Vice President, Clinical Enterprise Medical Affairs

Vice President Clinical Enterprise Medical Affairs

Location: Springfield IL

About the Opportunity

Lead enterprise-wide transformation of medical affairs and provider governance partnering directly with executive clinical leadership to shape a high-performing unified provider platform across Memorial Health. This is a rare opportunity to drive system-level impact while elevating quality strengthening provider engagement and standardizing clinical excellence across both employed and affiliated clinicians.

The Vice President of Clinical Enterprise Medical Affairs will provide enterprise leadership and strategic direction for medical affairs operations provider governance and system-wide provider management for both employed and nonemployed clinicians within Memorial Health. The VP ensures alignment between clinical governance provider operations quality and safety and organizational strategy by overseeing the Medical Affairs Office (MAO) credentialing provider contracting onboarding peer review frameworks and provider engagement programs.

This role partners closely with the Chief Clinical Officer (CCO) Chief Medical Officers (CMOs) Clinic Operations and provider advisory councils to develop and operationalize enterprise standards that strengthen clinical performance reduce variation and support a unified provider platform across the system.

Education:

• Masters degree in healthcare administration Business Administration Public Health or related field OR advanced medical degree (MD DO).

Licensure/Certification/Registry:

• Lean Six Sigma (LSS) or equivalent process improvement certification strongly preferred.

Experience:

• Minimum of ten (10) years progressive leadership experience in clinical operations and physician/provider partnership.
• Minimum of three (3) years experience in provider engagement development recruitment contracting or credentialing.
• Demonstrated ability to lead complex governance processes audits and provider relations.

Other Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Strong communication and relationshipbuilding skills.
• Proven ability to work collaboratively across matrixed clinical and operational structures.
• Expertise in regulatory oversight quality governance and provider practice infrastructure. Proven ability to lead through complexity ambiguity and change while maintaining trust transparency and accountability.
• Strong personal and professional commitment to Memorial Health Systems mission vision values and culture.

Medical Affairs Office (MAO) Governance & Operations (Scope: All Providers Employed and NonEmployed)

1. Provides enterprise leadership for all nonclinical provider components and Medical Affairs operational functions.
2. Oversees governance of provider contracts payments compensation evaluations timemanagement structures including call contracts and Medical Director Agreements.
3. Establishes aspirational goals for the medical staff and leads enterprise medical staff communications.
4. Partners with Quality Informatics and Operations to create and enforce standards of practice for all providers across Memorial Health.
5. Provides executive oversight for credentialing and the Credentialing Verification Organization (CVO).
6. Leads enterprise provider leadership development programs including onboarding and orientation for all provider types.
7. Supports and engages with Physician and Advanced Practice Provider Advisory Councils.

Medical Group Provider Practice Leadership (Scope: Employed Providers)

1. Provides executive oversight for clinical provider components within the employed Medical Group.
2. Oversees compensation models RVU performance management systems incentives and contracts for primary care specialty and urgent care providers.
3. Sets enterprise frameworks for peer review processes including escalation pathways.
4. Leads development of clinical standards policies role definitions and scopeofpractice structures.
5. Oversees leadership development and wellness strategies for employed providers.
6. Ensures appropriate APP scopeofpractice governance.
7. Leads partner physician relationship management and collaborates with system leadership to address concerns.
8. Provides governance support through the Clinical Enterprise Strategy Committee (CESC).

Embodies the Memorial Health System Values of Safety Integrity Quality and Stewardship that support our mission and vision:

• SAFETY: I put safety first. I speak up without fear on matters of patient and colleague safety. I take action to create an environment of zero harm.
• INTEGRITY: I respect others and show compassion. I behave honestly and ethically. I am accountable for our attitude actions and health.

• QUALITY: I advance my knowledge and skills. I seek continuous improvement. I deliver evidence-based care that leads to excellence in outcomes.

• STEWARDSHIP: I use resources wisely and maintain financial stability. I work to coordinate care and services across the health system. I promote healthier communities.

Maintains professional affiliations as appropriate. Enhances professional growth and development through participation in education programs current literature in-service meetings/seminars and workshops.

Performs other related work as required or requested.