Geriatrician
Listed compensation
$220k-$240k
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Job Description
When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.
Job Description
- Geriatric Medicine Physician
- Lahey Hospital & Medical Center (LHMC) Burlington, MA, United States
The Opportunity
The Division of Palliative Care and Geriatric Medicine at Lahey Hospital & Medical Center is seeking a board certified/eligible Geriatric Medicine Physician to help develop and lead an inpatient geriatrics consultation service.
This role is key to our clinical, educational, and quality improvement missions.
What You Will Do
- Assist with developing an inpatient geriatric consultation service within Lahey’s academic medical center.
- Provide consultation services as part of interdisciplinary care.
- Support LHMC’s plans to become an Age-Friendly Health System
- Teach geriatric care principles to interdisciplinary professional learners, including medical students and residents
- Commit to promoting quality care transitions.
Program & Educational Focus
- LHMC is affiliated with the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School.
- Professional Development: We support candidates' interests with available clinical, educational, and academic opportunities.
- Preferred: Interest and experience in program development.
- Academic Appointment: Opportunity for an academic appointment with the University of Massachusetts Chan School of Medicine (commensurate with achievement).
- Qualifications & Requirements
Candidates Must Meet the Following
- Completed Geriatric Medicine Fellowship training by hire date or demonstrate comparable experience.
- Board certified/eligible in Geriatric Medicine.
- Demonstrate passion for clinical geriatrics.
About Lahey Hospital & Medical Center
- LHMC is a member of Beth Israel Lahey Health (BILH), an integrated healthcare system including 4 academic medical centers and 14 member hospitals.
- LHMC has been recognized as one of America’s 50 best hospitals by Healthgrades in 2023, 2024, and 2025
Location
Conveniently located in Burlington, MA, approximately 15 miles northwest of Boston.
The Area: Offers excellent schools, academic institutions, and abundant cultural/recreational amenities, with a short drive to the New England lakes, mountains, and shores.
How to Apply
- Interested candidates should forward a letter of interest and CV to:
- Gary Winzelberg, MD, Chair, Division of Palliative Care and Geriatric Medicine c/o Janet Waters (Physician Recruiter)
- Email: jwaters2@bilh.org
Beth Israel Lahey Health, including all of its employing entities, are a purpose-driven, values-based organization that unites our workforce of people who provide exceptional health care to everyone we serve.
All of the employing entities of Beth Israel Lahey Health maintain policies of equal employment opportunity and non-discrimination in employment. Please see here for more information about our purpose and values and here for more information about our Equal Employment Opportunity Policy.
Pay Range
$220,000.00 USD - $240,000.00 USD
The pay range listed for this position is the annual base salary range the organization reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this position at this time.
Actual compensation may be determined based on several factors, that may include education, training, relevant experience, specialty, geography of work location, productivity, job responsibilities, or other applicable factors permissible by law.
In addition to base compensation, this position may be eligible for performance-based incentive compensation, which may include productivity and quality bonuses.
As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment.
More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled
Key Responsibilities
The physician will assist in developing and leading an inpatient geriatric consultation service while providing interdisciplinary care. Additionally, the role involves teaching geriatric care principles to medical students and residents within an academic medical center.
Requirements
Candidates must have completed Geriatric Medicine Fellowship training and be board certified or eligible in Geriatric Medicine. A demonstrated passion for clinical geriatrics and interest in program development are required.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Geriatrician at Beth Israel Lahey Health a 6.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Physician roles — ranked against 21,310 active Physician roles listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.
Geriatrics — Physician Career Context
Of the 34 active Geriatrics listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 59% have no call, 71% require no weekends.
Geriatrics pay on WeekdayDoc is up 12.3% 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 ~$230k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $217k 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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- No call
Living in Burlington
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $822k≈ 3.7× annual pay
- Typical market rent
- $3,271/mo≈ 18% of gross pay
- Residents’ average commute
- 28 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 108.3
- 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.
BEA 2024 · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.