Managing Director, Physician Enterprise

Description

VMG Health supports a nationwide network of clients with over 70,000 engagements, exclusively in the healthcare industry. Our national client base ranges from large health systems to small practices and everything in between, including investors and private equity firms. VMG Health provides a solutions-oriented approach to client needs through our strong market position, extensive contacts, unparalleled tools and solutions, and expert insights. We are proud to serve as the single source for all our clients’ valuation, strategic, and compliance needs.

Requirements

VMG Health is seeking a Managing Director, Physician Enterprise to lead and expand its physician enterprise advisory capabilities within the Strategy & Partnership Advisory business unit. This executive will serve as a trusted advisor to health systems, physician organizations, academic medical centers, integrated delivery networks, and private equity-backed healthcare platforms, helping clients develop and execute strategies that drive provider alignment, organizational growth, operational excellence, and long-term value creation.

The Managing Director will lead engagements focused on physician compensation design, provider network strategy, physician alignment, medical group transformation, provider growth strategy, performance improvement, strategic partnerships, and enterprise integration initiatives. In addition to client leadership, this individual will play a critical role in growing VMG Health's Physician Enterprise practice through business development, thought leadership, talent development, and service line innovation.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as a senior advisor to healthcare executives, physician leaders, boards of directors, and investors on physician enterprise strategy, provider alignment, and organizational transformation.
• Lead consulting engagements focused on physician compensation design, medical group strategy, provider network development, performance excellence, and provider growth initiatives.
• Advise clients on physician alignment models, governance structures, partnership strategies, affiliations, joint ventures, and merger and acquisition opportunities.
• Develop strategic recommendations that improve provider performance, patient access, operational effectiveness, financial outcomes, and market positioning.
• Facilitate executive workshops, physician leadership forums, board retreats, and strategic planning engagements.
• Collaborate with VMG Health's Strategy, Transaction Advisory, Valuation, Compensation, and Compliance teams to deliver integrated client solutions.
• Lead the growth and expansion of the Physician Enterprise service line through business development, client relationship management, thought leadership, and market-facing activities.
• Cultivate and maintain relationships with health system executives, physician leaders, board members, private equity stakeholders, and other key industry decision-makers.
• Identify emerging market opportunities and contribute to the development of new service offerings, methodologies, and intellectual capital.
• Recruit, mentor, and develop consulting professionals while fostering a collaborative, high-performance culture.
• Ensure exceptional client service, engagement quality, and financial performance across projects and client relationships.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 12+ years of progressive experience in healthcare consulting, physician enterprise leadership, health system strategy, medical group leadership, corporate development, or a related healthcare advisory field.
• Demonstrated expertise in physician enterprise strategy, physician alignment, physician compensation, medical group transformation, provider growth, or healthcare performance improvement.
• Significant experience working with hospitals, health systems, physician organizations, academic medical centers, integrated delivery networks, or private equity-backed healthcare organizations.
• Proven success leading executive-level consulting engagements and advising C-suite executives, physician leaders, and boards of directors.
• Demonstrated ability to develop trusted client relationships, generate new business opportunities, and contribute to revenue growth.
• Strong knowledge of physician compensation design, provider network strategy, medical group operations, and healthcare growth strategies.
• Exceptional strategic thinking, financial acumen, analytical problem-solving, communication, and presentation skills.
• Ability to influence senior healthcare executives, physician leaders, investors, and board members.
• Willingness to travel as client and business needs require.

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA, MHA, MPH, MD, DO, or other relevant advanced degree.
• Experience building, leading, or scaling a consulting practice, service line, physician enterprise function, or healthcare business unit.
• Prior experience with a leading healthcare consulting, strategy, or advisory firm.
• Physician, clinician, or healthcare executive leadership experience.
• Experience advising organizations on strategic partnerships, affiliations, joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, or enterprise integration initiatives.
• Familiarity with value-based care models, payer-provider alignment strategies, and risk-based reimbursement environments.
• Established professional network within the healthcare provider, physician enterprise, or healthcare investor community.
• Demonstrated thought leadership through speaking engagements, publications, industry involvement, or market-facing content development.