Neurologist, Headache

NeurologyFull-Time

Listed compensation

$185K - $355K

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Posted 5mo ago

Job Description

Job Description:

Headache Neurologist – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), a Harvard Medical School affiliate, invites board‑certified/eligible neurologists with a subspecialty interest in academic headache medicine to join our multidisciplinary team. Appointment as Instructor, Assistant Professor, or Associate Professor at the Harvard Medical School will be commensurate with experience, training, and achievements in addition to teaching activities.

Responsibilities and Qualifications

Provide outpatient care for primary and secondary headache disorders. Perform procedural interventions including Botox injections and peripheral nerve blocks Opportunities to participate in clinical trials and translational research in neurology.

Candidates must be board‑certified or board‑eligible in neurology as well as fellowship‑trained in headache medicine Eligible for Massachusetts medical licensure 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 BILH system and additional hospitals across Massachusetts.

To learn more about BIDMC, please go here: bidmc.org Please send your CV and a cover letter to: Seward Rutkove, MD, Chair, Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center via NeuroChief@bidmc.harvard.edu Pay Range: $185,000 - $355,000 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.

HMFP/APHMFP is a multi-specialty physician organization made up of over 2,400 physicians, researchers, and advanced practitioners dedicated to providing quality and excellence in teaching, research, and clinical care. To learn more about HMFP, please visit our website. HMFP is an equal opportunity employer.

HMFP respects diversity and accordingly is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, traits historically associated with race, including but not limited to, hair texture, hair type, hair length, and protective hairstyles, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability, pregnancy (which includes pregnancy, childbirth, medical conditions related to pregnancy and childbirth, and breastfeeding), sex, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

Key Responsibilities

Provide outpatient care for primary and secondary headache disorders and perform procedural interventions such as Botox injections and nerve blocks. Participate in clinical trials and translational research within an academic medical setting.

Requirements

Candidates must be board-certified or board-eligible in neurology and fellowship-trained in headache medicine. Eligibility for Massachusetts medical licensure is required.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
5+ years of experience

Key Skills

Academic Medicine

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Neurologist, Headache at Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Neurology — ranked against 473 active Neurology listings on WeekdayDoc.

Neurology — Physician Career Context

Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians ranks #10 of 11 employers hiring Neurologist on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay.

Of the 50 active Neurology listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 62% have no call, 40% require no weekends.

Neurology pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Massachusetts is 105.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$270k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $255k in an average-cost state. 63.2% of Massachusetts clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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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