Chief Medical Officer

The vision of Colorado Access is to have healthy communities transformed by the care that people want at a cost we can all afford. Our mission is to partner with communities and empower people through access to quality, affordable care.


Why should you consider a career with Colorado Access?
We are a Colorado-based company, working to improve the health of our state. We care for individuals, families, and children who receive health care under Child Health Plan Plus (CHP+) and Health First Colorado (Colorado's Medicaid Program). Our focus is driving improvements in quality, member experience, outcomes, and cost. We are a mission-driven organization whose foundation is built by our vision, supported by our values and pillared by diversity, equity and inclusion.
1. Find work/life balance: We offer PTO, floating holidays, nine company paid holidays, a hybrid work environment, an Employee Assistance Program and a 401K.
2. Be a part of something bigger and make an impact: We serve the underserved and most vulnerable populations in our community through access to quality and affordable health care. No matter what you do for Colorado Access, you are impacting our community and making a difference.
3. Sharpen your skills, learn, and grow: We support your continued development through tuition reimbursement, leadership training, promotion opportunities, performance evaluations, employee recognition, and a language pay stipend.

What you will do:
We are looking for a CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER who can help shape our vision and support our mission. Here is what the position will look like.

Executive Responsibilities:

• In partnership with the CEO and peers, creates, modifies, and implements organization’s vision, mission and strategy. Leads company’s short-term and long-term strategy for financial stability, operational excellence, health transformation and company culture. Communicates, on behalf of the company, with stakeholders, government entities, the public, and employees.
• Develops business plans and manages resources in alignment with CEO, Board of Directors, and peers to ensure the company reaches its targets and operates efficiently and effectively.
• Builds high performing teams with vision, leadership, goals and metrics. Serves as a role model for team members; takes action and inspires team members to embrace and implement culture initiatives. Demonstrates a strong work ethic in action and words. Provides awareness to Directors, department leaders and staff how their work impacts other departments, programs and the enterprise. Leads with integrity and ethics and holds self and team members accountable for achieving outstanding results and demonstrating core values.
• Responsible for all management functions including: hiring, training, planning and directing work, coaching and staff development, managing and evaluating performance, recognizing and rewarding employees, corrective action procedures and practices, addressing complaints and resolving problems. Responsible for approval and management of department budgets and participates in the development of overall company-wide budget.
• Works closely with Executives and Directors across the organization to make strategic and operational decisions that advance company strategies and goals and collaborates to deliver on company-wide deliverables/requirements.
• Oversees/leads corporate level projects and continuous improvement initiatives across multiple areas in the organization and/or cross-functional teams.
• Represents organizational strategy in public forums and with key stakeholders to strengthen and build relationships. Consistent with organizational direction, works to shape policy and potential partnerships to advance strategic priorities.
• Oversees the development and implementation of multiple department policies and procedures to ensure compliance with federal, state, local and company policies, rules and regulations, and best business practices.

Job Specific Responsibilities:

• Provides strategic leadership to build clinical models (e.g. virtual care, disease management tools, home care) which are aligned with members and community needs; develops and implements external and internal strategies to achieve improved health outcomes and clinical performance and increases benefits to members.
• Leads the use of clinical and claims data analytics to identify opportunities for improving outcomes, reducing costs, and enhancing member experience.
• Partner with COA leadership teams to foster innovative strategies, develop key clinical performance targets and evaluation models which are based on emerging trends in health care.
• Applies the understanding of the broader payer landscape and business models, including the competitive landscape to drive value, to strategic leadership.
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