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Director of Population Health jobs are open across health systems, managed care organizations, and accountable care entities, at every level from manager to VP, with specializations in chronic disease management, health equity, and care coordination. See the openings below and apply to the ones that match your experience.
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Director of Clinical Operations - Population Health RN
Vigilance Health
Remote | Full-Time
You've Done This Work Before. Now Do It At Scale.
You know what it takes to build, mobilize, and lead a remote care management team to excellence. You know what it takes to reach important industry metrics and compliance measures. You understand how to successfully engage and activate patients and how to coach your team of care managers to move the needle on patient health outcomes. You model and create a culture of mutual respect and collaboration. You've sat in rooms with FQHCs, IPAs, and payers and have spoken their language fluently.
Now imagine doing that with the full backing of an organization whose entire mission is built around the delivery of quality population care management — and where your work directly shapes the clinical programs that serve thousands of patients across diverse communities. That's what we're offering and you are who we’re looking for.
Who We Are
Vigilance Health partners with FQHCs, ACOs, IPAs, and payers to deliver Population Health and Care Management services that effect real change in people’s lives. We provide Chronic Care Management (CCM), Advanced Primary Care Management (APCM), Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM), and Behavioral Health Integration (BHI) programs — and we measure success the way our partners do: quality metrics, patient engagement, and improved health outcomes that show up in data.
Our purpose is simple, and we mean it: Change People's Lives — no matter their circumstances.
The Role
As our Clinical Operations Leader, you'll be the clinical engine behind our care management programs. This is a leadership role with real ownership — you'll build and coach the care management team, design and refine the clinical workflows they follow, and hold the clinical bar high across every service line we run.
You'll be working closely with our partners, most of whom are laser-focused on ACO quality measures and patient engagement. When they ask why HEDIS rates are moving or why patients aren't scheduling follow-ups, you'll be the one with answers — and a plan.
This role is remote, and you'll be leading a remote team, so your ability to build culture, accountability, and clinical consistency across distance is critical.
What You'll Own
Team Leadership
You'll recruit, onboard, coach, and develop a team of care managers. You set the standard for what great care management looks like and hold the team to it — with support, not just expectations.
Clinical Workflow Design
You'll build and continuously improve the clinical workflows that drive better outcomes. That means protocols that are practical, documented, and actually followed — not binders that collect dust.
ACO Quality & Patient Engagement Performance
Our partners live and die by their quality metrics. You'll monitor performance across ACO quality measures, identify where the gaps are, and lead the interventions that close them. Patient engagement is core to everything — including call answer rates, appointment scheduling rates, and no-show reduction. You'll understand why those numbers look the way they do and know what levers to pull.
Partner Collaboration
You'll be a trusted clinical voice for our partner sites — joining meetings, co-managing escalations, and making sure the clinical work we do is tightly aligned with what partners need to succeed with their payers and regulatory bodies.
Clinical Oversight Across Programs
Chronic Care Management, APCM, BHI, RPM — you'll ensure clinical standards, regulatory alignment, and documentation quality.
What Good Looks Like in 12 Months
-
Your care managers are hitting productivity targets and delivering high-quality, personalized care.
- ACO quality measure performance is trending up across partner panels.
Patient engagement rates — calls answered, appointments kept, reduction in no-
shows — are measurably improving.
- Clinical workflows are standardized, followed, and audit-ready.
- Partners view you as an extension of their clinical leadership team.
Leadership has clear, real-time visibility into performance, risk analysis, population analysis, and opportunity.
What You Bring
Experience That Matters Most
- Active RN license (BSN required; MSN a plus)
Experience working in or directly with FQHCs, ACOs, IPAs, or payers- Extensive familiarity with ACO quality measures (HEDIS, UDS, or equivalent)
Prior leadership of a remote care management program — you've managed remote
clinical staff and know how to build teamwork and accountability at a distance
5+ years of clinical experience, with meaningful time in population health or care
management
Nice to Have
- CCM, CPHQ, or population health certification
- Behavioral Health Integration (BHI) experience
- Experience launching or scaling new care management service lines
The Kind of Person Who Thrives Here
You're a self-starter and solution-focused. You can zoom out and think large-scale strategy and zoom in to, for example, coach a care manager on a specific patient interaction. You communicate clearly with clinical teams, operations leads, and external partners without losing anything in translation. When the data doesn't look right, you dig in.
Why Vigilance Health
-
Direct impact — your work shapes outcomes for real patients in real communities
- Leadership with latitude — we give you room to build programs the right way
- Mission-aligned partners — we work with organizations that care as much as we do
- Growth-oriented— we are scaling and adding partners who are driven by progress and excellence
- A team that has your back — we are collaborative and invested in each other's success
If you've been looking for a role where your population health expertise drives the clinical direction of a clinical team and an organization — this is it. We look forward to hearing from you.
Apply today. Let's change lives together.
Vigilance Health is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a diverse, inclusive team.
Director of Clinical Operations - Population Health RN
Vigilance Health
Remote | Full-Time
You've Done This Work Before. Now Do It At Scale.
You know what it takes to build, mobilize, and lead a remote care management team to excellence. You know what it takes to reach important industry metrics and compliance measures. You understand how to successfully engage and activate patients and how to coach your team of care managers to move the needle on patient health outcomes. You model and create a culture of mutual respect and collaboration. You've sat in rooms with FQHCs, IPAs, and payers and have spoken their language fluently.
Now imagine doing that with the full backing of an organization whose entire mission is built around the delivery of quality population care management — and where your work directly shapes the clinical programs that serve thousands of patients across diverse communities. That's what we're offering and you are who we’re looking for.
Who We Are
Vigilance Health partners with FQHCs, ACOs, IPAs, and payers to deliver Population Health and Care Management services that effect real change in people’s lives. We provide Chronic Care Management (CCM), Advanced Primary Care Management (APCM), Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM), and Behavioral Health Integration (BHI) programs — and we measure success the way our partners do: quality metrics, patient engagement, and improved health outcomes that show up in data.
Our purpose is simple, and we mean it: Change People's Lives — no matter their circumstances.
The Role
As our Clinical Operations Leader, you'll be the clinical engine behind our care management programs. This is a leadership role with real ownership — you'll build and coach the care management team, design and refine the clinical workflows they follow, and hold the clinical bar high across every service line we run.
You'll be working closely with our partners, most of whom are laser-focused on ACO quality measures and patient engagement. When they ask why HEDIS rates are moving or why patients aren't scheduling follow-ups, you'll be the one with answers — and a plan.
This role is remote, and you'll be leading a remote team, so your ability to build culture, accountability, and clinical consistency across distance is critical.
What You'll Own
Team Leadership
You'll recruit, onboard, coach, and develop a team of care managers. You set the standard for what great care management looks like and hold the team to it — with support, not just expectations.
Clinical Workflow Design
You'll build and continuously improve the clinical workflows that drive better outcomes. That means protocols that are practical, documented, and actually followed — not binders that collect dust.
ACO Quality & Patient Engagement Performance
Our partners live and die by their quality metrics. You'll monitor performance across ACO quality measures, identify where the gaps are, and lead the interventions that close them. Patient engagement is core to everything — including call answer rates, appointment scheduling rates, and no-show reduction. You'll understand why those numbers look the way they do and know what levers to pull.
Partner Collaboration
You'll be a trusted clinical voice for our partner sites — joining meetings, co-managing escalations, and making sure the clinical work we do is tightly aligned with what partners need to succeed with their payers and regulatory bodies.
Clinical Oversight Across Programs
Chronic Care Management, APCM, BHI, RPM — you'll ensure clinical standards, regulatory alignment, and documentation quality.
What Good Looks Like in 12 Months
-
Your care managers are hitting productivity targets and delivering high-quality, personalized care.
- ACO quality measure performance is trending up across partner panels.
Patient engagement rates — calls answered, appointments kept, reduction in no-
shows — are measurably improving.
- Clinical workflows are standardized, followed, and audit-ready.
- Partners view you as an extension of their clinical leadership team.
Leadership has clear, real-time visibility into performance, risk analysis, population analysis, and opportunity.
What You Bring
Experience That Matters Most
- Active RN license (BSN required; MSN a plus)
Experience working in or directly with FQHCs, ACOs, IPAs, or payers- Extensive familiarity with ACO quality measures (HEDIS, UDS, or equivalent)
Prior leadership of a remote care management program — you've managed remote
clinical staff and know how to build teamwork and accountability at a distance
5+ years of clinical experience, with meaningful time in population health or care
management
Nice to Have
- CCM, CPHQ, or population health certification
- Behavioral Health Integration (BHI) experience
- Experience launching or scaling new care management service lines
The Kind of Person Who Thrives Here
You're a self-starter and solution-focused. You can zoom out and think large-scale strategy and zoom in to, for example, coach a care manager on a specific patient interaction. You communicate clearly with clinical teams, operations leads, and external partners without losing anything in translation. When the data doesn't look right, you dig in.
Why Vigilance Health
-
Direct impact — your work shapes outcomes for real patients in real communities
- Leadership with latitude — we give you room to build programs the right way
- Mission-aligned partners — we work with organizations that care as much as we do
- Growth-oriented— we are scaling and adding partners who are driven by progress and excellence
- A team that has your back — we are collaborative and invested in each other's success
If you've been looking for a role where your population health expertise drives the clinical direction of a clinical team and an organization — this is it. We look forward to hearing from you.
Apply today. Let's change lives together.
Vigilance Health is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a diverse, inclusive team.
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What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in director of population health jobs.
- Master's degree in public health, health administration, nursing, or a related clinical field
- Five or more years of experience in population health, care management, or quality improvement
- Demonstrated experience with value-based care models such as ACOs, PCMH, or shared savings programs
- Proficiency in population health management platforms and clinical data analytics tools
- Knowledge of HEDIS, CMS quality measures, and risk stratification methodologies
- Strong cross-functional leadership experience coordinating clinical, operational, and data teams
Tips for Your Director of Population Health Job Search
Align your resume to value-based care
Directors of population health are hired to move quality metrics and reduce costs. Rewrite your resume bullets to show specific outcomes in HEDIS scores, readmission rates, or risk stratification programs rather than listing duties you owned.
Highlight your data platform fluency
Employers routinely screen for hands-on experience with population health management platforms and clinical analytics tools. Name the specific systems you have worked in, not just generic categories like 'data analytics' or 'EHR experience'.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists director of population health openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Target organizations by payment model
Your experience lands differently depending on whether a system is in full-risk contracts, Medicare Shared Savings, or still transitioning to value-based care. Read each job posting for language about ACO participation, capitation, or shared savings before you apply.
Prepare a data-backed leadership narrative
Interview panels for this role typically include CMOs, CFOs, and board members alongside HR. Practice walking through one population health initiative from problem identification through sustained outcomes, with numbers that hold up under executive-level questioning.
Negotiate scope before discussing compensation
Population health director roles vary widely in whether you control the clinical team, the analytics function, or only program management. Clarify reporting lines, budget authority, and panel size in second-round interviews before the offer stage, so you negotiate from an accurate picture.
Director of Population Health Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most director of population healths?
Wayne State University, University of Mississippi Medical Center, and University of Tennessee Health Science Center are hiring the most director of population healths right now, with openings concentrated in Michigan, Mississippi, and New York, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Health systems, managed care organizations, and large physician groups tend to post the most volume consistently.
How many director of population health jobs are remote?
About 80% of director of population health openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, with the highest remote share in roles focused on analytics, program strategy, and managed care quality rather than those requiring direct oversight of on-site clinical teams.
How do you become a director of population health?
Most directors of population health start with a clinical or public health graduate degree, then build several years of experience in care management, quality improvement, or health equity programs. From there, moving into a manager or program director role that includes cross-functional leadership, data oversight, and value-based contract experience typically positions you for a director-level search.
Can you get a director of population health job without direct leadership experience?
Moving directly into a director title without prior people management is uncommon, but candidates who have led large population health initiatives, served as a clinical lead for a quality program, or managed vendor and payer relationships in a senior individual contributor role do get considered. Framing your resume around outcomes you drove rather than titles you held strengthens your case significantly.
What does the director of population health interview process look like?
The process typically runs three to four rounds. An initial screen with HR or a talent partner is followed by a panel interview with clinical and operational leadership, then a presentation round where you are asked to walk through a population health strategy or case study. Final rounds often include a conversation with the CMO, CFO, or board-level leadership depending on the organization's size.
Where can I find and apply to director of population health jobs?
You can find and apply to director of population health jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from health systems, managed care organizations, and accountable care entities across the United States. Search for roles that fit your experience and apply directly to each listing from the page.
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