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Berkeley Search Consultants lists this Chief Operating Officer opportunity in martinez, California. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Onsite/Hybrid/Remote: Onsite
Organization Type: Public, County Health Department
Salary Range/Compensation: $369,997 - $449,734
Company Overview:
Contra Costa Health is one of the most comprehensive county health systems in the United States.
Serving one of the Country’s largest and most diverse counties, the department integrates:
Contra Costa Regional Medical Center and Health Centers – A county-operated public hospital and network of nine primary care health centers.
Behavioral Health Services
Public Health
Health, Housing and Homelessness
Community Health and Safety
Together these services create an integrated delivery system that allows Contra Costa Health to influence both how care is delivered and how it is financed—an uncommon model that enables innovation, flexibility, and system-wide coordination. The department oversees approximately 5,000 employees and operates with an annual budget approaching $4B.
Job Description:
Reporting directly to the Director of Health Services, the Chief Operating Officer serves as a key member of the department’s executive team and works collaboratively to develop strategy, align resources, and enhance organizational effectiveness across Contra Costa Health.
Leading operational strategy and providing direct oversight for major divisions in Contra Costa Health, including Contra Costa Regional Medical Center, affiliated Health Centers, Contra Costa Health Plan, Behavioral Health, and Community Health and Safety divisions such as Public Health and Health, Housing and Homelessness.
Primary responsibilities include:
Serves as the Director of Health Services’ designee in their absence, ensuring continuity of executive leadership, decision-making, and operational performance
Plans, develops, and implements long-term system objectives, including modernization initiatives, service expansion, and strategies to support sustainable organizational growth
Oversee department-wide operations to improve transparency, reduce duplication, increase efficiency, and implement consistent standards and best practices across the organization
Develops and maintains collaborative working relationships with other County departments to strengthen coordination, promote innovation, and optimize service delivery
Leads the adaptation of organizational systems and operations to effectively respond to evolving healthcare delivery models, financing structures, and managed care environments
Collaborates with the CCH Chief Financial Officer in the financial management of CCH, including long-term budget planning and alignment of operational and fiscal strategy
Provides oversight to Deputy Directors across all CCH divisions, ensuring alignment with organizational priorities and performance standards
Oversee executive responses to regulatory and inspection findings, ensuring compliance, accountability, and continuous improvement across the health system
Education and Experience:
Education: Possession of a master’s degree from an accredited college or university in public health, hospital or healthcare administration, business or public administration, social or behavioral sciences, health sciences, social work, or a closely related field.
Experience: Seven (7) years of full-time (or equivalent) progressively responsible professional management experience within a healthcare or human services organization. This experience must include at least three (3) years in an executive-level leadership role within a large, complex, and diverse public or nonprofit organization providing health or human services.
Skills:
Contra Costa Health seeks an accomplished executive with operational expertise, leadership presence, and strategic mindset to lead a highly complex public healthcare organization through transformational change.
The successful candidate will bring:
Executive Healthcare Operations Experience
Extensive executive leadership within large, complex healthcare organizations
Experience overseeing operations for hospitals, integrated delivery systems, health systems, or large ambulatory networks
Demonstrated success leading largescale and complex operational transformation and performance improvement
Experience aligning clinical operations with financial sustainability
Experience working in a unionized environment
Strategic Leadership
The ideal candidate will possess:
Strong operational leadership expertise
Excellent relationship-building skills
Political awareness and sound judgment
Commitment to accountability and continuous improvement
Attractive Factors:
As the County's primary Medi-Cal provider, Contra Costa Health touches the lives of a significant portion of the County's 1.2M residents. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to improve access, quality, efficiency, and health outcomes for some of California's most vulnerable populations while helping lead the organization through one of the most transformational periods in its history.
This position will remain open until filled.
September 7th, 2026
For confidential inquiries, please contact:
Julia Morse
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Worksite address
martinez, CA, 94553, US
Who can apply
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