Deputy Chief Medical Officer
About the role
Our mission: to eliminate every barrier to mental health.
At Spring Health, we’re on a mission to revolutionize mental healthcare by removing every barrier that prevents people from getting the help they need, when they need it. Our clinically validated technology empowers us to deliver the right care at the right time—whether it’s therapy, coaching, medication, or beyond—tailored to each individual’s needs.
We proudly partner with over 450 companies, from startups to multinational Fortune 500 corporations, as a leading provider of mental health service, providing care for 10 million people. Our clients include brands you use and know like Microsoft, Target, and Delta Airlines, all of whom trust us to deliver best-in-class outcomes for their employees globally.
Reporting to the Chief Medical Officer, this full-time VP role will serve as the Deputy Chief Medical Officer (DCMO) and support the CMO in leading the Medical Affairs team. The DCMO will bring deep clinical credibility, commercial acumen, and ecosystem influence to drive continual clinical quality improvement (especially in medication management), build new care-delivery programs, accelerate the integration of AI into care services, and provide external thought leadership to customers and other stakeholders. This is a remote position with travel expected once a month for company and external customer/prospect meetings.
What you’ll do:
- Support the evolution of core clinical programs across the organization and serve as a critical thought partner in developing new care programs
- Lead the execution and quality improvement of the medication management capability and other programs across the organization
- Ensure ethical, safe, and well-designed use of AI tools to improve provider care delivery across all areas of mental health care
- Serve as a clinical representative with external stakeholders, including health plans, large employer clients, key sales / partnership conversations and complex customer topic conversations (e.g., outcomes, safety, prescribing practices)
- Act as a senior change leader on Spring Health’s most complex and strategic initiatives - ensuring clinical clarity, alignment, and adoption while reinforcing our culture and values.
What success looks like:
- Steadily improving clinical outcomes from care delivery efforts
- Right care at the right time for the right person across all areas of care delivery
- Consistent quality improvement across key care metrics
- Improved efficiency of care delivery while maintaining improved outcomes
- High customer satisfaction for our care delivery practices
What you’ll bring:
- Board-certified psychiatrist (MD/DO) with 15+ years of clinical care experience
- 10+ years of leadership experience in mental health care, leading clinics, providers, care operations, or other activities.
- Strong ability to manage and influence senior leaders internally and externally
- Proven, effective cross-functional leadership at VP or senior level in a high-growth, fast-paced environment