The University of Southern California (USC), founded in 1880, is the largest private employer in the City of Los Angeles. As an employee of USC, you will be a part of a world-class research university and a member of the "Trojan Family," which is comprised of the faculty, students and staff that make the university what it is.
Keck Medicine of USC is seeking a collaborative and visionary physician leader to serve as its Associate Chief Medical Informatics Officer (ACMIO). This role offers a unique opportunity to help drive innovation at the intersection of clinical care and health information technology across a leading academic health system.
The ACMIO will report directly to the Chief Medical Informatics Officer (CMIO) and hold a dotted line to a clinical chair within the Keck School of Medicine. In this hybrid position, the ACMIO will dedicate at least four days (32 hours) per week to informatics-related responsibilities, with the remaining day (8 hours) available for clinical duties or other Keck School of Medicine activities, as coordinated with leadership.
Education, Qualifications And Accountabilities
Candidates must hold an MD or DO degree and be licensed (or eligible for licensure within 180 days) to practice medicine in California. Board certification in an ACGME-recognized specialty is required, while board certification in Clinical Informatics or an advanced degree—such as an MBA, MPH, MHA, or MMM—is preferred.
As a trusted partner across clinical and technical domains, the ACMIO will provide informatics leadership and guidance across Keck Medicine of USC facilities. The role is instrumental in supporting digital transformation efforts—leveraging clinical expertise to shape the design, implementation, and optimization of health IT systems, while ensuring alignment with organizational goals and frontline care delivery.
This leader will foster strong relationships across departments, promoting provider engagement and advancing the use of clinical decision support tools, data analytics, and IT solutions that drive high-quality, reliable, and patient-centered care. The ACMIO will represent clinical priorities in strategic discussions, facilitate cross-disciplinary collaboration, and serve as a vital conduit between physicians, administrators, IT professionals, and vendors.
The ideal candidate will bring at least four years of progressive leadership experience as a physician leader. Recent or current clinical practice (within the last 12 months) is preferred. Candidates should possess a deep understanding of medical informatics, clinical systems implementation, and the cultural shifts required to introduce new technologies into clinical workflows. Familiarity with current health IT trends, tools, and best practices is essential, as is hands-on experience with system design, optimization, and change management—particularly in the context of electronic medical record systems across multi-facility organizations.
Experience in quality improvement, outcomes management, and organizational change is critical. Strong interpersonal and communication skills are a must, with an ability to effectively engage and influence a wide range of stakeholders including physicians, nurses, pharmacists, IT staff, and administrative leaders. The ACMIO should be able to listen actively, promote informed decision-making, and articulate the value of technical solutions in both clinical and non-clinical settings. Cerner/Oracle Health experience is preferred.
In addition to supporting informatics strategy, the ACMIO will participate in advisory and work groups, helping to build consensus and trust among providers, clinical teams, and business leaders. This role is key in enabling education and training efforts, supporting peer learning, and championing the meaningful use of clinical systems. The ACMIO will also help foster cross-departmental collaboration and provide support to IS leaders in engaging with hospital, school, and community practice leadership.
Above all, this role calls for a mission-driven leader who upholds high ethical standards, values teamwork, and is energized by the opportunity to help shape the future of care delivery at Keck Medicine of USC.
The annual base salary range for this position is $450,000. When extending an offer of employment, the University of Southern California considers factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate’s work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, federal, state, and local laws, contractual stipulations, grant funding, as well as external market and organizational considerations.
Education
Minimum Experience/Knowledge
- Minimum of 4 Years Experience as a physician leader with progressive leadership responsibilities.
- Active medical practice within 12 months preferred.
- Experience in medical informatics, clinical systems implementation, process re-design and change management associated with the introduction of IT to clinical culture.
- Familiarity with health IT products and medical informatics trends and tools.
- Practical experience in design and implementation and optimization of health information technology systems.
- Experience in quality, performance improvement and outcomes management.
- Experience in leading organizational change preferably including the implementation or optimization of an electronic medical record system across a multi-facility organization.
- Possesses outstanding interpersonal skills and able to communicate and engage effectively with attending physicians, fellows, residents, nurses, pharmacists, clerks, administrators, IT personnel and other clinical and non-clinical staff.
- Listens well and facilitates informed decision making through verbal and written communication.
- Possesses analytical understanding of clinical workflow and is knowledgeable about the application of Clinical Decision Support in support of efficient, high quality repetitive and reliable delivery of care.
- Able to articulate and demonstrate the benefits and limitations of technical solutions in various clinical and non-clinical settings.
- Cerner / Oracle Health experience preferred.
Licenses/Certifications
- Licensed to practice medicine in CA or license must be obtained within 180 days of hire.
- Board certified in an ACGME recognized specialty.
- Board certified in Clinical Informatics or a related degree (as MBA / MPH / MHA / MMM / Informatics) preferred.
Accountabilities
- The ACMIO will primarily report to the CMIO and maintain a dotted line to a Keck School of Medicine clinical chair.
- The ACMIO will work at least 4 days (32 hours) a week (Mon – Fri) in information services activities and may engage the remaining 1 day (8 hours) a week in clinical duties or other Keck School of Medicine activities.
- This is a hybrid position that will include in person and possibly remote days options as assigned by the CMIO.
- The ACMIO will provide clinical informatics services across Keck Medicine of USC facilities as assigned by the CMIO.
- Adheres to high ethical standards and keeps commitments. Collaboratively lead, solicit input and represents providers, clinicians, patients and business needs and wishes.
- Promote system thinking while effectively and respectively listening and responding to requests, inquiries and complaints.
- Leverage clinical data and effective presentation skills while promoting teamwork and cross departmental collaborations.
- Participates in and leads advisory and work groups and builds trusting relationships with physicians, nurses, clinicians and business leaders and staff.
- Lead and coordinate transformation of clinical care through the advanced use of information and technology.
- Provide clinical leadership to improve provider’s engagement with clinical information systems.
- Enable training and continued education by working with the Information Services training team and by educating clinicians on the appropriate use of information technology and by providing peer to peer support when needed.
- Support other IT leaders in relationship with hospital leadership, medical school leadership and community practice leaders.
- Other duties as assigned. USC is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law or USC policy. USC observes affirmative action obligations consistent with state and federal law.
- We provide reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. Applicants with questions about access or requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should contact USC Human Resources by phone at (213) 821-8100, or by email at uschr@usc.edu . Inquiries will be treated as confidential to the extent permitted by law.”
