Job Description

Mission Statement

Michigan Medicine improves the health of patients, populations and communities through excellence in education, patient care, community service, research and technology development, and through leadership activities in Michigan, nationally and internationally.  Our mission is guided by our Strategic Principles and has three critical components; patient care, education and research that together enhance our contribution to society.

Why Join Michigan Medicine?

Michigan Medicine is one of the largest health care complexes in the world and has been the site of many groundbreaking medical and technological advancements since the opening of the U-M Medical School in 1850. Michigan Medicine is comprised of over 30,000 employees and our vision is to attract, inspire, and develop outstanding people in medicine, sciences, and healthcare to become one of the world’s most distinguished academic health systems.  In some way, great or small, every person here helps to advance this world-class institution. Work at Michigan Medicine and become a victor for the greater good.

What Benefits can you Look Forward to?

Responsibilities*

Basic Function and Responsibilities:

The Chief Clinical Risk Officer (CCRO) serves as a strategic leader responsible for developing comprehensive clinical risk management programs and procedures to address medical malpractice claims arising from clinical care delivery. This executive role combines strategic vision with operational excellence, requiring both short-term tactical solutions and long-term enterprise risk planning.

Working with minimal supervision, the CCRO collaborates across multiple departments?including operations, legal, quality, patient safety, compliance, finance, and information technology?to ensure an integrated approach to risk management. The position demands expertise in risk assessment, data analysis, regulatory compliance, and malpractice claims management to develop proactive risk mitigation strategies tailored to our enterprise's unique challenges and values. Michigan Medicine is widely recognized as a national pioneer in adopting a communication and resolution program for adverse patient events that emphasizes honesty, transparency, and a commitment to learning from medical mistakes.

Organizational Relationships

Characteristic Duties and Responsibilities

Essential Functions

The essential functions listed are typical examples of work performed by positions in this job classification. They are not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, tasks, and responsibilities. Employees may also perform other duties as assigned. Employees must abide by all Joint Commission and CMS Requirements including but not limited to sensitivity to cultural diversity, patients? rights and ethical treatment, safety and security of physical environments, emergency management, teamwork, respect for others, participation in ongoing education and training, communication and adherence to safety and quality programs, sustaining compliance with National Patient Safety Goals, HRO principles, licensure and health screenings.

Must perform all duties and responsibilities in accordance with the Service Excellence Standards of Michigan Medicine. 

Skills You Have

Skills, Knowledge and Abilities

Required Qualifications*

Education

Experience

Desired Qualifications*

Modes of Work

Positions that are eligible for hybrid or mobile/remote work mode are at the discretion of the hiring department. Work agreements are reviewed annually at a minimum and are subject to change at any time, and for any reason, throughout the course of employment. Learn more about the work modes.

Background Screening

Michigan Medicine conducts background screening and pre-employment drug testing on job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent job offer and may use a third party administrator to conduct background screenings.  Background screenings are performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Report Act. Pre-employment drug testing applies to all selected candidates, including new or additional faculty and staff appointments, as well as transfers from other U-M campuses.

Application Deadline

Job openings are posted for a minimum of seven calendar days.  The review and selection process may begin as early as the eighth day after posting. This opening may be removed from posting boards and filled anytime after the minimum posting period has ended.

U-M EEO Statement

The University of Michigan is an equal employment opportunity employer.

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