Deputy Chief Medical Officer

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, Precision Mental Healthcare, 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. With our innovative platform, we’ve been able to generate a net positive ROI for employers and we are the only company in our category to earn external validation of net savings for customers.

We have raised capital from prominent investors including Generation Investment, Kinnevik, Tiger Global, Northzone, RRE Ventures, and many more. Thanks to their partnership and our latest Series E Funding, our current valuation has reached $3.3 billion. We’re just getting started—join us on our journey to make mental healthcare accessible to everyone, everywhere.

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. 

• →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.

• 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

• 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 organization
• Strong people-leadership ability with executives, peers, direct reports, and other team members
• Systems thinker who is able to translate clinical nuance into scalable processes
• Hands-on leader willing to engage directly at all levels to solve key problems 
• Strong clinical grounding, but also adaptable and able to balance clinical rigor with the pragmatism of a fast-moving environment 
• High comfort with ambiguity and accountability, including being willing to be on-call for high-stakes situations

• 5+ years leading care activities and guiding the design and build of product within the digital mental health ecosystem
• Strong understanding and clinical experience with principles and applicability of various modalities of psychotherapy 
• Strong understanding of measurement-based care and the challenges of implementation at scale across a variety of provider groups
• Familiarity with internal AI enablement tools and change management methodologies

The target base salary range for this position is $292,500 - $336,500 and is part of a competitive total rewards package including equity and benefits. Individual pay may vary from the target range and is determined by a number of factors including experience, location, internal pay equity, and other relevant business considerations. We review all employee pay and compensation programs annually using Radford Global Compensation Database at minimum to ensure competitive and fair pay.