Chief Medical Officer - Hennepin Healthcare (Minneapolis, MN)
Hennepin HealthcareMinneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Posted April 15, 2026
Full Time
About the Company
Hennepin Healthcare is an integrated system of care that includes HCMC, a nationally recognized Level I Adult Trauma Center and Level I Pediatric Trauma Center and acute care hospital, as well as a clinic system with primary care clinics located in Minneapolis and across Hennepin County.
Job Description
The Chief Medical Officer (CMO) is the senior physician executive of Hennepin Healthcare System medical leadership team. The CMO is responsible for the HHS executive-level physician leaders and oversees clinical quality and related clinical operations. The CMO leads the overall clinical vision for the organization and provides medical oversight, expertise, and leadership to ensure the delivery of safe, affordable quality healthcare services across HHS.
Requirements
- MD or DO degree from an accredited college of medicine
- Accredited residency training and ABMS board certification in the chosen field of specialty
- Active license to practice medicine in the state of Minnesota or ability to obtain a Minnesota medical license
- Master's degree in Business, Healthcare Administration, or a related field (highly preferred)
- Academic standing, overseeing medical education and research (ideal)
- Minimum 10 years of progressively greater experience in clinical settings
- 3-5 years of clinical management or physician leadership capacity in an academic practice, academic medical center, hospital, and/or integrated healthcare delivery system
- Demonstrated ability to effectively operationalize a strategic vision and implement both short- and long-term plans to effectively manage transformation within an evolving health system
- Demonstrated ability to lead and implement quality improvement initiatives and medical staff quality initiatives
- Demonstrated leadership capacity to assume direct accountability for patient safety in a complex, integrated delivery network, and the ability to lead and motivate people to achieve agreed-upon results
- Ability to envision, create, and execute new models and methodologies for clinical redesign/transformation
- Recognized as a highly credible leader and diplomat with experience cultivating trusting relationships among staff, colleagues, and executive leadership members
Benefits
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Life, Short and Long-term Term Disability Insurance
- Retirement Funds
- Paid Time Off
- Tuition reimbursement
