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Chief Administrative Officer jobs are open across healthcare, higher education, government, financial services, and large nonprofits, at every level from deputy CAO to enterprise-wide executive, with specializations in operations strategy, regulatory compliance, and organizational governance. Find a role that fits from the openings below and apply directly.
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About LifeLong Medical Care
LifeLong Medical Care is one of the Bay Area’s most established and mission-driven community health organizations, serving more than 50,000 patients across 15 sites in Alameda and Contra Costa counties. Founded over 50 years ago as a human rights organization, LifeLong has grown into a comprehensive Federally Qualified Health Center delivering primary care, behavioral health, dental, and integrated services to the communities that need it most.
LifeLong is in an exciting period of transformation — strengthening its operating model, deepening its partnerships, and building the leadership infrastructure to deliver on its mission with greater impact, sustainability, and scale. This is an organization with deep roots, a strong team, and significant momentum. The Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) role is a rare opportunity to help shape what LifeLong becomes.
The Opportunity
LifeLong Medical Care is seeking a Chief Administrative Officer to serve as a true operational partner to the CEO and a central force in the organization’s next chapter. This is a broad, high-impact executive role for a leader who thrives at the intersection of strategy and execution — someone who can drive cross-functional performance, build and evolve care delivery models, and help LifeLong realize its full potential as a safety net anchor institution.
The CAO will be a member of the Executive Leadership Team, reporting directly to the CEO, with direct oversight of Finance, Clinical Operations, HR, Legal, and Capital Projects.
What You Will Do
Drive Cross-Functional Execution:
Lead the performance of LifeLong’s most critical organizational initiatives, including the Mission & Margin Plan and Strategic Excellence Workstreams. Serve as the integrating force across functions — ensuring accountability, removing barriers, and keeping the organization moving toward its goals.
Evolve the Care Team Model:
Partner with clinical and operational leadership to strengthen and evolve how care teams are structured, supported, and deployed across LifeLong’s 15 sites. Translate care strategy into operational reality — building models that improve provider experience, team effectiveness, and patient outcomes.
Strengthen the Patient and Provider Experience:
Lead efforts to improve the efficacy and impact of LifeLong’s patient-provider-clinical model. Use data, operational insight, and cross-functional collaboration to reduce friction, improve access, and deliver care that consistently meets the expectations of the communities LifeLong serves.
Lead a High-Performing Functional Portfolio:
Provide executive oversight across Finance, Operations, HR, Legal, and Capital Projects. Build and develop the functional leaders within this portfolio — setting high standards, driving accountability, and creating the organizational conditions for sustained performance.
Serve as a Strategic Partner to the CEO:
Acting as a full member of the Executive Leadership Team, perform as a trusted deputy — sharing ownership of organizational priorities, representing the CEO internally and externally as appropriate, and contributing meaningfully to the direction of the organization by driving performance and transformation.
What We Are Looking For
Experience
- 15+ years of progressive leadership experience in community health, with significant time in an executive leadership role
- Track record of success in a safety net, FQHC, or community health environment strongly preferred
- Deep familiarity with Medi-Cal, Medicaid and safety-net financing
- Demonstrated experience in leading complex, multi-site teams and divisions with measurable results in multi-site FQHCs
- Experience driving cross-functional initiatives in a mission-driven, resource-constrained environment
- Prior responsibility for financial oversight and operational performance at an organizational level
Leadership Profile
- Integrator mindset — connects people, functions, and priorities into a coherent whole
- Data-driven and execution-oriented; translates strategy into action and holds teams accountable
- Strong judgment under ambiguity; calm and steady in complex, fast-moving environments
- Relationship builder who earns trust quickly across clinical, operational, and administrative teams
- Transparent communicator with high integrity; not political
- Mission-grounded: commitment to community health for a reason, and it shows in leadership approach
- Collaborative and decisive: consensus-driven when possible, but can and make clear calls when needed
Education
- Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree in Public Health, Health Administration, Business, or related field strongly preferred
- LEAN or operational excellence certification a plus
Why LifeLong
LifeLong offers a rare combination: the mission and community roots of a safety net health center, and the scale, ambition, and leadership team of an organization ready to perform at a higher level. This is a role for a leader who wants to do meaningful work, build something durable, and help an iconic East Bay institution realize its next chapter.
