Executive Medical Director | Women & Children's Institute

Swedish Medical Group is seeking an accomplished physician leader to serve as Executive Medical Director of the Women's & Children's Institute, providing strategic, operational, and clinical leadership across women's health and pediatric services throughout Swedish. This highly visible position offers a unique opportunity to shape the future of care delivery across a comprehensive network of ambulatory clinics, specialty programs, and hospital-based services serving women, children, and families across the Puget Sound region.

As Executive Medical Director, the successful candidate will lead strategic initiatives that advance clinical quality, patient safety, service excellence, access, and financial performance while supporting high-value, person-centered care. This newly created leadership role represents a unique opportunity to drive meaningful growth and innovation across one of the region's most respected healthcare organizations.

Core Competencies:

• Provides visionary leadership and strategic direction for women's and children's services across the care continuum
• Demonstrates a commitment to clinical excellence, patient safety, and high-quality outcomes
• Builds collaborative partnerships across physicians, APCs, nursing, operations, and administrative leadership
• Leads operational improvement initiatives focused on access, care coordination, and patient experience

Leadership & Administrative Responsibilities:

0.8 FTE will be dedicated to Executive Medical Director responsibilities supporting womens and childrens programs across Swedish.

• Lead development and execution of strategic and operational plans for the Women's & Children's Institute
• Provide clinician leadership and oversight for women's health and pediatric service lines across ambulatory and acute care settings
• Drive performance improvement efforts focused on access, patient flow, care coordination, and safety outcomes
• Foster clinician engagement, development, retention, and accountability across the institute
• Collaborate with recruitment, provider services, and operational leaders regarding workforce planning and staffing models
• Ensure compliance with organizational standards, regulatory requirements, and quality expectations
• Represent Providence Swedish in regional and external forums related to womens and children's healthcare
• Support educational and teaching opportunities involving medical students, residents, and physician learners
• Support Swedish Foundation and Philanthropic Efforts

Clinical Responsibilities:

0.2 FTE will be dedicated to clinical practice within the candidate's specialty, which may include Obstetrics & Gynecology, Pediatric Medicine, Pediatric Specialty Care, or Pediatric Surgical Services.

• Provide direct patient care within the physician's clinical specialty
• Maintain active clinical practice and hospital privileges as applicable
• Support clinical excellence and evidence-based practice across women's and children's services
• Serve as a physician leader and role model for quality, safety, and patient-centered care
• Participate in clinical call coverage requirements consistent with specialty-specific expectations

Qualifications & Requirements:

• MD or DO degree
• Board-certified physician in a pediatric specialty, pediatric surgical specialty, Pediatrics, or Obstetrics & Gynecology
• Eligible for unrestricted Washington State medical licensure
• Minimum five years of progressive leadership experience within women's and children's healthcare services in a matrixed healthcare environment
• Demonstrated success leading operational, quality, and strategic initiatives across complex healthcare organizations
• Strong emotional intelligence, collaboration skills, and commitment to servant leadership
• Experience working effectively with physician, APC, nursing, and administrative leadership teams
• Advanced leadership training or graduate degree (MBA, MPH, MHA, or equivalent) is preferred

Compensation & Benefits:

• Compensation is between $445,682 and $511,867 per year
• Compensation range to be determined based on experience and qualifications
• Comprehensive benefits including health, vision, dental, and retirement programs
• Leadership development opportunities within a nationally recognized healthcare organization
• CME support and professional development resources

The compensation amounts listed may include productivity or quality/service incentives, call pay, extra shift incentives, as applicable to the position. In addition, providers may have CME benefits available to them.

The responsibilities and duties outlined in this job description are intended to provide a general overview of the role and do not represent a comprehensive or exhaustive list. The position may require additional tasks, responsibilities, qualifications, or projects as assigned.

Where Youll Work

Swedish Medical Group is an integrated team of more than 1,300 physicians and advanced practice clinicians serving the greater Seattle area. As part of Swedish Health System, medical group providers benefit from centralized system support and a shared EMR (Epic). With easy access to seven Swedish Medical Center campuses, providers are able to serve northwest Washington residents with superior integrated, coordinated care.

Where Youll Live

Seattle is the Pacific Northwests largest urban center, with a metro population of 3.25 million, and is home to world-class arts and entertainment, a robust economy and an outstanding school system. The city hugs Puget Sound and offers magnificent mountain views to the north, east and south. Home to the worlds biggest tech giants, Seattle offers some of the highest minimum wages in the country, along with a notable music and arts scene, outdoor lifestyle and amazing coffee.

Who Youll Work For

Swedish is a comprehensive health network with a long history of excellence. The Seattle-based system operates five hospitals with more than 1,500 beds, and more than 115 primary and specialty care clinics. Part of the Providence family, Swedish is world-renowned for its innovative and ground-breaking diagnoses, treatments and medical research at its five award-winning institutes: cancer, digestive health, heart and vascular, neuroscience and orthopedic. Its mission is to improve the health and well-being of each person it serves.

Equal Opportunity Employer including disability/veteran