Chief Quality Officer

Mount Sinai Health System invites applications and nominations for the Chief Quality Officer.

The Chief Quality Officer (CQO) of Mount Sinai Health System is a pivotal member of the senior leadership team, serving as a leading clinical strategist and champion of quality, safety, and innovation across the enterprise, guiding the organization’s clinical vision and ensuring alignment with Mount Sinai’s mission to deliver high-quality, value-based care. The CQO leads system-wide efforts to advance clinical excellence, drive performance improvement, and foster a culture of accountability and collaboration among providers and medical staff. With responsibility and accountably for the strategy, design and execution of Clinical Quality, Infection Prevention, Patient Safety, Risk Management, Regulatory Affairs, Medical Staff Services, and Clinical Performance Improvement functions across the system, the CQO plays a central role in shaping care delivery models that enhance patient outcomes, operational efficiency, and satisfaction. This leader is also a key architect of Mount Sinai’s clinical strategy, leading the design and implementation of advanced data science and analytics across the system, using principles of improvement science. 

The CQO must be a consummate communicator and nurture relationships proactively with the senior leadership team, physicians, clinical team members, and staff. They will continually seek understanding and buy-in, innovate, guide and influence to solidify commitment and execution on needed changes and priorities. They will have demonstrated experience in creating a cohesive and collaborative practice culture that prides itself on being the preeminent leader in patient access, quality, safety, value, and patient experience.

Mount Sinai Health System (MSHS) is one of the largest academic medical systems in the New York metro area, with 48,000 employees across seven hospitals, more than 400 outpatient practices, over 600 research and clinical labs, a school of nursing, and a leading school of medicine and graduate education. With an annual budget of approximately $11 billion, Mount Sinai advances health for all people by addressing complex health care challenges, discovering and applying new scientific knowledge, developing safer and more effective treatments, educating the next generation of medical leaders, and supporting local communities by delivering high-quality care. The Health System includes approximately 9,000 primary and specialty care physicians and 11 freestanding joint-venture centers throughout New York City, Westchester, Long Island, and Florida. Hospitals within the System are consistently ranked by Newsweek’s® and U.S. News & World Report's® "Best Hospitals" lists.

In summary, the Chief Quality Officer will be a physician leader with deep experience developing, implementing and achieving results on improving the quality and safety of care in a nuanced, matrixed environment. They will have proven ability to collaborate with a multitude of stakeholders to garner trust, build alliances and champion positive culture that elevates performance and encourages continuous growth mindset. This individual must be a diplomatic leader with strong knowledge of current clinical, regulatory, financial, educational and research issues confronting quality and safety in the academic and community, acute and ambulatory healthcare settings.

All interested applicants are invited to apply and submit a CV and letter of interest to https://jobs.candidate.kornferry.com/go/ext/LQAMWT/242