Deputy Chief Medical Officer

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Deputy Chief Medical Officer,Accenture Federal Services

About Accenture Federal Services

Accenture Federal Services partners with federal health agencies to transform healthcare delivery through innovative solutions and systems thinking leveraging data, data, artificial intelligence, policy, and processes. As the U.S. healthcare system faces critical challenges in access, outcomes, workforce capacity, and affordability, we’re reimagining and reinventing healthcare to drive measurable outcomes for patients, providers, payers, and leadership.

About the Role

The Deputy Chief Medical Officer (Deputy CMO) will serve as a strategic clinical leader across our federal health portfolio, translating clinical, technical and policy expertise into technology-enabled solutions that deliver measurable outcomes by design. This role encompasses clinical, health IT, policy, and change management to drive innovation across all federal agencies.

The Deputy CMO will partner closely with the Chief Medical Officer and account leads to leverage data and AI to create scalable solutions that deliver outcomes and return on investment. This position requires equal parts clinical acumen, technological fluency, strategic thinking, and change leadership—someone who can speak credibly to both clinicians, health policy personnel, technical teams, and executives.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership & Client Engagement

• Serve as a trusted clinical advisor to federal health agency leaders
• Represent Accenture Federal Services as a federal healthcare clinical and innovation expert at executive forums and industry events
• Guide client teams on communications and coordination with federal health organizations and interagency initiatives
• Drive strategic perspectives on emerging healthcare delivery models, value-based care, and health equity initiatives

Business Development & Growth

• Lead subject matter expert support for client-focused campaigns and proposal efforts
• Identify major federal healthcare initiatives which Accenture to participate
• Develop and evaluate innovation partnerships and channels for federal healthcare solutions
• Contribute clinical and strategic input to win strategies, technical approaches, technology solutioning, and pricing discussions
• Build trusted advisor relationships with agency clinical, technical, and operational leadership

Thought Leadership & Brand Building

• Create compelling thought leadership to elevate Accenture Federal Services’ federal health brand
• Author publications, blogs, whitepapers, and industry articles on healthcare reinvention
• Speak at health conferences and engage in panel discussions as an industry expert
• Develop point-of-view documents on evolving technologies, virtual care, AI in healthcare, and data utilization
• Position Accenture as a leader in healthcare reinvention and outcomes-based delivery

Delivery Excellence & Solution Innovation

• Maintain consistent project delivery engagement across health-related programs
• Ensure clinical and health outcome focus in all solution designs and implementations
• Evaluate and advise on clinical technologies for solutioning and client delivery
• Provide functional expertise for platform/product assessments
• Translate functional needs of healthcare staff, administrators, and patients into technical requirements
• Drive focus on the Quadruple Aim: improved patient experience, better population health, reduced costs, and enhanced clinician experience

Domain Expertise & Advisory