Howard Brown Health (HBH) seeks a visionary and forward-thinking physician executive to serve as its next Chief Medical Officer (CMO)—a rare opportunity to shape the future of care delivery, advance health equity, and drive meaningful change in one of the nation’s most dynamic cities. Having recently celebrated its 50th anniversary, this new leader will be pivotal in developing HBH’s next chapter, driving innovation, elevating patient outcomes, and creating lasting impact for the diverse communities served.
Howard Brown Health is a federally qualified health center that cares for more than 38,000 adults and youth each year across seven sites in Chicago. HBH provides healthcare for all regardless of age, race, sexual identity, or ability to pay.
Reporting directly to the Chief Executive Officer and serving as a key member of the Executive Leadership Team, the CMO will provide strategic vision and clinical leadership for all medical services across HBH and its affiliate clinics. This proactive, intellectually curious, and flexible leader will set the strategic direction, policies, and goals for clinical services in alignment with HBH’s mission and long-term priorities, ensuring that evidence-based clinical protocols are implemented and continuously optimized.
The successful candidate will be a physician leader with a deep understanding of and experience in primary care and in multidisciplinary clinical environments. Strong communication, leadership and relationship skills are essential to ensuring transparency and collaboration. The vibrancy of HBH’s service mission, the complexity and depth of its services, the role of CMO at HBH is an exceptional career opportunity for a talented, authentic, mission-driven leader.
The anticipated base compensation range for this position is $300,000-$350,000 annually, commensurate with the successful candidate’s experience. Final determination of a successful candidate’s starting pay will vary based on several factors, including, but not limited to, credentials and experience within the industry.
Inquiries, nominations, and applications are invited. Please direct a resume expressing interest in the role to the WittKieffer team via the buttons below. For questions or additional information, please reach out to Christine Pendleton, Vinny Gossain or Wendy Kerschner via email to [email protected].