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Verbal Beginnings
Columbia, Maryland

Physician Liaison

Physician Relations / RecruitingFull-Time

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Job Description

Verbal Beginnings is a BHCOE-accredited, BCBA-owned autism therapy provider serving children across Maryland and Virginia for more than 15 years. Our mission: Changing lives. One child at a time. One professional at a time.

As our Physician Liaison, you’ll be the face of Verbal Beginnings in the local healthcare community. You’ll build referral partnerships with pediatricians, developmental pediatricians, psychologists, neurologists, and other providers who help families get an autism evaluation. You’ll own your territory, grow referrals, and help more children access ABA therapy.

  • To be eligible for this role you must live in the Maryland or Northern Virginia area.
  • What You’ll Get
  • Base Salary: $72,000/year
  • Performance-Based Bonus potential of up to $25,000/year based on performance against established business development goals and key performance indicators
  • 25 paid days off each year to rest and recharge
  • Paid parental leave
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Professionally managed 401(k) plan

Responsibilities

What You’ll Do

  • Build and run a territory plan to grow referrals and admissions across Maryland and Northern Virginia
  • Visit provider offices, host lunch-and-learns, and give educational presentations
  • Strengthen existing referral relationships and open new ones, including in underserved areas
  • Represent Verbal Beginnings at networking events, conferences, and community events
  • Partner with intake, marketing, and clinical teams so referred families have a smooth path to care
  • Track activity and results in Salesforce and share market insights with leadership

Qualifications

  • What You’ll Need
  • Bachelor’s degree
  • Experience in pediatric healthcare, behavioral health, autism services, or ABA
  • 3-5+ years in business development, physician relations, healthcare sales, provider outreach, or field sales
  • A track record of building relationships with physicians and referral sources and hitting measurable goals
  • Ability to manage a territory independently
  • CRM experience (Salesforce preferred)
  • Strong communication and presentation skills
  • Reliable car, valid driver’s license, and clean driving record

At Verbal Beginnings, we believe in changing lives, one child at a time and one professional at a time, and that means being an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

If you require reasonable accommodations during the application or interview process, please contact us at join@verbalbeginnings.com

Salary Range

USD $72,000.00 - USD $720,000.00 /Yr.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Relationship buildingTerritory managementMarket analysisReferral management

Physician Relations & Recruiting Career Context

Verbal Beginnings holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 74/100, 21 active listings.

The cost-of-living index for Maryland is 105.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 62.9% of Maryland clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Physician Relations & Recruiting by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedPhysician Relations & Recruiting median $78k (middle half $65k–$95k)28 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingMaryland index 105.0US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Physician Relations & Recruiting listings in Maryland7 active171 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sign-on & loan repaymentsign-on bonusUS healthcare professional listings: 6% state a sign-on bonus (median $2k) · 6% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026
Verbal Beginningssilver tier, 74/100Top Employers work-life index21 active listings
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, Top Employers work-life index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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About Verbal Beginnings

Individual and Family Services
Columbia, Maryland
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Base Salary $72,000/year
Performance-Based Bonus up to $25,000/year
25 paid days off
Paid parental leave
Medical, dental, and vision insurance
401(k) plan

Living in Columbia

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$445k
Typical market rent
$2,278/mo
Residents’ average commute
28 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
104.5
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.