Chief of Staff to Chief Medical Officer

About Tono Health

Tono Health is reshaping specialty medicine with an emphasis on dermatology, leveraging an AI-native platform that links a nationwide network of medical and cosmetic dermatology specialists to patients. Their specialties include oncodermatology, hidradenitis suppurativa, chronic inflammatory diseases, hair loss, and skin of color, with pioneering efforts into space dermatology. The company integrates AI for triage, clinical decision-making, and care coordination throughout treatment journeys. Operating nationally across 33 states and headquartered in Brooklyn, NY, Tono partners with major health systems, cancer centers, and urgent care providers to deliver subspecialty dermatology services at convenient patient locations. The team boasts talent from leading tech giants and prestigious medical institutions such as Apple, Twitter, Amazon, Columbia, and Harvard, backed by reputable investors focusing on innovation at the intersection of medicine and AI.

Role Overview

We seek a Chief of Staff to support Dr. Monda Ghias, the Chief Medical Officer & Founder, in New York City (DUMBO, Brooklyn). This full-time onsite position involves hands-on leadership in clinical strategy development and execution, managing the operations within the clinical organization, and ensuring diligent progress on the CMO’s initiatives. This working Chief of Staff role demands ownership of entire projects rather than solely coordinating tasks.

The responsibilities will cover key focus areas, including enhancing clinical quality, driving physician success, advancing market positioning and clinical research, and fostering strategic partnerships. This position offers a unique opportunity to engage deeply with high-impact intersections of medicine and business while being challenged and growing professionally within an early-stage, fast-paced company that rewards merit and ambition.

Experience and Qualifications

• At least four years of professional experience preferably rooted in healthcare consulting, strategic roles in health systems or service lines, pharmaceutical alliance management, or consulting/banking with significant healthcare exposure.
• Prior experience as Chief of Staff or program manager, especially supporting physician executives, is strongly preferred.
• Experience as an academic medical center department administrator is advantageous.

Personal Attributes

• Maintains integrity and earns trust as a reliable confidant, adept at handling confidential information.
• Highly organized, capable of managing demanding schedules, and adept at prioritizing to ensure thorough follow-through.
• Exhibits a startup mindset characterized by positivity, curiosity, adaptability, and a drive to make meaningful contributions in a fast-moving environment.
• Has a proactive bias toward action comfortable with ambiguity and urgency, willing to engage hands-on to address challenges.
• Committed to excellence, holding oneself and the team to rigorous standards and continuously pursuing improvement.
• Driven to collaborate with and learn from top performers within a mission-focused and high-achievement setting.

Work Location

This role is based onsite in New York City, specifically in DUMBO, Brooklyn.

Compensation and Benefits

• Competitive salary range from $120,000 to $180,000 or higher, adjusted according to experience.
• Equity stake in the company reflecting meaningful ownership.
• Comprehensive medical insurance benefits.