Chief Medical Officer | Northern California

About the Opportunity

A well-established Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in Northern California has retained PX3 Medical to confidentially recruit its next Chief Medical Officer.

This is a senior clinical executive role partnering directly with the C-suite and leadership team to lead the medical staff through a multi-year period of growth, integration, and transformation.

Primary Responsibilities

• Provide hands-on, visible, and consistent leadership to a team of MDs, DOs, NPs, and PAs
• Partner with the CEO as a true clinical co-pilot
• Drive provider accountability, peer review, and adherence to clinical protocols and best practices
• Lead and mentor experienced providers and developing clinicians alike
• Oversee provider productivity, recruitment, and retention in partnership with executive leadership
• Co-design incentive and retention structures with the CEO and Board
• Support behavioral health integration and broader service-line expansion
• Maintain ~1–2 days of direct clinical care per week

Required Qualifications

• MD or DO, board-certified in Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, or Pediatrics
• Active or eligible California medical license
• Minimum 3 years of physician leadership experience (Medical Director, Associate CMO, CMO, or equivalent)
• Demonstrated success leading provider groups, driving clinical accountability, and building cohesive teams
• Strong consensus-building leadership style; high emotional intelligence; high integrity
• Willingness to be on-site a minimum of 4 days per week

Preferred

• Prior FQHC or community health center experience
• Spanish language ability (interpreters available on-site)
• Experience leading clinical teams through a facility expansion or integration of new service lines
• Comfort with EHR-driven workflows and AI-supported clinical documentation tools

Compensation & Benefits

• Base salary: $290,000 – $350,000 , commensurate with experience
• Incentives: Production and quality-based plan to be co-designed with the incoming CMO
• Sign-on bonus and relocation: Both fully supported to meet market norms
• PTO: 30 days year one, 35 days from year two; 11 paid holidays; floating birthday/anniversary holiday
• CME: 40 hours per year plus $3,000 annual reimbursement (rolls over up to $6,000)
• Medical: Employer pays 99% of monthly premium up to $1,150; balance applies to dependents
• Dental, vision, life (up to $175K), long-term disability, EAP: 100% employer paid
• Retirement: 401(k) with 5% employer match, fully vested at 1,000 hours
• Schedule: Full-time, M–F, with flexibility (4x10s and other combinations considered)

Why This Role

• True executive ownership over clinical strategy and provider leadership
• A CEO who wants a partner, not a subordinate
• A stable, mission-driven organization with deep community ties
• Northern California lifestyle

Northern California offers a quality of life that's hard to match: temperate year-round climate, easy access to both the Pacific coast and the Sierra Nevada, and a community pace that prioritizes balance over burnout. Outdoor recreation is at the doorstep: hiking, cycling, wine country, redwoods, rivers, and ocean within easy reach.

Major metro amenities (San Francisco, Sacramento) are a short drive when you want them, and a comfortable distance when you don't. Strong public schools, a robust food and arts scene, and tight-knit communities make this a place professionals put down roots.  Not just a stop along the way.

(All inquiries are handled confidentially. Client name, exact location, and full position details are released only after an initial recruiter conversation.

PX3 Medical is a physician and healthcare executive search firm. Equal opportunity employer.)