PopHealth Learning Center – CCIO
PopHealth Learning Center
Chief Clinical Information Officer (CCIO)
The Organization
The PopHealth Learning Center (“Learning Center”) is a California Social Purpose Corporation (SPC) committed to transforming how health care is delivered and experienced across California. The Learning Center’s mission is to bring together health care teams, insurers, and policymakers to keep communities healthy through care that works for patients, inspires providers, and lasts. We aim to become a catalyst for aligned statewide population health transformation in Medi-Cal (California’s Medicaid program) and adjacent safety net programs. This includes aligning key funders and initiatives around a consistent approach to build capacity for population health management in the Medi-Cal delivery system, to advance health equity at scale in California.
The Learning Center serves as the Program Office for a statewide Medi-Cal focused practice initiative, the Equity and Practice Transformation (EPT) program, a $140 million-dollar investment in primary care transformation funded by the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS). The Learning Center works with several key partners throughout California to build Population Health Management (PHM) capabilities and improve health outcomes for Californians. Current partners include Covered California, Kaiser Permanente, Blue Shield of California, Health Plan of San Mateo, and California Health Care Foundation, among others. A key focus of our work is to build on our foundational partnership with DHCS and expand our impact to additional primary care practices and partners statewide.
The Position
The Chief Clinical Information Officer (CCIO) provides strategic leadership of the Learning Center’s clinical informatics, data integration, and technology initiatives. This role bridges clinical expertise with technology innovation to ensure the Learning Center’s program-wide solutions effectively support care transformation, quality improvement, and population health analytics.
The CCIO partners closely with Learning Center’s executive team, DHCS, health plans, and provider organizations to align clinical, operational, and data strategies that advance equitable outcomes across the Medi-Cal delivery system. In addition, the CCIO serves as an informatics and technology advisor for a cadre of participating practices, providing direct guidance on the implementation, use, and continuous improvement of population health management tools built on the Innovaccer platform. The role supports practices in interpreting data, optimizing workflows, and integrating insights into clinical operations to improve quality, efficiency, and equity of care delivery.
The CCIO is the accountable executive leading the iterative design and scale of a single instance PHM platform that has been co-developed with California Community Health Centers, Innovaccer, and Kaiser Permanente. Additionally, the CCIO oversees efforts to continuously iterate and improve the Learning Center platform that supports practice level performance measurement for the Medi-Cal program, which is currently leveraged for EPT and other Learning Center programs.
Key responsibilities include:
Strategic and Program Leadership
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Design critical strategies to incorporate leading edge technology into Learning Center initiatives to amplify impact.
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Partner with the Chief Executive Officer to cultivate and leverage new partnerships to advance the Learning Center’s strategic goals.
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Provide clinical and informatics leadership and oversight of the Learning Center’s statewide strategic initiatives, including the Equity and Practice Transformation (EPT) program and the Population Health Management (PHM) Innovaccer platform.
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Partner with Learning Center leadership, DHCS, health plans, and provider organizations to align and advance clinical, operational, and data strategies that improve equitable outcomes across the healthcare delivery system.
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Collaborate with key clinical, operational, quality and IT stakeholders in partner organizations to ensure ongoing alignment and coordination of key strategic efforts.
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Contribute to the Learning Center’s strategic planning, technology roadmap, and program evaluation to align with priorities and statewide goals.
Clinical Informatics and Data Integration
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Oversee the design, development, and continuous improvement of data-driven workflows that enhance care coordination, quality, and performance management.
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Guide the integration of health-related data into the PHMI Innovaccer instance to support analytics, reporting, and quality improvement.
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Manage data engineering and analytics teams responsible for improving EMR data ingestion, normalization, mapping, and measure attribution.
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Lead efforts to ensure that the Learning Center’s digital health tools, clinical data standards, and interoperability solutions remain current and are fully leveraged.
Program Wide Advisory and Support
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Serve as an informatics and technology advisor for a cadre of participating practices, providing direct guidance on implementing, optimizing, and using population health management tools built on the Innovaccer platform.