About LifeLong Medical Care
LifeLong Medical Care is one of the Bay Area’s most established and mission-driven community health organizations, serving more than 50,000 patients across 15 sites in Alameda and Contra Costa counties. Founded over 50 years ago as a human rights organization, LifeLong has grown into a comprehensive Federally Qualified Health Center delivering primary care, behavioral health, dental, and integrated services to the communities that need it most.
LifeLong is in an exciting period of transformation — strengthening its operating model, deepening its partnerships, and building the leadership infrastructure to deliver on its mission with greater impact, sustainability, and scale. This is an organization with deep roots, a strong team, and significant momentum. The Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) role is a rare opportunity to help shape what LifeLong becomes.
The Opportunity
LifeLong Medical Care is seeking a Chief Administrative Officer to serve as a true operational partner to the CEO and a central force in the organization’s next chapter. This is a broad, high-impact executive role for a leader who thrives at the intersection of strategy and execution — someone who can drive cross-functional performance, build and evolve care delivery models, and help LifeLong realize its full potential as a safety net anchor institution.
The CAO will be a member of the Executive Leadership Team, reporting directly to the CEO, with direct oversight of Finance, Clinical Operations, HR, Legal, and Capital Projects.
What You Will Do
Drive Cross-Functional Execution:
Lead the performance of LifeLong’s most critical organizational initiatives, including the Mission & Margin Plan and Strategic Excellence Workstreams. Serve as the integrating force across functions — ensuring accountability, removing barriers, and keeping the organization moving toward its goals.
Evolve the Care Team Model:
Partner with clinical and operational leadership to strengthen and evolve how care teams are structured, supported, and deployed across LifeLong’s 15 sites. Translate care strategy into operational reality — building models that improve provider experience, team effectiveness, and patient outcomes.
Strengthen the Patient and Provider Experience:
Lead efforts to improve the efficacy and impact of LifeLong’s patient-provider-clinical model. Use data, operational insight, and cross-functional collaboration to reduce friction, improve access, and deliver care that consistently meets the expectations of the communities LifeLong serves.
Lead a High-Performing Functional Portfolio:
Provide executive oversight across Finance, Operations, HR, Legal, and Capital Projects. Build and develop the functional leaders within this portfolio — setting high standards, driving accountability, and creating the organizational conditions for sustained performance.
Serve as a Strategic Partner to the CEO:
Acting as a full member of the Executive Leadership Team, perform as a trusted deputy — sharing ownership of organizational priorities, representing the CEO internally and externally as appropriate, and contributing meaningfully to the direction of the organization by driving performance and transformation.
What We Are Looking For
Experience
- 15+ years of progressive leadership experience in community health, with significant time in an executive leadership role
- Track record of success in a safety net, FQHC, or community health environment strongly preferred
- Deep familiarity with Medi-Cal, Medicaid and safety-net financing
- Demonstrated experience in leading complex, multi-site teams and divisions with measurable results in multi-site FQHCs
- Experience driving cross-functional initiatives in a mission-driven, resource-constrained environment
- Prior responsibility for financial oversight and operational performance at an organizational level
Leadership Profile
- Integrator mindset — connects people, functions, and priorities into a coherent whole
- Data-driven and execution-oriented; translates strategy into action and holds teams accountable
- Strong judgment under ambiguity; calm and steady in complex, fast-moving environments
- Relationship builder who earns trust quickly across clinical, operational, and administrative teams
- Transparent communicator with high integrity; not political
- Mission-grounded: commitment to community health for a reason, and it shows in leadership approach
- Collaborative and decisive: consensus-driven when possible, but can and make clear calls when needed
Education
- Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree in Public Health, Health Administration, Business, or related field strongly preferred
- LEAN or operational excellence certification a plus
Why LifeLong
LifeLong offers a rare combination: the mission and community roots of a safety net health center, and the scale, ambition, and leadership team of an organization ready to perform at a higher level. This is a role for a leader who wants to do meaningful work, build something durable, and help an iconic East Bay institution realize its next chapter.
