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UMass Memorial Health
Leominster, Massachusetts

General Surgeon – Leominster, MA

SurgeryIncludes callFull-Time

Listed compensation

$375K - $450K

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Job Description

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At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver – regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve.

We are more than 20,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other. And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day.

  • Hiring Range: $375,000 to $450,000
  • Please note that the final offer may vary within this range based on a candidate's experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity considerations
  • Location: Leominster, MA
  • Facility: UMass Memorial Health – Health Alliance Hospital
  • Department: Surgery
  • Specialty: General Surgery
  • Schedule: Full Time

The Department of Surgery at UMass Memorial Health and UMass Chan Medical School is seeking a General Surgeon to join our growing team at Health Alliance Hospital in Leominster, Massachusetts.

Health Alliance Hospital is part of UMass Memorial Health's five-hospital system and serves a vital regional role in North Worcester County.

This is an exciting opportunity for a surgeon with strong laparoscopic and robotic surgery skills who is interested in developing a regional referral hub for minimally invasive surgery while building a robust general surgery practice.

A da Vinci robotic platform is being acquired to support the growth of robotic and minimally invasive surgical services.

  • Key Highlights
  • Faculty appointment through UMass Chan Medical School
  • Join an established and collaborative Department of Surgery within a large academic health system
  • Practice at a community-based hospital with strong local demand and referral opportunities
  • Access to a broad referral network across UMass Memorial Health's five-hospital system
  • Strong administrative, clinical, and operational support
  • Commitment to delivering high-quality, patient-centered surgical care
  • Clinical Responsibilities
  • Provide comprehensive inpatient and outpatient general surgery services
  • Perform a broad range of open, laparoscopic, and robotic surgical procedures
  • Collaborate with multidisciplinary specialists across UMass Memorial Health
  • Participate in quality improvement and patient safety initiatives

Qualifications

  • Board Certified or Board Eligible in General Surgery
  • Strong laparoscopic surgical skills required
  • Robotic surgery experience and interest in program development preferred
  • Interest in academic medicine, teaching, and mentorship
  • MD or DO degree and eligible for Massachusetts medical licensure
  • Demonstrated commitment to clinical excellence, teamwork, and patient-centered care
  • Top Tier Benefits to Reflect Your Value and Needs
  • Employer-funded retirement contributions of 8% of base salary with additional retirement plan options
  • Tuition reimbursement, student loan forgiveness support, and PSLF‑eligible employment
  • Concierge services for relocation to include special mortgage promotions
  • Professional liability insurance coverage of $5 million per claim and $10 million aggregate
  • Organization-wide commitment to formal Clinician Wellness Program
  • About Leominster, Massachusetts

Located in North Central Massachusetts, Leominster offers a family-friendly community with easy access to Worcester, Boston, New Hampshire, and southern New England. Residents enjoy a high quality of life, outdoor recreation, excellent schools, and convenient access to major metropolitan areas.

Visit UMass Memorial Medical Group to learn more about our organization.

Qualified candidates may contact Carmen Sanderson, MBA, CPRP, Provider Recruiter, at Carmen.Sanderson@umassmemorial.org or Mobile: 774-525-1935.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

We’re striving to make respect a part of everything we do at UMass Memorial Health – for our patients, our community and each other. Our six Standards of Respect are: Acknowledge, Listen, Communicate, Be Responsive, Be a Team Player and Be Kind. If you share these Standards of Respect, we hope you will join our team and help us make respect our standard for everyone, every day.

As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, UMass Memorial Health recognizes the power of a diverse community and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences, perspectives and backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, protected veteran status or other status protected by law.

If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at talentacquisition@umassmemorial.org. We will make every effort to respond to your request for disability assistance as soon as possible.

Key Responsibilities

The surgeon will provide comprehensive inpatient and outpatient general surgery services while performing a broad range of open, laparoscopic, and robotic procedures. They will also collaborate with multidisciplinary specialists and participate in quality improvement and patient safety initiatives.

Qualifications

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

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Laparoscopic surgery

Surgery — Physician Career Context

In Massachusetts, the Physician weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$290k (60 salary observations; 113 listings), vs ~$293k nationally (1,554 salary observations; 5,436 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-11-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 50 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 78% have no call, 66% require no weekends.

Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 4.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Massachusetts is 105.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$413k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $390k 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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Salary Distribution37 jobs · 8 employers

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8
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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks35 jobs · 8 employers

401k / retirement match
97% this job
CME allowance
14%
Relocation assistance
9% this job
Sign-on bonus
6%
Loan repayment
3% this job

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Work-life snapshot

median 3.9this job 1.5
Below most Surgery listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 876 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call

Living in Leominster

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$493k≈ 1.3× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,899/mo≈ 6% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
26 min
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

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

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

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About UMass Memorial Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Worcester, Massachusetts
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Employer-funded retirement contributions of 8% of base salary
Tuition reimbursement
Student loan forgiveness support
PSLF-eligible employment
Concierge services for relocation
Special mortgage promotions
Professional liability insurance coverage of $5M/$10M
Clinician Wellness Program