VP Quality & Clinical Effectiveness

About the Role

The Vice President of Quality & Clinical Effectiveness is responsible for enterprise-wide strategy, leadership, and execution of quality, patient safety, and clinical effectiveness initiatives. This role ensures high-quality, evidence-based, and patient-centered care while driving continuous improvement, regulatory compliance, and measurable clinical outcomes. The VP partners with executive leadership, clinical leaders, and operational teams to translate data and best practices into sustainable improvements in care delivery, outcomes, and value. This role is critical to advancing the organization’s evolution as a high reliability organization and promoting a Just Culture.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Leadership
  • Develop and lead the organization’s quality and clinical effectiveness strategy aligned with organizational goals.
  • Serve as an executive advisor on quality, safety, and clinical outcomes.
  • Establish governance structures for quality improvement and clinical effectiveness initiatives.
  • Ensure impactful and concise Quality Board Meetings and regularly present at Board Meetings.
• Quality & Patient Safety
  • Oversee enterprise quality programs, including patient safety, patient experience, and work closely with risk management.
  • Ensure compliance with regulatory and accreditation standards (e.g., CMS, Joint Commission, FDA, ISO, as applicable).
  • Ensure high-quality root cause analyses, corrective action plans, and system-wide safety initiatives are executed.
• Clinical Effectiveness & Outcomes
  • Drive adoption of evidence-based practices, clinical pathways, and standards of care.
  • Lead initiatives to reduce unwarranted clinical variation and improve outcomes.
  • Collaborate with clinicians to design and implement best-practice care models.
• Performance Measurement & Analytics
  • Define and monitor quality, safety, and clinical performance metrics.
  • Leverage data analytics, dashboards, and benchmarking to guide decision-making.
  • Report quality and outcomes performance to executive leadership and the Board.
  • Help negotiate and monitor all externally reported data and pay-for-performance contracts.
• Continuous Improvement/High Reliability
  • Champion High Reliability, Just Culture, Lean, Six Sigma, or other performance improvement methodologies.
  • Foster a culture of continuous improvement, transparency, and accountability.
  • Scale successful pilots and innovations across the organization.
• Leadership & Collaboration
  • Lead and develop multidisciplinary teams (quality, clinical analytics, patient safety, improvement specialists).
  • Partner with Medical Affairs, Operations, Compliance, Regulatory, and IT teams.
  • Engage physicians, nurses, and clinical leaders to drive alignment and adoption.

Requirements

• Master's Degree required (advanced degree such as MD, DO, PharmD, RN with MSN or DNP, MPH, PhD, etc.).
• Minimum 10 years of progressive leadership experience in quality, clinical effectiveness, or healthcare operations.
• Proven executive-level experience leading enterprise quality initiatives.
• Demonstrated success improving clinical outcomes, patient safety, and regulatory performance.
• Deep knowledge of quality improvement methodologies and regulatory standards.
• Strong data-driven decision-making and analytics expertise.
• Exceptional leadership, communication, and change management skills.
• Ability to influence across clinical and non-clinical stakeholders.

About Us

Care New England Health System (CNE) and its member institutions—Butler Hospital, Women & Infants Hospital, Kent Hospital, VNA of Care New England, Integra, The Providence Center, and Care New England Medical Group—is a trusted, integrated health care organization that fuels the latest advances in medical research, attracts the nation’s top specialty-trained doctors, hones renowned services and innovative programs, and engages in important discussions about health and end-of-life wishes. Care New England is helping to transform the future of health care, providing a leading voice in the ongoing effort to ensure the health of the individuals and communities we serve.