Senior Medical Director-Health Care Delivery
Farmers Branch, TXFull-time$184–397K/yrPosted 2 days agoStill listed today
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The Senior Medical Director leads provider teams in a local market, partners with regional leadership on clinical and operational performance, and practices primary care in clinics 2.5 days per week. The role also develops physician leaders, contributes to organization-wide clinical programs, and oversees population health teams. Oak Street Health seeks an experienced clinical leader with outpatient practice and physician-management experience.
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We’re building a world of health around every individual — shaping a more connected, convenient and compassionate health experience. At CVS Health®, you’ll be surrounded by passionate colleagues who care deeply, innovate with purpose, hold ourselves accountable and prioritize safety and quality in everything we do. Join us and be part of something bigger – helping to simplify health care one person, one family and one community at a time.
Company: Oak Street Health Title: Senior Medical Director Location: Varies
Role Description: The Senior Medical Director will join Oak Street Health at a critical time in the history of our company and of primary care. The opportunity for impact is large and growing, with Oak Street Health leading the transition from fee-for-service to value-based care. The Senior Medical Director will be responsible for leading our provider teams in the local market. The Senior Medical Director will partner with the Regional Vice President to achieve operational and clinical excellence and world class performance in hospital admissions, quality, patient satisfaction, clinician satisfaction, and medical cost. To offer context for the practice and to remain close to our patients, the Senior Medical Director will practice primary care in our clinics 2 1/2 days per week alongside his/her provider colleagues. The Senior Medical Director will report to the Executive Medical Director for the region. Additionally, we see this leader as a key thought partner in providing feedback on our clinical model. Core Responsibilities: Medical Director Management & Coaching: The Senior Medical Director will lead and mentor the health center Medical Directors in his/her region. This includes:
- Supervising center medical directors and ensuring their priorities are in line with those of the organization. This includes but is not limited to supporting the medical directors as they manage their teams, being the "go-to" for all questions, and communicating updates and business priorities, including:• Assisting in offering constructive feedback to providers to improve performance.
- Helping medical directors master data-driven tools and practices required to keep patients well and out of the hospital.
- Reviewing quality dashboards with medical directors, and implementing initiatives to improve quality outcomes.
- Providing managed care perspective to medical directors as they lead their teams.
- Understanding and communicating provider performance/compensation plans.
- The Senior Medical Director will be responsible for interviewing, hiring, and retaining providers throughout the region.
Physician Leadership Development: The Senior Medical Director will develop physician leadership in providers throughout the market, with support from Provider Services. This includes:
- Developing a pipeline of internal clinical leaders who are skilled in problem solving, communication, conflict resolution, value-based care delivery, and collaboration with clinicians and executives.
Support Organizational Strategy: The Senior Medical Director's duties are primarily focused on the management of his/her market, but in addition, the Senior Medical Director will have input into a variety of organizational-wide projects, and will join committees for clinical programs to support the enhancement of the care model, including:
- Medical Management
- Care Management
- Quality Improvement
- Utilization Management
- Network Management
- Health Plan Management
- Documentation/Risk Adjustment
- Clinical Compliance & Policy Development
- This includes representing Oak Street to external partners (e.g., payers, providers) and creating relationships and partnerships that support our mission and our economics.
Population Health: As a part of the Population Health program at Oak Street Health, the Senior Medical Director is responsible for:
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Supervising the interdisciplinary Complex Care Teams focused on our highest need patients in the market.
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Supervising the Transitions Nurses, who track all hospitalized patients and coordinate post-discharge care.
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Partnering with the population health and quality teams to advance our care model.
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Participating in documentation and coding activities, including provider education and review sessions.
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Other duties, as assigned.
What are we looking for?
- M.D. / D.O. / DNP graduates, Physicians will be board certified in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine. DNPs should be certified in a primary care domain.
- Board certified in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine.
- Fellowship training in Geriatrics and/or other professional degrees (e.g., M.B.A., J.D., M.P.H.) welcome but certainly not required.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in outpatient practice.
- Minimum of 3 years of experience in a physician management role or role as medical director, managing a medical group of 20 or more providers.
- Extensive experience in clinical leadership roles, leading and coaching physicians to be the best they can be for their patients and their colleagues.
- Experience with managed care and/or value-based practice and familiarity with payer-provider collaboration.
- Experience using a metrics-driven approach to analyze cost, quality, and satisfaction data to drive clinical strategy and program redesign.
- Excited by developing and implementing new processes.
- Self aware and confident in their leadership skills and eager to share those with a fast growing, passionate team on the leading edge of healthcare innovation.
- Understand the basics of managed care and recognize that population health and a focus on smart allocation of scarce resources can lead to high value care (better care, lower cost).
- Ability to remain calm in stressful situations.
- Commitment to Oak Street's patient population.
- Comfort with ambiguity and a strong desire for problem solving.
- US work authorization
- Someone who embodies being "Oaky"
What does being "Oaky" look like? Radiating positive energy Assuming good intentions Creating an unmatched patient experience Driving clinical excellence Taking ownership and delivering results Being scrappy
Why Oak Street?
Oak Street Health offers our coworkers the opportunity to be at the forefront of a revolution in healthcare, as well as: Collaborative and energetic culture Fast-paced and innovative environment Competitive benefits including paid vacation and sick time, generous 401K match with immediate vesting, and health benefits Oak Street Health is an equal opportunity employer. We embrace diversity and encourage all interested readers to apply to oakstreethealth.com/careers.
Anticipated Weekly Hours 40
Time Type Full time
Pay Range The typical pay range for this role is:
$184,112.00 - $396,550.00 This pay range represents the base hourly rate or base annual full-time salary for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls. The actual base salary offer will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education, geography and other relevant factors.
Our people fuel our future. Our teams reflect the customers, patients, members and communities we serve and we are committed to fostering a workplace where every colleague feels valued and that they belong.
Great benefits for great people
We take pride in offering a comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits that reflects our commitment to our colleagues and their families.
This full‑time position is eligible for a comprehensive benefits package designed to support the physical, emotional, and financial well‑being of colleagues and their families. The benefits for this position include medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, retirement savings options, wellness programs, and other resources, based on eligibility. Additional details about available benefits are provided during the application process and on Benefits Moments.
We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 11/02/2027
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state and local laws.
How this job compares
Set against the 1,869 open Medical Director jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 3, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$184–397K/yr
- Texas median$228–356K/yr21 salary ranges
- US median$228–373K/yr1,046 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $290K, is 3% below the Texas median midpoint ($300K) — in the middle half of Medical Director salary ranges in Texas.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 88 open Medical Director jobs in Texas and 1,869 across the US. 8% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Texas
- HCA Healthcare10 open
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- Houston Methodist8 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Medical Director postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (1,014 postings).
- Education
- 1,366 of the 1,869 open Medical Director jobs (73%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 3, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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