Chief Medical Officer (CMO)

ACPM; Exeter, Northern (NH, KY); Hybrid; USD 350,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

Core Physicians, part of Exeter Health Resources and Beth Israel Lahey Health, seeks a Chief Medical Officer to provide senior physician leadership across the organization while maintaining an active clinical practice.

The CMO will partner with Core Physicians, Exeter Hospital, and system leadership to advance clinical quality, patient safety, and value-based care, driving population health and organizational growth.

Qualifications

• MD or DO with Board Certification and NH medical licensure (or eligibility).
• Minimum of five years of progressive physician leadership experience.
• Leadership experience within a medical group, community hospital, or integrated health system.
• Demonstrated success in physician engagement, quality improvement, operational leadership, and strategic growth.

Responsibilities

• Provide executive leadership for clinical quality, patient safety, patient experience, and physician performance.
• Lead physician recruitment, engagement, retention, and leadership development.
• Drive clinical strategy, practice growth, and service line development across primary and specialty care.
• Partner with executive leadership to advance value-based care, population health, and operational excellence.
• Oversee physician performance, quality improvement, peer review, and clinical governance.
• Collaborate with Beth Israel Lahey Health leadership to align local initiatives with system-wide priorities.
• Champion a culture of accountability, innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Job description

Core Physicians | Exeter Health Resources | Beth Israel Lahey Health

About Core Physicians

Core Physicians is a physician-led, multi-specialty medical group affiliated with Exeter Health Resources and Beth Israel Lahey Health (BILH). With more than 15 practice locations throughout the New Hampshire Seacoast, we provide integrated primary care, specialty care, and ancillary services to the communities we serve.

As part of Beth Israel Lahey Health, our physicians collaborate across one of New England's premier healthcare systems, which includes:

• Academic medical centers and teaching hospitals
• Community and specialty hospitals
• 4,700+ physicians
• 35,000+ employees

Position Summary

Reporting to the President of Core Physicians, the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) serves as the senior physician executive responsible for clinical, operational, and strategic leadership across the organization. The CMO partners with Core Physicians, Exeter Hospital, and Beth Israel Lahey Health leadership to advance clinical quality, physician engagement, patient safety, value-based care, and organizational growth while maintaining an active clinical practice.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide executive leadership for clinical quality, patient safety, patient experience, and physician performance.
• Lead physician recruitment, engagement, retention, and leadership development.
• Drive clinical strategy, practice growth, and service line development across primary and specialty care.
• Partner with executive leadership to advance value-based care, population health, and operational excellence.
• Oversee physician performance, quality improvement, peer review, and clinical governance.
• Collaborate with Beth Israel Lahey Health leadership to align local initiatives with system-wide priorities.
• Champion a culture of accountability, innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Success Measures

• Physician recruitment, engagement, and retention
• Clinical quality, patient safety, and patient experience
• Provider productivity, access, and operational performance
• Growth of primary and specialty care services
• Value-based care and population health outcomes
• Financial stewardship and leadership development

Qualifications

• MD or DO with Board Certification and New Hampshire medical licensure (or eligibility)
• Minimum of five years of progressive physician leadership experience
• Leadership experience within a medical group, community hospital, or integrated health system
• Demonstrated success in physician engagement, quality improvement, operational leadership, and strategic growth

Interested Candidates

Melinda Morton, Senior Executive Recruiter at [e-mail]

Ellen Haggerty, Senior Physician Recruiter at [e-mail]

Beth Israel Lahey Health, including all of its employing entities, are a purpose-driven, values-based organization that unites our workforce of people who provide exceptional health care to everyone we serve. All of the employing entities of Beth Israel Lahey Health maintain policies of equal employment opportunity and non-discrimination in employment. Please see here for more information about our purpose and values (https://bilh.org/about/purpose-values) and here for more information about our Equal Employment Opportunity Policy (https://bilh.org/careers/eeo-policy).