Chief Medical Officer and Executive Director, Heart & Vascular Care Line

Overview

As a patient-focused organization, University of Utah Health exists to enhance the health and well-being of people through patient care, research and education. Success in this mission requires a culture of collaboration, excellence, leadership, and respect. University of Utah Health seeks staff that are committed to the values of compassion, collaboration, innovation, responsibility, integrity, quality and trust that are integral to our mission. EO/AA

The CMO and Executive Director, Heart and Vascular Care Line (MD), is the senior physician executive responsible for advancing and integrating cardiovascular care delivery across University of Utah Health and partner organizations. This role ensures alignment between care line strategy and physician practice, clinical standards, and academic priorities, and champions high-quality, evidence-based, patient-centered cardiovascular care across the inpatient, outpatient, procedural, perioperative, and rehabilitative continuum. This leader provides physician vision and oversight across the full scope of cardiovascular services, including:· Cardiology (general, interventional, heart failure, electrophysiology, structural heart, preventive cardiology, advanced imaging)· Cardiac Surgery (cardiac, non-oncologic thoracic, aortic, valve, mechanical circulatory support)· Vascular Surgery (open and endovascular, aortic, peripheral arterial and venous, cerebrovascular)· Cardiovascular support services (cardiac catheterization and EP labs, CVICU, cardiovascular acute care, cardiac rehabilitation, advanced heart failure clinics, anticoagulation services)As a partner on the three-person Care Line Executive Leadership Team (ELT)—with the Chief Administrative Officer and Executive Nursing Director—this leader serves as the clinical and strategic physician executive coordinating cardiovascular services across inpatient, outpatient, perioperative, procedural, and rehabilitative settings. The role provides physician leadership for care model design and clinical integration, supports high-value care delivery, and drives sustainable growth and clinical excellence across the cardiovascular enterprise. The role reports to the Care Line Clinical Board (with functional reporting to the System Associate Chief Clinical Officer) and co-leads the Care Line Executive Operations Committee (CLEOC) to achieve care line goals and outcomes.

Corporate Overview: The University of Utah is a Level 1 Trauma Center and is nationally ranked and recognized for our academic research, quality standards and overall patient experience. Our five hospitals and eleven clinics provide excellence in our comprehensive services, medical advancement, and overall patient outcomes.

Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership and Growth

• Lead Care Line strategic growth planning and monitor execution across University of Utah Health and partner organizations.
• Serve as the physician executive lead for Care Line strategy and business development in partnership with the administrative and nursing executive leaders.
• Coordinate strategic planning with cardiovascular division chiefs, department chairs, practice management, and external partners to align clinical, academic, and operational priorities.
• Identify and advance growth opportunities (regional access expansion, new programs, technology adoption, and population health/prevention initiatives).
• Guide the design and operationalization of cardiovascular sublines and scalable care models, aligning capacity, workforce, and capital with strategic priorities across inpatient, ambulatory, procedural, virtual, and post-acute settings.

Strategic-Operational Integration

• Provide senior physician leadership for evidence-based, person-centered clinical integration and care coordination across the full cardiovascular continuum.
• Align physician practice patterns, care models, education, and research with Care Line strategy, operational capabilities, and patient-centered design.
• Optimize patient access and flow across clinics, procedural areas, and inpatient units (wait times, referrals/leakage, capacity, transfers, and regional coordination).
• Champion evidence-based, standardized clinical pathways and protocols across the network, aligned with national standards.

Quality, Safety and Performance Improvement

• Partner with nursing, quality, and operational leaders to embed high reliability, safety, continuous improvement, transparency, and continuous learning across cardiovascular services.
• Lead performance improvement using outcomes, safety, and experience metrics (e.g., mortality/complications, readmissions/LOS, timeliness, procedural outcomes, CAHPS/PROMs/NPS).
• Embed consistency in program design, access strategies, and care delivery, and e