Chief Medical Officer – Optum/Colonial Healthcare | $75K Sign-On Bonus

Optum/Colonial Healthcare is seeking a Chief Medical Officer to serve as the senior clinical leader for our growing care delivery organization. This is a unique opportunity for a practicing physician leader to help shape clinical strategy, strengthen provider culture, advance quality initiatives, and represent Optum across the South Carolina market.In this role, you will partner closely with executive and operational leadership to support provider engagement, clinical governance, population health outcomes, health equity, patient experience, and value-based care performance. You will also help mentor physician leaders, build trusted relationships across the market, and guide long-term clinical priorities that support both local care delivery and broader Optum strategy.This opportunity offers the ability to practice medicine in an ambulatory setting (70% practicing / 30% CMO) while also leading at a meaningful strategic level, backed by the resources, data, and support of a national healthcare organization.Located in Sumter, SC, this role offers a strong quality-of-life story: affordable living, mild weather, friendly neighborhoods, access to parks and trails, proximity to Columbia and the coast, and local highlights like Swan Lake Iris Gardens and Shaw Air Force Base.Highlights$75K sign-on bonusSenior clinical leadership role for Optum South CarolinaActively practicing physician plus executive leadership responsibilitiesFocus on provider culture, clinical quality, value-based care, and market growthOpportunity to influence care locally while backed by Optum’s national resourcesAffordable South Carolina lifestyle with strong outdoor, military, and family-oriented community appeal