Anesthesiologist, Pain Medicine

AnesthesiologyNo callFull-Time

Listed compensation

$451k-$474k

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Job Description

Anesthesia/Pain Medicine Physician at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center & our Neighboring Sites

We are seeking an outstanding anesthesiologist and fellowship trained pain medicine physician to join the Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. This position is full-time Pain Medicine practice at the Arnold Warfield Pain Center and our neighboring community site.

The Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine at BIDMC provides leading-edge anesthesia services for more than 40,000 cases per year including neurosurgery, major vascular, thoracic, cardiac, solid organ transplant, ambulatory, and obstetric anesthesia. In addition, the Department has a substantial role in critical care, pain medicine and experience in treating cancer related pain patients.

The Arnold-Warfield Pain Center is the primary site for Pain Medicine at BIDMC. The center supports the education and training for our top-notch Pain fellowship and residency programs and collaborates with Boston Children’s Hospital for additional training.

The BIDMC Pain Network consists of the William Arnold - Carol A. Warfield Pain Center and additional sites located around Boston, including the Chestnut Hill Square facility, Chelsea, BID-Milton, BID-Needham, BID-Plymouth.

We also work closely with primary care physicians to ensure we address their concerns about their patients, including opioid consultations.

The quality of our staff and the strength of our teams make this department one of the foremost academic anesthesia departments in the country. Together, our providers seek to offer every patient compassionate, comprehensive, cutting-edge care tailored to their individual needs.

Our physician-led team is dedicated to effective, patient-centered care while fostering a culture of equity, inclusion, mutual respect and professional support.

We seek to advance the field of perioperative and pain medicine through self-assessment, generating new knowledge, educating the next generation of leaders in anesthesia, and driving improvement, innovation and integration across the system of care delivery.

Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians (HMFP) at BIDMC is located in the Longwood Medical Area of Boston, and is affiliated with Harvard Medical School (HMS). Academic appointments as Lecturer, Instructor, Assistant Professor and Associate Professor are commensurate with academic accomplishments for those who meet HMS teaching requirements.

You Will Make a Difference in Patient Care

Ensure a superb patient experience, including high quality, safe, and pain medicine services at the Arnold Warfield Pain Center

Expand your clinical experience by working alongside our multiple subspecialty trained team

Educate Peers and Trainees

  • Embrace our shared values of active engagement within our community and improving the strength of patient care
  • Participate in national renowned teaching and research programs
  • Contribute to a team culture dedicated to inclusivity, innovation, work/life harmony and collaboration
  • Experience in treating cancer related pain patients preferred

Who You Are

  • Degree in medicine from an accredited school and licensed to practice
  • Fellowship in Pain Medicine
  • Residency in Anesthesia
  • Familiarity with standard concepts, practices, and procedures within the field
  • Reliance on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals
  • Innovation is valued, and adherence to practice guidelines as set by governing boards is mandatory

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, a 743-bed hospital and Level 1 Trauma Center, is a founding member of Beth Israel Lahey Health (BILH). BILH, a health care system with 14 hospitals, brings together academic medical centers and teaching hospitals, community and specialty hospitals, and more than 4,000 physicians and 39,000 employees in a shared mission to expand access and advance the science and practice of medicine through groundbreaking research and education.

Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (HMFP) is one of the largest physician organizations in New England, dedicated to excellence and innovation in patient care, education, and research.

As a physician-led organization, HMFP partners with more than 2,400 providers to support the delivery of exceptional care, promote professional development, and foster balance at work and home.

HMFP physicians have faculty affiliations with Harvard Medical School (HMS) and provide care throughout the BILH system and additional hospitals across Massachusetts.

Pay Range

$451,000 - $473,550

The base pay range reflects what Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (HMFP) reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this role at the time of posting and may be modified from time to time.

Actual compensation within this range may be determined based on several factors, including academic appointment, work experience, specialty training, geography of work location, anticipated productivity, FTE basis, and role expectations.

In addition to base compensation, this role may be eligible for performance-based incentives, which may include bonuses for productivity and quality HMFP also offers a comprehensive and generous employee benefits program to eligible employees, including health, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance, as well as retirement plan(s) with employer contributions.

Key Responsibilities

Provide high-quality, compassionate pain medicine and anesthesia services at the Arnold Warfield Pain Center and affiliated sites. Participate in academic teaching, clinical research, and collaborative patient care within a multidisciplinary team.

Requirements

Must hold a medical degree from an accredited school, be licensed to practice, and have completed a residency in Anesthesia and a fellowship in Pain Medicine. Experience in treating cancer-related pain is preferred.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
5+ years of experience

Key Skills

AnesthesiologyNeurosurgery anesthesiaVascular anesthesiaThoracic anesthesiaCardiac anesthesiaSolid organ transplant anesthesiaCancer pain managementOpioid consultationMedical educationPerioperative medicine

Anesthesiology — Physician Career Context

Of the 42 active Anesthesiology listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 71% have no call, 57% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Massachusetts is 105.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$462k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $437k in an average-cost state. 63.2% of Massachusetts clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

What does the Anesthesiology market look like in Massachusetts?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.1 / 10 · above average in anesthesiologyranked against 787 Anesthesiology listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$437k in purchasing powerMassachusetts index 105.8 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Anesthesiology listings in Massachusetts12 active790 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 2% remote · 71% no call · 57% no weekends42 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedMassachusetts Physician listings: 16% state a sign-on bonus (median $75k) · 13% offer loan repayment615 active listings, Oct 2026
Anesthesiology pay trend+4.0% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (787 Anesthesiology listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Anesthesiologist, Pain Medicine at Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians a 6.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Anesthesiology — ranked against 787 active Anesthesiology listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

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Salary Distribution

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

20 jobs · 13 employers
Sign-on bonus
75%
401k / retirement match
60% this job
CME allowance
45%
Relocation assistance
25%
Loan repayment
20%

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Work-life snapshot

median 2.6this job 6.1
Better work-life than 70% of Anesthesiology listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 787 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians

Hospitals and Health Care
Boston, Massachusetts
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
Life Insurance
Disability Insurance
Retirement Plan with Employer Contributions
Performance-Based Incentives

Living in Boston

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$800k≈ 1.8× annual pay
Typical market rent
$3,271/mo≈ 9% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
30 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
108.3
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.