

Marathon Health promotes a culture of health and wellness in everything we do. It is for this reason we seek to hire individuals who embrace wellness and model healthy behaviors in their own lives.

We are proud to be a drug and tobacco free company. We value the richness diversity brings to our workforce and are committed to being an equal opportunity employer and provider (EOE).

We are proud to be a drug and tobacco free company and the selected candidate must pass a criminal background check.

Chief Medical Officer

Created Date

2 / 27 / 2024