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Find JobsChief Administrative Officer Job Market
A snapshot from current openings nationwide, updated as new roles post.
Who's Hiring
- Encompass Health14
- Trinity Health12
- Select Medical9
- Kindred Hospitals8
- Ascension5
Top Industries Hiring
- Healthcare & Medical Services163
- Education33
- Consulting & Professional Services10
- Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals9
- Insurance7
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in chief administrative officer jobs.
- 10 or more years of progressive operations or administrative leadership experience
- Bachelor's degree in business administration, public administration, or a related field
- Demonstrated experience managing multi-departmental budgets and operational planning cycles
- Strong background in policy development, compliance oversight, and regulatory reporting
- Proficiency with enterprise resource planning systems and organizational performance tools
- Master's degree in business administration or public administration preferred for senior roles
Tips for Your Chief Administrative Officer Job Search
Quantify operational scope on your resume
Chief administrative officer roles demand evidence of scale. Replace vague statements with figures that show budget authority, headcount overseen, and number of departments unified under your leadership. Hiring committees screen for proof of cross-functional ownership, not just coordination.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists chief administrative officer openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Target organizations in active transition
Healthcare systems merging divisions, universities restructuring administration, and nonprofits scaling programs all generate genuine CAO demand. Filter your search by organizations that have recently announced restructuring, accreditation changes, or leadership transitions to find openings before they go cold.
Align your resume to the reporting line
A CAO reporting to a CEO needs a different emphasis than one reporting to a board or CFO. Read the org chart signals in each posting and front-load the resume summary with the governance, finance, or operational priorities that match that specific chain of command.
Prepare a cross-functional leadership story
Interviewers for CAO roles consistently ask how you've unified competing department heads around a shared operational goal. Build two or three concrete examples that name the stakeholders, the conflict, and the measurable outcome you drove before your first interview.
Negotiate scope before you negotiate compensation
In CAO offers, authority over budget, staffing decisions, and vendor contracts varies dramatically between organizations. Clarify decision-making authority and direct report structure during the offer stage, before final terms are set, so you're not narrowing the role after accepting it.
Chief Administrative Officer Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most chief administrative officers?
The companies hiring the most chief administrative officers right now include Encompass Health, Trinity Health, and Select Medical, with the largest share of openings in California, Texas, and Florida, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of June 2026. Healthcare systems, public universities, and large nonprofits consistently account for a substantial portion of active postings.
How many chief administrative officer jobs are remote?
About 9% of chief administrative officer openings are fully remote or hybrid as of June 2026, reflecting the hands-on coordination demands of most CAO roles. Functions tied to policy development, strategic planning, and executive communications tend to offer the most flexibility, while roles with direct facilities or operations oversight are most often on-site.
How do you become a chief administrative officer?
Most chief administrative officers build toward the role through progressive leadership positions in operations, finance, or general management, typically moving through director and vice president levels before reaching the CAO title. Earning an advanced degree in business or public administration strengthens candidacy, as does demonstrated experience unifying multiple departments, managing large budgets, and leading organization-wide initiatives through completion.
Can you get a chief administrative officer job with limited leadership experience?
Direct CAO appointments with limited experience are uncommon, but entry points exist through deputy CAO, chief of staff, or director of operations roles within mid-sized organizations where the scope of work mirrors CAO responsibilities. Building expertise in budget management, cross-departmental coordination, and compliance oversight in those roles creates a credible path to the CAO title over time.
What does the chief administrative officer interview process look like?
The CAO interview process typically runs through several stages: an initial screen with HR or a search committee, followed by competency-based interviews with the CEO or board, and often a presentation round where you propose an operational framework or respond to a case scenario. Final-stage conversations frequently include meetings with direct reports and peer executives to assess cultural and leadership fit.
Where can I find and apply to chief administrative officer jobs?
You can find and apply to chief administrative officer jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Search the listings to find roles that match your experience and functional background, then apply directly to each one that fits.
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