CMO and CMIO Jobs

Interested in a Chief Medical Officer (CMO) or a Chief Medical Information Officer (CMIO) job? Because both CMO and CMIO job titles include the words Chief, Medical and Officer, you're likely to see CMO jobs alongside CMIO jobs if you're searching for CMIO positions. Of course, you can also simply type "CMIO" into a job search engine (but then you may find some Cost Management Implementation Office (CMIO) jobs too).

You may also want to look for Director of Health Information jobs if you don't have formal CMIO experience.

Organizations currently hiring CMIOs include:

Deaconess Health System
Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS)
Community Health Systems, Inc.  (CHS)
Advocate Health
And many others.

Find those CMIO jobs here on the NonClinicalJobs.com Job Board.

Healthcare Informatics Executive Summit 2012

The Healthcare Informatics Executive Summit is a small, intimate event of 100+ industry-leading CIOs, CMIOs, and federal policy and health IT leaders discussing meaningful use, HITECH, and more. Find out what industry pioneers are doing to meet the requirements for meaningful use and how they are moving forward with health information exchanges and accountable care organizations.

Among the topics to be addressed:

• Strategizing the Use and Analysis of Clinical Data for Meaningful Use
• ACOs: Policy Strategic and IT Issues
• Leveraging CPOE Implementation to Reduce Medical Errors and Improve Patient Safety
• The Journey Towards Evidence-Based Physician Ordering
• Optimizing Revenue Cycle Management
• The Evolution of the CIO - CMIO Relationship and the CMIO Role
• Readmissions and the Medical Home: Re-Visioning Care Management
• Health Information Exchange: Strategies and Sustainability

ZOMM Adds Chief Medical Officer

Dr. Stephen Gawey, M.D. Enhances ZOMM’s Position in 2012 as the Company Makes a Strong Push Into the Personal Safety Category

Tulsa, OK, December 14, 2011 --(PR.com)-- ZOMM, LLC (www.zomm.com), a global technology company and developer of the world’s first Wireless Leash for cell phones, announces Dr. Stephen Gawey, M.D. as Chief Medical Officer. As ZOMM further expands its reach to the emergency response and personal security markets in 2012, Dr. Gawey will serve as ZOMM’s ultimate authority on medical issues. A key link between ZOMM and the healthcare community, Dr. Gawey will be responsible for ensuring compliant policies and directives, while also providing insight into the most important personal health issues facing consumers around the globe.

From CMO to CEO of a hospital

Congratulations to Dr. Jeff Sperring who is the new President and CEO of Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University Health! Dr. Sperring (age 42) was formerly the Chief Medical Officer of Riley since 2009.

Here's a snippet from a recent press release:

As president and CEO, Dr. Sperring will be responsible for providing overall strategic direction and leadership for pediatric services throughout IU Health. This includes direct operational and strategic oversight of pediatric programs, services and facilities at Riley at IU Health, along with shared program oversight for pediatric programs based in the community hospitals. Dr. Sperring will serve on the senior executive team for IU Health. 

When Dr. Sperring first joined IU Health, he was appointed director of the Pediatric Hospitalist Program for Methodist’s Children’s Pavilion as part of the Riley Children’s Health Partnership. He led the expansion of the program to IU Health North in 2005 and then both IU Health West and Riley at IU Health in 2007. Later that year, Dr. Sperring was appointed associate chief medical officer at Riley at IU Health and assumed the position of chief medical officer upon the retirement of Dr. Richard L. Schreiner. 

Dr. Sperring is a graduate of Emory University and received his medical degree from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in 1995. He completed his pediatric residency at the Naval Medical Center San Diego and served as an officer in the United States Navy Medical Corps from 1995-2001. Prior to joining the faculty at Riley, Dr. Sperring was a community pediatrician at the Robert E. Bush Naval Hospital in Twentynine Palms, Calif., and New Castle Pediatrics in New Castle, Ind. He and his wife Amie, a graduate of Indiana University School of Nursing, reside in Noblesville, Ind.

The transition from CMO to CEO wasn't very common in the past, but we're seeing more of these transitions as physician executives demonstrate their exceptional ability to effectively lead complex hospital systems.

Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Jobs

Interested in being a Chief Medical Officer (CMO)? Do you want to work in a hospital, a health plan (managed care organization), a biotech or pharmaceutical company, or a consulting firm? That's where you'll find people who have the title "CMO." Let's also not forget the health information technology companies that generate electronic health records and other innovative technology solutions. Plus, there are education companies and clinical research organizations that have  Chief Medical Officer (CMO) positions available.

You can view various types of Chief Medical Officer jobs here.

Not finding what you're looking for? Try narrowing your search by focusing on specific industries such as pharmaceutical, hospital, consulting, etc.

Featured Physician Executive: Jeffrey A. Spaeder, M.D.

This week, our featured physician executive is Jeffrey A. Spaeder, M.D.

Recently, Quintiles announced the appointment of Jeffrey A. Spaeder, M.D., as its Chief Medical and Scientific Officer. He succeeds Dr. Oren Cohen who now leads Quintiles’ Phase I clinical research business.

