Chief Medical Information Officer

Location Address:

9521 San Mateo NE Albuquerque, NM

Summary:

Presbyterian Healthcare Services seeks a collaborative clinical executive to serve as the Chief Medical Information Officer (CMIO). As healthcare enters an era defined by digital transformation and artificial intelligence, the CMIO will serve as the enterprise architect bridging clinical excellence with technological innovation.

The ideal candidate is a visionary clinician—ideally with a background in Primary Care—who views technology not just as a documentation tool, but as a catalyst for clinical transformation. Presbyterian is looking for a leader who brings a unique blend of not-for-profit, mission-driven values, and a health-tech mindset.

This leader will prioritize the seamless integration of digital health and AI to improve the provider and patient experience, moving the organization beyond traditional EMR optimization toward a future of AI-enabled, data-driven care.

The role is highly connected to the clinical organization and requires close collaboration with the CMO and other clinical leaders.

Reporting to the Chief Information and Technology Officer (CITO), the CMIO is a senior clinical executive responsible for advancing the strategic use of digital, data, and emerging technologies. This is a rare opportunity to lead an integrated delivery system through the next chapter of informatics—ensuring technology investments drive measurable improvements in quality, patient outcomes, clinician experience, and financial performance.

• Remote:
  Open to applicants in the United States, excluding CA, IL, ND, NY, OH, WA, and WY. Heavy travel is required to build relationships and drive the work forward.
• Hybrid (Preferred):
  For individuals within 60 miles of Albuquerque, in-office presence is required Tuesday through Thursday.

• Lead the evolution of inpatient, ambulatory, and virtual clinical systems to enable high-quality, efficient, patient-centered care.
• Align informatics and digital initiatives with enterprise priorities (quality, access, growth, and financial sustainability).
• Partner with executive leadership to prioritize and govern digital investments and ensure ROI realization.

• Clinical Co-Leadership:
  Work in lockstep with the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) and other clinical leaders to ensure that technology, AI applications, and advanced data analytics are deeply connected to the clinical organization’s goals, actively reducing administrative burden while enhancing care quality.
• Medical Staff Engagement:
  Partner with medical group and hospital clinical executives to build consensus, manage clinical variance, and serve as a trusted liaison between technical teams and practicing clinicians.
• Champion safe, ethical, and scalable adoption of AI and machine learning across clinical and operational domains.
• Establish AI governance frameworks, including validation, bias mitigation, monitoring, and regulatory compliance.
• Identify and scale high-impact AI use cases, such as clinical decision support, ambient documentation, predictive analytics, and revenue cycle optimization.
• Improve AI fluency among clinicians and foster a culture of innovation through internal and external partnerships.

• Lead initiatives to redesign clinical workflows to improve usability, reduce clinician burden, and optimize digital workflows.
• Promote human-centered design and AI-enabled automation (e.g., ambient documentation and inbox optimization).
• Engage clinicians as co-designers and champions of digital transformation.

• Partner with enterprise data and analytics teams to enable real-time insights, predictive modeling, and outcomes tracking.
• Drive improvements in population health and value-based care through data-informed decisions.

Within the first 12–24 months, the CMIO will be expected to:

• Establish Strategic Credibility:
  Build deep, trusting relationships with the board, system executives, and medical staff to position informatics as a core driver of enterprise success.
• Deploy AI &…