United States onlyWho we are...
Pearl Health is powering the future of healthcare. We help primary care providers and organizations to deliver quality healthcare to the patients who need it most, when they need it most — and get rewarded for keeping patients healthy.
Our technology, services, and financial tools enable better, more proactive care, decrease total cost of care across patient panels, and optimize performance in value-based care models for Traditional Medicare and Medicare Advantage.
We are a team of physicians and public health experts (Stanford, Harvard, Mount Sinai), technologists (athenahealth, Amazon, Meta, Flatiron), healthcare innovators (Centivo, Aledade, Stellar, Arcadia), and experienced risk management professionals (CVS/Aetna, Humana, Oscar) who believe that primary care providers are the key to addressing our healthcare system’s biggest challenges.
Since its founding in 2020, Pearl has expanded to partner with thousands of primary care providers in practices and organizations across 44 states. Our investors include Andreessen Horowitz, Viking Global Investors, AlleyCorp, and SV Angel.
The role...
We are seeking a highly experienced and visionary Chief Medical Officer (CMO) to join our executive team. You will play a crucial role in guiding Pearl Health's clinical strategy, driving performance improvements in partner practices, and serving as a key clinical thought partner and escalation point for our provider partners.
In this capacity, you will oversee performance and clinical quality initiatives while serving as a clinical thought partner to our performance organization and as a key escalation point for critical clients when standard processes require expert intervention.
Key responsibilities include:
Clinical Leadership & Expertise:
Provide expert clinical guidance to internal teams, ensuring alignment with the latest medical standards and best practices
Collaborate with R&D and Operations teams to ensure clinical relevance and efficacy of our solutions and identify opportunities to drive additional improvements
Client Engagement:
Serve as a key clinical escalation point for resolving complex provider or partnership challenges
Personally develop and maintain strong relationships with Pearl's most critical clients, ensuring client satisfaction and long-term partnerships
Meet with important clients during the course of performance management
Thought Leadership and Brand Building:
Serve as an external evangelist for Pearl Health, promoting our capabilities and vision in the healthcare industry
Build and enhance Pearl Health's brand through thought leadership, speaking engagements, publications, and participation in industry events
Champion Pearl customer needs internally and frame the voice of our customers to evangelize provider needs in value-based care as part of Pearl's external brand
Operational Integration:
Partner with Operations, R&D, and Growth leadership to integrate new business lines, ensuring seamless adoption and alignment with company goals
Facilitate the introduction and onboarding of net new offerings and capabilities, partnering with Customer Success to educate clients so they can make the most impactful use of all Pearl has to offer
Who you are...
MD or DO with an active medical license
7+ years of executive leadership experience in healthcare organizations, with demonstrated success in customer-facing roles
Deep understanding of Medicare and value-based care models
Experience partnering with complex client relationships, particularly enterprise organizations (e.g., Independent Provider Associations (IPAs), Clinically Integrated Networks (CINs), Managed Services Organizations (MSOs), and Integrated Delivery Networks (IDNs))
Strong operational acumen with the ability to develop and implement scalable processes and systems, paired with strong analytical skills and the ability to interpret complex clinical and financial data
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage and influence diverse audiences
Demonstrated thought leadership through publications, presentations, and industry involvement
Cross-functional collaborator who can serve as a strategic and operational link between Clinical and the rest of Pearl
A culture builder who fosters a collaborative, transparent, and mission-driven environment
Comfortable with ambiguity and willing to roll up your sleeves to achieve results
Our Values
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and our employees are people with different strengths, experiences and backgrounds, who share a passion for improving people's lives. Our definition of diversity not only includes race and gender identity, but also age, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, religion and many other parts of one's identity. We believe all of our colleague's points of view are integral to our success, and that inclusion is everyone's responsibility and a cause of beautiful things.
We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and are committed to a fair hiring process free from discrimination and focused around problem solving, improvement, and mutual empowerment.
Compensation and Benefits
The salary range Pearl Health expects to pay for this position is between $300,000 - $375,000 per year. Full time employees are also eligible for annual discretionary bonus. Where a given candidate falls within that range will depend on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, the candidate’s relevant skills, experience and location, labor market conditions and participation, if any, in other compensation arrangements. Pearl Health provides its employees a competitive benefit package - for more information please review our benefits page.
Agency Submissions
We are not currently working with contingency search firms. If a resume is submitted to any Pearl Health employee by a third party without a valid written and signed search agreement, it will become the property of Pearl Health and no fee will be paid, irrespective of whether the candidate is hired.
