Vice President, Clinical Strategy and Innovation Officer

At NorthBay Health, the Chief Clinical Strategy & Innovation Officer (CCSIO) is a physician executive responsible for uniting clinical leadership, enterprise strategy, and innovation to transform healthcare delivery across the continuum of care (ambulatory, post-acute, acute and at home). This role ensures that all innovation — from care model redesign to the responsible integration and expansion of technology and digital tools — is clinically led, evidence-based, compliant with regulatory requirements, and operationally executable. 

Beyond simply deploying digital tools, the CCSIO leads NorthBay to expand and reimagining how technology, AI, and data-driven platforms are applied to care — improving workflows, advancing quality, and elevating the patient experience. The role builds on existing infrastructure and collaborates closely with the CIO to evolve digital strategy into clinically guided patient-centered innovation that strengthens local care delivery with cutting-edge solutions. Also, the role would be responsible for vetting new technologies and innovations for pilot and potential integration and roll out in NorthBay systems. 

Position Purpose

The CCSIO leads and aligns clinical strategy, technology-enabled innovation, digital transformation, and system-wide change across primary, specialty, acute, virtual, and home-based care. Through physician-led leadership and healthcare business expertise, the CCSIO accelerates NorthBay’s ability to deliver accessible, equitable, high-quality care while strengthening financial sustainability, regulatory compliance, and operational performance. 

Key Responsibilities:

Clinical Strategy & Care Transformation 

• Design and scale evidence-based care models across primary, specialty, acute, and post-acute settings to improve outcomes and reduce unnecessary utilization. 
• Lead the redesign of care pathways to optimize throughput, improve length of stay, and strengthen care transitions. 
• Expand innovative cardiac and specialty, surgical, ambulatory and maternal and women’s health models, including remote monitoring and coordinated care for high-risk populations. 

Technology & Digital Innovation Leadership 

• Establish and lead the NorthBay Innovation Center, a physician-led hub for identifying, piloting, and scaling transformative technologies and care models. 
• Expand and evolve existing digital tools and emerging technologies — including AI, predictive analytics, automation, and data platforms — to improve workflows, enhance clinical decision-making, and elevate patient care. 
• Vet new technologies and strategies for clinical efficacy, operational readiness, compliance, and strategic alignment. 
• Partner with clinical, operational, and IT leaders to ensure technology is not only deployed effectively but continuously innovated to meet evolving care needs. 
• Build enterprise governance frameworks that guide the ethical, compliant, and clinically aligned adoption and expansion of technology and digital innovation. 

Partnerships & Collaboration 

• Forge strategic partnerships with technology vendors, startups, and academic institutions to drive innovation and co-development opportunities. 
• Serve as a governance leader in enterprise and statewide committees (e.g., IT/AI subcommittees), ensuring alignment between clinical priorities, compliance, and business risk. 
• Collaborate with C-Suite leaders — including the CMO, CIO, COO, CFO, and CSO — to align innovation with financial, operational, and community health goals. 

Compliance, Governance & Stewardship 

• Oversee policy and compliance alignment for all strategic initiatives, including capital allocation, data governance, and approval authority. 
• Ensure all programs meet legal, regulatory, and ethical standards while maintaining transparency and accountability in decision-making. 
• Partner with Legal and Compliance to monitor regulatory developments and proactively address risk. 

Perform other duties as assigned by the CEO or Board Chair.

1. Education: Physician healthcare MBA (or equivalent).

2. Licensure/ Certification: Medical degree (MD or DO) required; MBA or other advanced business degree preferred, combining deep clinical expertise with strategic, operational, and business leadership insight. 

3. Experience: Ten (10+) years of progressive clinical and leadership experience in complex healthcare organizations.

4. Skills: Proven success designing and scaling programs in telehealth, virtual care