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Headache Neurologist Opportunity – Jefferson Health

NeurologyIncludes callFull-Time

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Job Description

Job Details Join the Region’s Premier Neuroscience Program Jefferson Health is seeking a Board-Certified Neurologist with fellowship training in Headache Medicine to join the nationally recognized headache program at Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience.

As part of the renowned Vickie & Jack Farber Institute for Neuroscience, this opportunity offers access to multidisciplinary collaboration, academic involvement, innovative clinical research, and one of the country’s leading headache centers.

Jefferson’s Headache Center has been a national leader in headache medicine since 1982 and provides comprehensive care for complex migraine and headache disorders.

Job Description Primary practice location at Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience in Center City Philadelphia Join an established academic headache program with nationally recognized specialists Outpatient-focused practice with opportunity for inpatient headache management Access to advanced therapies, infusion services, procedures, and clinical trials Collaborate with neurology, neurosurgery, pain management, psychiatry, rehabilitation, and behavioral health teams Opportunity for teaching and academic appointment through Sidney Kimmel Medical College EPIC EMR integrated across Jefferson Health system Ideal Candidate Board Certified in Neurology Fellowship training in Headache Medicine preferred Interest in clinical excellence, teaching, and multidisciplinary collaboration Commitment to patient-centered neurological care Why Jefferson?

Jefferson Health is home to the only dedicated neuroscience hospital in the Philadelphia region and is nationally recognized for neurological and neurosurgical care.

The Jefferson Headache Center is among a select group of academic headache centers nationwide, offering advanced treatment pathways and active clinical research opportunities.

Work Shift Workday Day (United States of America) Worker Sub Type Regular Employee Entity Thomas Jefferson University Primary Location Address 900 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value.

Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research.

Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students.

Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region.

Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.

Jefferson is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status.

Benefits Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts.

Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service.

All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time (including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.

For more benefits information, please click here In keeping with Jefferson's Mission, We Improve Lives, it is our goal to recruit, retain, develop and reward highly-qualified employees. If you are enthusiastic, caring and dedicated to service excellence, we invite you to consider joining Jefferson.

Jefferson encourages its employees to expand their knowledge and develop their careers through growth opportunities and continuing education. With a long standing history, Jefferson has been advancing the medical field from the heart of Center City Philadelphia for nearly 200 years.

Our Mission, We Improve Lives, expands to every corner of the organization. From our weekly farmer’s market, to our new Jefferson Accelerator Zone for innovation, our employees’ passion for the community is evident by the daily gestures towards our patients, students and each other.

Key Responsibilities

Provide comprehensive outpatient and inpatient care for complex migraine and headache disorders within a multidisciplinary team. Engage in clinical research, teaching, and academic activities through the Sidney Kimmel Medical College.

Requirements

Candidates must be Board Certified in Neurology with preferred fellowship training in Headache Medicine. A commitment to clinical excellence and multidisciplinary collaboration is required.

Qualifications

Experience
5+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Patient-Centered CareInpatient ManagementOutpatient CareMedical Procedures

Neurology — Physician Career Context

Of the 50 active Neurology listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 56% have no call, 48% require no weekends.

Neurology pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Pennsylvania is 97.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.7% of Pennsylvania clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Salary Distribution21 jobs · 13 employers

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Annual compensation range

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401k / retirement match
83% this job
CME allowance
56% this job
Sign-on bonus
50%
Loan repayment
28%
Relocation assistance
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.1this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Neurology listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 474 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • On-site
  • Includes call

Living in Philadelphia

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$204k
Typical market rent
$1,768/mo
Residents’ average commute
32 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
102.6
State income tax
Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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