Physician, Healthcare Consultant, Medical Doctor

Physician – Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Pay Range: $167,603 – $195,200 per year (based on your skills and experience)

This position is located in the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Center for Medicare (CM).

• Serve as CMS’s technical expert and consultant on Medicare fee‑for‑service and the Medicare Shared Savings Program, exercising significant responsibility for providing expert advisory services to senior leadership within the Federal government.
• Serve as an advisor and expert medical consultant on the development of national policies to ensure that these programs are consistent with recognized professional standards of care and reduce inappropriate utilization of health care resources.
• Evaluate the medical effectiveness of new therapies and medical products for potential impact on Center programs, especially with respect to moving Medicare to paying for quality care.
• Participate in the development of policy proposals.
• Maintain liaison with medical, scientific, and health services research communities to exchange information and ideas on issues related to the delivery of health care services and appropriate treatments or settings, including studies and analysis.

• Interview Criteria: Applicants may be interviewed to ensure that they possess the degree of skill in interpersonal relationships required for satisfactory performance of the duties of the position.
• Residency Training: Experience may not be substituted for residency training that is essential for the performance of specialized duties. Specialists such as psychiatrists and surgeons must complete the required accredited residency training. An exception may be made when a peer panel determines that professional medical practice is equivalent to the required graduate training.
• Teaching
  
  Experience:
  
  Graduate teaching experience as a member of the faculty in a school of medicine or public health may be credited for training positions or specialist positions. (Teaching undertaken as part of residency or fellowship training does not satisfy this requirement.)

You must apply through USAJOBS by 12/22/2025 to be considered.

Director

Full‑time

Management and Consulting

Government Administration and Public Health

• Medical insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401(k)
• Paid maternity leave
• Child care support
• Pension plan
• Paid paternity leave