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Kennedy Krieger Institute
Baltimore, Maryland

Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrician

Pediatrics Top 25% in PediatricsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$158K - $283K

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Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Overview

Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrician

The Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore, MD is searching for a board eligible and/or certified Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrician as faculty in the Center for Development and Learning. The Center for Development and Learning provides diagnostic evaluations and management of children and adolescents who have problems in development, language, learning, social skills, attention, or school adjustment. The faculty member will participate in an interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary clinical team of professionals that drive the clinical, training, and research missions of the Center. Responsibilities, in addition to direct patient care and teaching medical trainees, are coordination with other disciplines at Kennedy Krieger Institute, including speech and language pathologists, neuropsychologists, behavioral psychologists, child psychiatrists, neurogeneticists, genetic counselors, and social workers to ensure that each patient receives an individualized and comprehensive evaluation and recommendations for appropriate monitoring and treatment.

Qualified applicants will be eligible for faculty appointment at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine as an Instructor, Assistant, Associate, or full Professor, depending upon qualifications.

Excellent salary and full benefits are offered, including partial college tuition remission for faculty member dependents (at any college) and tuition remission for faculty members, spouses and dependents for course work performed at the Johns Hopkins University and the Peabody Music Institute.

Kennedy Krieger Institute, located in downtown Baltimore, is a national leader in developmental disabilities and pediatric rehabilitation and transforms the lives of children with disorders of the brain through groundbreaking research, innovative treatments and life-changing education.

Interested candidates should forward a cover letter and CV via email to: Mrs. Jocelyn Feller Manager - Recruitment Kennedy Krieger Institute FellerJ@kennedykrieger.orgFor more information about Kennedy Krieger Institute, please visit www.kennedykrieger.org

EOE/M/F/D/V

Benefits

In compliance with the Maryland Pay Transparency act, Kennedy Krieger includes the wage range for all posted jobs. These ranges are based upon the American Academy of Medical Colleges (AAMC) scales and represent a good faith estimate of the base wage range at the time of posting. For this position, the annual wage range is $158,236 to $282,919. The actual wage will be influenced by factors such as faculty appointments, credentials, research experience, and specific expertise. This wage range does not include bonuses, incentives, differential pay, or other forms of compensation which may be eligible for this position.

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Key Responsibilities

Provide diagnostic evaluations and management for children and adolescents with developmental, language, and social skill challenges. Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team of specialists to ensure comprehensive patient care and contribute to clinical and research missions.

Requirements

Candidates must be board eligible and/or certified in Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics. Qualifications will determine the faculty appointment level at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

Qualifications

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

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Patient ManagementInterdisciplinary CollaborationMedical TeachingClinical ResearchDevelopmental Assessment

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrician at Kennedy Krieger Institute a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Pediatrics — ranked against 614 active Pediatrics listings on WeekdayDoc.

Pediatrics — Physician Career Context

Of the 47 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 11% are remote, 57% have no call, 36% require no weekends.

Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 11.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Maryland is 105.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$221k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $210k in an average-cost state. 62.9% of Maryland clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Work-life snapshot

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Listing-based score

Top 25% in Pediatrics

Living in Baltimore

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$203k
Typical market rent
$1,802/mo
Residents’ average commute
29 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
104.5
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 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.