Manager Physician

Position: Manager Physician Compensation
About Tufts Medicine Tufts Medicine brings together the best of academic and community medicine to deliver exceptional, connected and accessible care. Comprised of Tufts Medical Center, the principal teaching hospital of Tufts University and the Tufts University School of Medicine, Lowell General Hospital, Melrose Wakefield Hospital, Lawrence Memorial Hospital of Medford, Care at Home, and an integrated network of 2,300 physicians, we treat the most complex conditions, keep our communities healthy and bring research breakthroughs to life.

Location:

Primarily remote; local candidates preferred. Must have the ability to travel onsite to our locations in Massachusetts as needed.

Job Overview This position serves as the primary resource for physician compensation strategy, plan design, administration, analytics, benchmarking, governance, and regulatory support across Tufts Medicine's employed physician enterprise. Reporting to the Vice President of Finance, Tufts Medicine Medical Group (TMMG), and working in close collaboration with the Tufts Medicine Total Rewards team, this position partners with physician leadership, human resources, finance, operations, legal, compliance, and external valuation consultants to ensure physician compensation programs support organizational objectives while maintaining market competitiveness, physician alignment, regulatory compliance, and financial sustainability.

This role is responsible for the design, implementation, administration, evaluation, and ongoing refinement of physician compensation plans for all employed physicians across Tufts Medicine, including both academic and community physician groups. The position provides strategic consultation and data-driven recommendations regarding compensation methodologies, physician productivity, benchmark data, market competitiveness, recruitment compensation packages, incentive design, and emerging physician compensation trends.

This position develops and presents physician compensation recommendations to the TMMG Compensation Committee and other governance bodies. Success in this role requires extensive physician compensation expertise, advanced financial modeling capabilities, exceptional communication skills, and the ability to translate complex operational, financial, and benchmark data into actionable business recommendations.

Job Description

Minimum Qualifications:

1. Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business Administration, Healthcare Administration, Economics, Human Resources, Data Analytics, or a related field.
2. Seven (7) years of progressive experience in physician compensation, provider compensation consulting, healthcare finance, provider analytics, or a closely related healthcare compensation role.
3. Experience designing, implementing, administering, and evaluating physician compensation plans.
4. Experience utilizing physician compensation benchmark surveys including MGMA, AMGA, Sullivan Cotter, AAMC, and/or comparable market data sources.
5. Experience presenting compensation analyses and recommendations to physician leadership, executive leadership, and senior organizational stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications:

1. Master's degree in Business Administration, Healthcare Administration, Finance, Economics, Human Resources, or a related field.
2. Certified Provider Compensation Professional (CPCV) or other relevant compensation certification.
3. Experience working within an academic medical center, faculty practice plan, integrated health system, or large multi-specialty physician organization.
4. Experience supporting Fair Market Value (FMV) and Commercial Reasonableness reviews through external valuation consultants.
5.

Experience with Workday and healthcare financial, operational, and reporting systems.
6. Previous experience leading compensation-related projects, initiatives, or teams.

Duties and Responsibilities:

The duties and responsibilities listed below are intended to describe the general nature of work and are not intended to be an all-inclusive list. Other duties and responsibilities may be assigned.
1. Leads the design, implementation, administration, evaluation, and ongoing refinement of physician compensation methodologies across employed physician groups.
2. Develops recommendations regarding compensation structures, salary models, productivity incentives, quality incentives, value-based compensation components, leadership stipends, recruitment arrangements, and other compensation program elements.
3. Maintains physician…