Chief Operating Officer, WellMed

About the Role

For those who want to invent the future of health care, here's your opportunity. We're going beyond basic care to health programs integrated across the entire continuum of care. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together. The Chief Operating Officer, WellMed Region is the senior executive accountable for day-to-day operational performance and execution across the WellMed Region Care Delivery enterprise. Reporting to the WellMed Region CEO, the COO converts strategy and financial commitments into integrated operating plans, clear ownership, effective management rhythm, and timely corrective action.

Responsibilities

• Own the WellMed Region operating plan and results
• Establish a rigorous regional operating rhythm
• Lead clinic, field, and shared operations
• Deliver the turnaround, affordability, and growth agenda
• Clarify decision rights and strengthen the operating model
• Build a high-performing leadership and talent system

Qualifications

• 15+ years of significant executive leadership experience in large-scale, complex healthcare operations, ideally across multiple markets or a regional care delivery platform
• 10+ years of experience in ambulatory, physician practice, value-based care, and risk-bearing operations
• Executive-level experience demonstrating P&L accountability and a record of translating financial commitments into operational execution and measurable improvement
• Experience leading turnaround, cost transformation, operating model redesign, integration, and large-scale change
• Proven ability to lead through a highly matrixed national, regional, and local operating environment

Skills

• Enterprise-minded operator who balances standardization with market realities
• Financially rigorous, analytically solid, and highly disciplined in execution
• Credible partner to clinical leaders, with the ability to connect care outcomes, patient experience, and operational performance
• Decisive, transparent, and comfortable escalating issues, making trade-offs, and holding leaders accountable
• Talent-focused leader who strengthens succession and creates clarity, trust, and high performance across diverse teams
• Visible, resilient, and mission-driven leader who navigates complexity and sustains momentum

Pay

The salary for this role will range from $225,000-$375,000 annually based on full-time employment. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc.

In addition to your salary, we offer benefits such as a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase, and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements).