Associate Program Officer Jobs in Montclair, NJ (NOW HIRING)

The Associate Chief Medical Officer helps to lead execution of the clinical and operational portfolio for Atlantic ACO and Optimus Healthcare Partners (OHP). Reporting to and partnering closely with the CMO, the ACMO shares ownership of the design, build, and performance of the provider-facing technology, incentive models, clinical programs, and data assets through which that strategy is delivered.
STANDING ACCOUNTABILITIES
Provider-Facing Technology and Workflow
Share in the ownership of the evaluation, co-design, and implementation of the technology through which Atlantic ACO reduces provider burden and re-engineers clinical workflow. Partner with vendors and internal teams on technical design, development operations, and the analytics that demonstrate impact.
Incentive and Compensation Model Design
Assist in the design and maintenance of the models through which practices, providers, and care teams are measured and rewarded ensuring alignment between practice behavior, payer contract performance, and the ACO's financial objectives.
Clinical Programs and Population Health
Lead the ACO's behavioral and social health portfolio and the population health management function, including the evaluation of ACO needs for population health managers, care management, and the centralization of services.
Payer Performance and Mandatory Reporting
Own mandatory quality reporting across Medicare and commercial lines and the monitoring and improvement of performance against each payer contract, escalating contract-level issues to the CMO for negotiation and remediation.
Data, Analytics, and Reporting Operations
Direct the ACO's data and analytics operations - the teams, resources, source systems, and reporting through which population health performance is measured. Work with the CMO on the enterprise data platform, governance, and vendor relationships.
KEY PRIORITIES
Priority 1 - Addressing Administrative Burden: Technology, AI, and Workflow Re-Engineering

• Evaluate and participate in the design of generative AI analytic tools, agents and technologies that improve ACO practice efficiencies and reduce administrative burdens.
• Support the use and expansion of Innovaccer, InNote CoPilot, and Epic CoPilot.
• Referral Management product -participate in the internal technical design and/or selection of a referral management product for ACO practices. Oversee development, implementation, operations, and impact analytics.
• Oversee unburdening of providers/practices from prior authorization and precertifications
• Oversee the integration of Scribe technologies within ACO practices.

Priority 2 - Intentional and Intelligent Growth: Incentives and Compensation

• Refine and promote the Performance Improvement Incentive Program model (PIIP).
• Hybrid primary care payer compensation models - capitation and fee-for-service.
• Develop meaningful ways to recognize and reward practice care teams.
• Engagement scores - features and criteria.
• Specialty incentives and recognition.

Priority 3 - Performance Alignment: Clinical Programs and Payer Results

• Behavioral and social health portfolio.
• Population health managers (PHMs) roles, responsibilities and performance/impact.
• Evaluate ACO needs for PHMs, Case Managers, and centralization of services.
• Mandatory payer reporting - Medicare CQM, eCQM, Medicare Advantage, and Commercial SDR.
• Per-payer performance monitoring, modeling, and improvement.

Priority 4 - Data, Analytics, and Reporting

• Collaborative partnership with:

1. ACO Data Analyst(s)
2. Epic Report Team
3. Service Line/Institution Performance
4. Medical Brain
5. Feel Better pharmaco-analytics
6. Behavioral Health/SDOH Interventions
7. Dementia/Neurodegenerative Vendor

Qualifications
Requirements
MD or DO degree
Board-Certification in an accredited medical specialty
Advanced management degree (MBA, MHA, MMM) or certifications (CPE), preferred.
Minimum of 5 years of leadership experience in a value-based care setting, preferred.
Experience with population health analytics, quality reporting, and incentive model design, preferred.
About Us
At Atlantic Health, our promise to our communities is; Anyone who enters one of our facilities will receive the highest quality care delivered at the right time, at the right place, and at the right cost. This commitment is also echoed in the respect, development and opportunities we give to our more than 22,000 team members. Headquarters in Morristown, New Jersey, we are one of the leading non-profit health care systems in the nation. Our facilities and sites of care include:

• Atlantic Health Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, NJ
• Atlantic Health Overlook Medical Center, Summit, NJ
• Atlantic Health Newton Medical Center, Newton, NJ
• Atlantic Health Chilton Medical Center, Pompton Plains, NJ
• Atlantic Health Hackettstown Medical Center, Hackettstown, NJ
• Atlantic Health Goryeb Children's Hospital, Morristown, NJ
• Atlantic Health CentraState Healthcare System, Freehold, NJ
• Atlantic Medical Group
• Atlantic Visiting Nurse
• Atlantic Mobile Health
• Atlantic Rehabilitation

We have more than 900 community-based healthcare providers affiliated through Atlantic Medical Group.
We have received awards and recognition for the services we have provided to our patients, team members and communities. Below are just a few of our accolades:

• Chosen for 17 years by Fortune as one of the magazine's "100 Best Companies to Work For."
• Atlantic Health Morristown and Atlantic Health Overlook Named by Newsweek as two of the "World's Best Hospitals" in 2026.
• Atlantic Health Morristown and Atlantic Health Overlook ranked within the top three hospitals in New Jersey by U.S. News & World Report's 2025-2026 Best Hospital rankings.
• Atlantic Health scored four "A" grades by The Leapfrog Group in its Fall 2025 Hospital Safety Grades, performance measures reflecting errors, accidents, injuries and injections, as well as systems hospitals have in place to prevent harm.
• Atlantic Health Morristown and Atlantic Health Overlook are New Jersey's only hospitals to be named among America's 50 Best hospitals by Healthgrades in 2026.
• Named by Becker's Healthcare as one of the "165 Top Places to Work in Healthcare - 2026.
• Atlantic Health Morristown, Atlantic Health Overlook, Atlantic Health Chilton and Atlantic Health Newton all Forbes Top Hospitals for 2026.
• Named by Newsweek as one of America's Greatest Workplaces for Inclusion & Diversity 2025.
• Atlantic Health rated LEVEL 9 - 2025 CHIME Digital Health Most Wired.

Atlantic Health offers a competitive and comprehensive Total Rewards package that supports the health, financial security, and well-being of all team members. Offerings vary based on role level (Team Member, Director, Executive). Below is a general summary, with role-specific enhancements highlighted:
Team Member Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Prescription Coverage (22.5 hours per week or above for full-time and part-time team members)
• Life & AD&D Insurance.
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability (with options to supplement)
• 403(b) Retirement Plan: Employer match, additional non-elective contribution
• PTO & Paid Sick Leave
• Tuition Assistance, Advancement & Academic Advising
• Parental, Adoption, Surrogacy Leave
• Backup and On-Site Childcare
• Well-Being Rewards
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Fertility Benefits, Healthy Pregnancy Program
• Flexible Spending & Commuter Accounts
• Pet, Home & Auto, Identity Theft and Legal Insurance

Note: In Compliance with the NJ Pay Transparency Act (effective Sunday, June 1, 2025), all job postings will include the hourly wage or salary (or a range), as well as this summary of benefits. Final compensation and benefit eligibility may vary by role and employment status and will be confirmed at the time of offer.
EEO STATEMENT
Atlantic Health, Inc. is an equal employment opportunity employer and federal contractor or subcontractor and therefore abides by applicable laws to protect applicants and employees from discrimination in hiring, promotion, discharge, pay, fringe benefits, job training, classification, referral, and other aspects of employment, on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and sexual orientation), national origin, citizenship status, disability, age, genetics, or veteran
About the Team
Atlantic Health System is at the forefront of medicine, setting standards for quality health care powered by a workforce of more than 18,000 team members and 4,800 affiliated physicians dedicated to building healthier communities, the system offers more than 400 sites of care, including eight award-winning medical centers. Specializing in cardiovascular care, cancer care, orthopedics, neuroscience, pediatrics, women's health and rehabilitation medicine. Atlantic Medical Group, comprised of 1,000 physicians and advanced practice providers, represents one of the largest multi-specialty practices in New Jersey and includes finance, legal, marketing, human resources, talent acquisition, ISS and more. Caring for our patients, our team members and the communities we serve is our central mission.