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Support practices in interpreting data, identifying care gaps, and integrating insights into clinical and operational workflows.
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Provide coaching and technical assistance to practice teams on workflow redesign, quality improvement methods, and effective use of population health analytics.
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Collaborate with the Learning Center’s practice facilitators, health plans, and community partners to scale best practices and ensure consistent, data-informed approaches.
Quality Improvement and Equity Enablement
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Lead the use of analytics and informatics to support quality measurement, performance improvement, and equity-focused interventions.
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Design and implement strategies for improving clinical outcomes, reducing disparities, and promoting evidence-based, data-driven care delivery.
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Facilitate learning collaboratives and peer-sharing sessions to accelerate adoption of best practices among Learning Center supported practices.
Leadership and Culture Building
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Model and lead an approach to the work that balances vision and results
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Create the conditions for outstanding team performance.
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Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, continuous learning, and shared accountability across the Learning Center and its partners.
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Mentor the Learning Center and partner organization teams in informatics principles, data literacy, and the practical use of analytics for improvement.
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Represent the Learning Center in statewide and national forums on population health technology, interoperability, and clinical transformation.
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Model and act as a cultural steward, ensuring the Learning Center’s values of equity, inclusion, and collaboration are reflected in the team’s work and interactions.
Supervision and Mentorship
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Provide strategic leadership and supervision to a technical team of data engineers, data analysts, and platform implementation managers fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.
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Support in the development and professional growth of the technical and data team aligned with their strengths, interests, and organizational priorities.
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Serve as a leader and mentor across the organization to strengthen data literacy.
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Preferred Skills and Qualifications Including:
The ideal candidate will be a mission-driven leader with deep expertise. They will bring a collaborative spirit and a commitment to equity, along with the following qualifications:
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MD, DO, or NP licensed in California
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Minimum of 7 years of post-graduate progressive leadership experience in clinical informatics/technology, population health, or healthcare transformation
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Demonstrated success implementing, optimizing, and driving product development for population health management platforms
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Experience successfully leading the design and implementation of multiparty clinical informatics initiatives
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Experience advising/supporting providers or provider practices on the use of data and technology for quality improvement and care transformation
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Practical expertise in health information technology systems design, data integration, and workflow optimization across multi-organization environments
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Proven record leading change management, clinical workflow redesign, and technology adoption initiatives within complex healthcare settings
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Understanding of healthcare data standards (e.g., HL7, FHIR, CCD) and interoperability frameworks relevant to data exchange
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Experience using analytics and informatics to fuel focused interventions that drive performance improvement
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Demonstrated ability to translate technical and analytical insights into actionable clinical and operational strategies
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Exceptional collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to engage diverse stakeholders including clinicians, vendors, and data teams
Applications will be evaluated on a rolling basis. California residents are strongly preferred.
Compensation & Benefits
The salary range for this position is $375,000 – $425,000. The Learning Center offers a generous benefits package that reflects our commitment to team member health and wellness. Our benefits package includes comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance, paid time off, life and disability insurances, a retirement plan, annual wellness days, and other resources designed to support the passion, commitment, and energy that is vital to our team members.
The PopHealth Learning Center is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, disability, gender, nationality, ethnicity, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or any other status protected by law. Black, Indigenous, Latinx and other people of color, and LGBTQ+ people are strongly encouraged to apply. Reasonable accommodation will be made so that qualified disabled applicants may participate in the application process. Please advise in writing of special needs at the time of application.
To Apply
More information about PopHealth Learning Center can be found at https://pophealthlearningcenter.org/.
This search is being led by Ellen LaPointe and Ebony Breaux-Liang of NPAG. We invite applications with a resume and cover letter outlining your interest and qualifications via NPAG’s candidate portal. Should you have questions, candidate nominations, or if you need assistance or accommodations in the application process, please contact Ebony Breaux-Liang at ebony@npag.com.
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