The Regional Senior Medical Officer (“SMO”) will provide senior clinical oversight to an assigned group of medical directors and input to the Chief Medical Officer and Executive Team on matters related to clinical leadership and the clinical care model for The Oncology Institute (“TOI”). The following is a list of assigned duties which will be under the purview of the SMO with other activities as assigned by the Chief Medical Officer (or his or her designee) This role reports to the Chief Medical Officer.

Responsibilities

• Physician will be engaged in active clinical practice at least 3 days per week at one of the clinic locations in their region. 2 days per week will be designated for administrative duties.
• In addition, shall include but not be limited to:

1. Close partnership with the Senior Director of Operations for the Region in management of the regional P&L and key goals to drive growth of the business.
2. Partner with the business development team to assist in matters of contracting, acquisitions, and payor relations for opportunities in the assigned region.
3. Direct oversight of all Medical Directors and Physicians in assigned region:
   1. Weekly 1:1’s with Pod Medical Directors reviewing matters related to clinical and operational performance, physician staffing, and growth
   2. Recruit and train new clinical leaders as the region grows to ensure adequate support for practice growth
   3. Drive recruiting of new providers to the Region and work with the CMO in coordinating offers and clinic staffing decisions
   4. Oversee the onboarding process for new providers to ensure they deliver exceptional patient experience and appropriate care in accordance with the value-based practices of The Oncology Institute

• Partner with other leaders to integrate practices acquired by TOI and launch new clinics in region to support business growth
• Be a regular member of the Executive Leadership meetings, and report out to the Executive team on the progress of their assigned region
• Work with CMO to ensure all high-level annual clinical goals are met for assigned region
• Drive payor and medical group relations through attendance at regional JOCs and other key meetings
• Partner with UM medical directors to ensure appropriate utilization patterns and adoption of new protocols by physicians in Region
• Partner with CMO and head of clinical trials to ensure region is performing to goal with respect to adoption of new clinical trials and enrollment of appropriate patients
• Attend the following key internal meetings: Monthly Financial Review, Physician Recruiting Calls, Executive Operating Team and clinical meetings as assigned by CMO
• Performs other duties as assigned and modified at CMO’s discretion.

Experience, Education, and Qualifications

• MD, DO
• Licensed for the practice of medicine or ability to obtain licensure in the state of the clinic practice
• Board Certified, eligible in Hematology/Oncology, in good standing
• Minimum five to eight years experience providing medical direction and oversight to teams
• Experience and knowledge of multi-ethnic and community-based clinic environment

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• High business acumen and acuity
• A passion for providing excellent clinical care
• Ability to work in a collaborative and team-oriented environment
• Skillful at building core relationships, establishing credibility and an influential communicator
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite products including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook, plus a variety of other word-processing, spreadsheet, database, e-mail and presentation software
• Ability and willingness to travel locally, regionally and nationwide up to 15%of the time
• Spoken and written fluency in English
• Ability to use and exercise of sound independent judgment and discretion

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• Frequently required to sit for extended periods of time, stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms
• Ability to apply manual dexterity including hand/wrist flexibility for computer keyboarding
• Occasionally required to sit, bend, kneel, stoop, or crouch
• May be required to lift, move, and carry up to 15 lbs.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus
• Frequently required to hear and speak in order to use telephone, make presentations, and communicate with people in an office and clinic environment
• Ability to communicate verbally on the phone and in person
• Extended hours may be needed

HIGHLIGHTS:

• Well-established, physician-led Hematology / Oncology group
• Work with leadership and colleagues in a highly collaborative team approach
• Opportunities to work on 170+ Clinical Trials within TOI's Research Institute
• Infusion Centers in all TOI clinic locations
  
• Competitive Compensation (*$250K-$650K) + wRVU bonus program + equity
• Generous signing bonus
• Medical, Dental, Vision + Vacation + Paid Holidays + CME
• Relocation Assistance
• Student Loan Repayment Assistance
• Leadership Opportunities
  

QUALIFICATIONS:

• MD, DO
• Licensed for the practice of medicine, or ability to obtain licensure in the state of California
• Board certified / eligible in Hematology / Oncology
• Provide superior, compassionate and state-of-the-art medical care to our patients
• Ensure patients receive comprehensive and realistic treatment goals that are tailored to their unique needs

The Oncology Institute of Hope and Innovation is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
*The estimate displayed represents the typical wage range of candidates hired. Factors that may be used to determine actual salary may include clinic location, your specific skills, how many years of experience you have and comparison to other employees already in this role.