Chief Medical Officer and Executive Director, Solid Organ Transplant 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, Solid Organ Transplant Care Line (MD), is the senior physician executive responsible for advancing and integrating solid organ transplant 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 solid organ transplant care across the inpatient, outpatient, procedural, perioperative, and rehabilitative continuum. This leader provides physician vision and oversight across the full scope of solid organ transplant services, including:· Kidney Transplantation (deceased donor, living donor, paired kidney exchange, ABO-incompatible, highly sensitized recipients, pediatric kidney transplant).· Liver Transplantation (deceased donor, living donor, split liver, hepatocellular carcinoma, acute liver failure, cirrhosis, pediatric liver transplant).· Heart Transplantation (adult and pediatric heart transplant, mechanical circulatory support bridge-to-transplant, heart-kidney transplant.· Lung Transplantation (single lung, bilateral lung, heart-lung, pulmonary fibrosis, COPD, cystic fibrosis).· Pancreas and Islet Cell Transplantation (pancreas-kidney, pancreas-after-kidney, pancreas alone, islet cell transplantation).· Small Bowel Transplantation (intestinal failure, short gut syndrome).· Living Donor Programs (living kidney donor, living liver donor, donor evaluation, donor advocacy, long-term donor follow-up).· Transplant Support Services (pre-transplant evaluation clinics, transplant immunology and HLA laboratory, transplant infectious disease, transplant pharmacy, transplant social work, transplant financial counseling, post-transplant clinics, long-term surveillance programs, transplant ICU, transplant inpatient units).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 solid organ transplant 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 solid organ transplant 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 transplant 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 solid organ transplant 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 solid organ transplant 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, ref