Provides executive leadership to Humana.
The Chief Medical Officer, Utilization Management (UM) will serve as the clinical strategist, operator, and visionary for Humana’s Utilization Management organization. This executive role is responsible for integrating and overseeing all Outpatient and Inpatient based MDs and RNs and non-clinical support for UM functions in Medicaid and Medicare, with a focus on streamlining processes, ensuring consistent clinical practices, driving trend savings, improving Star Ratings, and enhancing operational efficiency. The CMO, UM will ensure alignment with Humana’s strategic objectives and enterprise operating model.
Use your skills to make an impact
Key Responsibilities:
• Set clinical strategy and lead the Utilization Management organization.
• Oversee the integration of medical doctors and registered nurses in UM across Medicaid and Medicare.
• Provide leadership in risk management, grievance and appeals, clinical contracting, vendor management, and UM dental review.
• Ensure the clinician’s perspective is central to organizational decision-making.
• Leverage analytics to inform strategy and performance improvement.
• Sponsor the development of clinical talent and leadership pipeline.
Organizational Scope:
The Chief Medical Officer, UM leads a significant functional organization, with direct accountability for human capital and organizational performance.
Direct reports include:
- VP, Physician Leadership
- Director, Physician Leadership
- AVP, UM Nursing
- Lead Dental Director
- Director, Strategy Advancement
- AVP, UM Administration
Role Impact:
• Drive the formation, execution, and sustainability of Humana’s Utilization Management strategy.
• Challenge the healthcare status quo to improve quality, Star Ratings, and health outcomes.
• Integrate evidence-based approaches for UM reviewers.
• Support Humana’s commitment to whole-person health and consistent, high-quality outcomes.
Candidate Qualifications:
• MD/DO
Current Board Certification
Minimum 10 years of combined leadership and/or UM experience.
• Passion for improving Star Ratings, review consistency, and health outcomes.
• Deep knowledge of medical, clinical, and behavioral science underpinning UM.
• Strong interpersonal, leadership, and business acumen.
• Proven ability to drive cross-functional results and champion clinical perspectives.
Scheduled Weekly Hours
40Application Deadline: 06-25-2026About us
About Humana: Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) is a leading U.S. healthcare company. Through our Humana insurance services and our CenterWell healthcare services, we make it easier for the millions of people we serve to achieve their best health – delivering the care and service they need, when they need it. These efforts are leading to a better quality of life for people with Medicare and Medicaid, families, individuals, military service personnel, and communities at large. Learn more about what we offer at Humana.com and at CenterWell.com.
Equal Opportunity Employer
It is the policy of Humana not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status. It is also the policy of Humana to take affirmative action, in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and VEVRAA, to employ and to advance in employment individuals with disability or protected veteran status, and to base all employment decisions only on valid job requirements. This policy shall apply to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, upgrading, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, recall, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation and selection for training, including apprenticeship, at all levels of employment.
Skills Required
- MD or DO degree
- Current Board Certification
- Minimum 10 years of combined leadership and/or Utilization Management experience
- Deep knowledge of medical, clinical, and behavioral science underpinning Utilization Management
- Experience with risk management, grievance and appeals, clinical contracting, vendor management, and dental review
- Proven ability to drive cross-functional results and champion clinical perspectives
- Strong interpersonal, leadership, and business acumen
- Experience leveraging analytics to inform strategy and performance improvement
- Experience sponsoring development of clinical talent and leadership pipeline
- Willingness to travel occasionally to company offices for training or meetings
Humana Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Humana and has not been reviewed or approved by Humana.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental, vision, supplemental health, and long-term care insurance are offered alongside on-site/virtual wellness resources and weekly paid well-being time, indicating a whole-person focus.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid PTO and holidays, volunteer time, and formal leave options such as parental and caregiver time provide broad time-away support. Adoption assistance and lactation rooms extend coverage for key life events.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with company match anchors long-term savings. Employer-matched emergency savings programs complement retirement planning.
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What We Do
At Humana, our cultural foundation is aligned to helping members achieve their best health by delivering personalized, simplified, whole-person healthcare experiences. Recognizing healthcare needs continue to evolve for each person, for each family and for each community, Humana continuously creates innovative solutions and resources that help people live their healthiest lives on their terms –when and where they need it. Our employees are at the heart of making this happen and that’s why we are dedicated to building an organization of dynamic talent whose experience and passion center on putting the customer first.
