Description

Catholic Health seeks a visionary, collaborative physician executive to lead clinical transformation, strengthen physician engagement, and drive growth, quality, and operational excellence across the Physician Enterprise.

The Opportunity:

Catholic Health is seeking an accomplished physician executive to serve as Vice President Medical Affairs, Physician Enterprise (VPMA). This senior leadership role is responsible for the strategic direction, clinical performance, and continued growth of the Physician Enterprise, Ambulatory Care services, and Clinical Councils.

Reporting directly to the Chief Physician Executive for Catholic Health, the VPMA provides executive leadership for the clinical practice management of 250+ physicians and Advanced Practice Providers (APPs), ensuring alignment with organizational goals, quality standards, and Catholic Health's mission. The VPMA directly oversees the Physician Enterprise Dyad Medical Directors, Ambulatory Care Medical Directors, Ambulatory Care Quality Medical Director, assigned Physician Enterprise physicians and providers, the Senior Director of Clinical Councils, and Clinical Council Chairs.

The VPMA will lead the development and implementation of clinical programs, evidence-based protocols, and clinically integrated care networks while fostering strong collaboration among physician practices, hospitals, ambulatory services, and community partners. The VPMA will support provider compensation strategies, physician and APP integration, contract development and management, and service line expansion. The role is accountable for ensuring full compliance with governmental, regulatory, accreditation, and quality standards across the Physician Enterprise and Ambulatory Care settings.

As a key member of the executive leadership team, the VPMA partners with the SVP, Vice President of Operations, Physician Enterprise, Dyad Medical Directors, Dyad Administrative Directors, and other system leaders to align physician practices, improve access to care, enhance patient outcomes, and advance operational excellence. The position provides strategic oversight for physician recruitment, retention, leadership development, practice acquisition opportunities, market growth initiatives, quality performance, productivity, and financial stewardship.

This leader works collaboratively with Catholic Health administration, hospital leadership, Catholic Medical Partners, and medical staff leaders to strengthen clinical integration and maximize the efficiency and effectiveness of patient care delivery. The VPMA champions a culture that is patient-centered, evidence-based, interdisciplinary, and focused on continuous improvement in safety, quality, patient experience, and cost management.

Additional responsibilities include educating physicians and caregivers, supporting interdisciplinary care teams, establishing clinical standards, and implementing strategies that promote coordinated, high-quality care. Through close collaboration with medical leadership across the system, the VPMA builds relationships that streamline patient triage, improve care coordination, and support the delivery of evidence-based care within a patient-centric model.

This is an exceptional opportunity for a visionary healthcare leader to shape the future of physician services, drive clinical transformation, and advance Catholic Health's commitment to delivering outstanding care to the communities it serves.

The Organization:

Catholic Health (“the System”), is one of upstate New York’s leading and largest integrated health care systems. The System serves a population of approximately 1.5M people in Erie County, New York, and neighboring counties. With more than 9,000 employees, a 1,600-member medical staff, and net patient service revenue of more than $1.1B, this dynamic health care system provides a comprehensive network of high quality advanced medical care, primary care, post-acute care, and senior services. These programs and services are provided across four member hospitals, multiple ambulatory care sites, four skilled nursing facilities, three home care agencies, a PACE (Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly) program, and community-based behavioral health services spanning 74 access points across the full continuum of care.  

The Region:

Buffalo, New York is located on the eastern side of Lake Erie near Niagara Falls and the Canadian border. As the second-largest city in New York State, Buffalo has more than one million people living in its metropolitan area. Coined the nickname “The City of Good Neighbors,” Buffalo is notorious for its friendly residents and welcoming sense of community. With its growing population and diverse culture, it is understandable how Buffalo has become such a desirable location for young professionals and families. Considered to be one of the best places to live in New York, many people are moving to Buffalo for its affordability, education opportunities, and employment options. Providing its residents with a mixture of urban and suburban living, Buffalo knows how to blend big-city perks with all the conveniences of suburban life. 

Requirements

The Ideal Candidate:

Demonstrated competence in managing large, multispecialty practices.

Significant leadership, with more than 10 years of experience practicing medicine along with medical staff or administrative leadership positions.

Significant experience working with physicians, administration, and the Board of Directors of a health system.

A history of strong teamwork, interpersonal relations, communication, negotiation, and analytical skills.

An ability to get along with diverse personalities and to handle multifaceted, long­ term projects in conjunction with day-to-day activities.

Possession of a solid record of effective physician relations, including the ability to work with physicians on daily problem-solving and in the development of  new programs and leading transformational change.

Advanced business or related degree (MBA, MHA, MSM, MSHA) preferred.

Board certification, or equivalent, in Surgery or Medicine with a current physician license, or eligibility for licensure, in the state of New York.