In this role, Dr. Spaeder will serve as Quintiles' lead medical expert, representing the company's position on a wide variety of governance, ethical and scientific issues. As Chief Medical and Scientific Officer, Dr. Spaeder will provide leadership in the ethical conduct of studies. He will chair Quintiles’ Drug Safety Committee and serve as vice-chair of Quintiles’ Council on Research Ethics. Additionally, Spaeder will provide guidance on strategic scientific initiatives.

Expand your social network by connecting with Dr. Harry Greenspun on LinkedIn

Dr. Harry Greenspun, formerly Chief Medical Officer at Dell, is now Senior Advisor, Healthcare Transformation and Technology at Deloitte.  He is also the author of Reengineering Health Care: A Manifesto for Radically Rethinking Health Care Delivery. Harry maintains a very active Facebook profile, but make sure you don't miss him on LinkedIn.

Connect with Harry Greenspun on LinkedIn:  http://www.linkedin.com/in/harrygreenspun

He's a physician executive who is very connected, so you'll want to be in his network. In 2010, Modern Healthcare magazine named him one of the “50 Most Powerful Physician Executives in Healthcare.”

Featured Physician Executive: Dr. James B. Jones

This week's featured physician executive is James B. Jones, M.D., Pharm.D., as Chief Medical Officer of Cara Therapeutics, Inc.

Here are a few snippets from a recent press release:

SHELTON, Conn., March 30, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Cara Therapeutics, Inc. today announced the appointment of James B. Jones, M.D., Pharm.D., to the position of Chief Medical Officer. In this role, Dr. Jones will oversee the ongoing clinical development of Cara's lead drug candidate, CR845, a novel, peripherally-restricted kappa opioid agonist, which is currently in Phase 2 development for treatment of post-operative pain.

Dr. Jones most recently was the Chief Medical Officer at Strativa Pharmaceuticals, a division of Par Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Previously, he was the VP of Clinical Development and Medical Affairs at Xanodyne Pharmaceuticals where he was instrumental in the approval and subsequent launch of Zipsor (diclofenac potassium). Prior to Xanodyne, Dr. Jones was VP of Clinical Development at Alpharma Pharmaceuticals where he was actively involved in the development of EMBEDA (morphine sulfate and naltrexone hydrochloride). Other analgesics/CNS compounds that Dr. Jones has worked on include Lusedra (fospropofol disodium) while at Guilford Pharmaceuticals as well as valdecoxib and parecoxib while at Pharmacia. Dr. Jones received his Doctorate of Medicine degree from the University of Pennsylvania and his Doctorate of Pharmacy from Purdue University.

CMO = Chief Medical Officer or Chief Marketing Officer

When you see someone who has the title CMO, what do those three letters mean to you? To physicians, we interpret CMO to mean Chief Medical Officer. To the rest of the world, CMO means Chief Marketing Officer.

We all know CEO, COO, and CFO. The C-suite can be an interesting place when you have a CMO as well. Hospitals may also have a CMIO or Chief Medical Information Officer.

Here's what Wikipedia has to say about the C-suite:

The highest level executives are usually called "C-level" or part of the "C-suite", referring to the 3-letter initials starting with "C" and ending with "O" (for "Chief __________ Officer"); the major traditional such offices are Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Chief Operations Officer (COO), and Chief Financial Officer (CFO). In technology companies, a Chief Technology Officer (CTO) is also central, and for companies with a strong IT capacity a Chief Information Officer (CIO) is also significant. (Most other C-level titles are not universally recognized, and tend to be specific to particular organizational cultures or preferences.)

Jobs for physician executives

Where can you find jobs for physician executives who want to focus on medical management? I'm talking about positions like:

• Chief Medical Officer or CMO
• Chief Medical Information Officer or CMIO
• Vice President Medical Affairs or VPMA
• Executive Vice President or EVP

The American College of Physician Executives (ACPE) is a great resource for these types of jobs and you can find several physician executive jobs posted on LinkedIn.

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What does CMO mean to you?

In the world of business, CEO, COO, CFO, and several other acronyms for C-level executives have established meanings. You don't have to ask, "what does CEO stand for?" We all know that it generally stands for Chief Executive Officer.

CMO is an acronym that means one thing (Chief Medical Officer) in the world of healthcare, but outside that world, it can mean all sorts of other things. Let's look at a few examples:

• Chief Marketing Officer
• Chief Military Observer
• Chief Maintenance Officer
• Chief Monitoring Officer

So, if your business card says "CMO," you may want to have it spelled out the next time you go to get your cards printed. Otherwise, people may think that you're in charge of marketing.

How Much Does a Chief Medical Officer Make?

You can be a CEO overnight if you start your own business. However, you can't be a CMO overnight. According to Sullivan, Cotter and Associates, Inc., a Chief Medical Officer (CMO) has a median base salary of $373,000 if you work in a healthcare system and a median base salary of $286,000 if you work in an individual hospital. That's just the base salary. Once you include other compensation figures, that number can be significantly higher. Are these numbers accurate? Surprising? What do you think?

I'm putting together something that will address some of the salary figures that are commonly found in the pharmaceutical and biotech industry, so stay tuned.