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Academic Neurology Physician – Multiple Subspecialty Opportunities – Worcester, MA

NeurologyFull-Time

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$225k-$275k

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Job Description

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Everyone Is a Caregiver

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: $225,000 - $275,000

Please note that the final offer may vary within this range based on a candidate's experience, skills, qualifications, sub-specialty and internal equity considerations.

  • Location: Worcester, Massachusetts
  • Facility: UMass Memorial Health – UMass Memorial Medical Center
  • Department: Neurology
  • Specialty: Physician – Neurology
  • Schedule: Full-Time

Join a Growing Neurology Program at UMass Memorial Health

UMass Memorial Medical Group seeks Neurologists and fellowship-trained subspecialists to join our growing Department of Neurology in Worcester, Massachusetts. We are seeking physicians with expertise in Cognitive/Behavioral Neurology, Epilepsy, Headache Medicine, Neuromuscular Medicine, and Neurovascular Neurology.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the clinical and academic environment of UMass Memorial Medical Center, the academic medical center of UMass Memorial Health and clinical partner of UMass Chan Medical School. Our physicians care for a diverse and complex patient population while collaborating with specialists across a comprehensive academic health system.

We welcome experienced physicians and graduating fellows interested in building a rewarding clinical practice while contributing to education, research, mentorship, and program development.

Subspecialty Opportunities

Cognitive & Behavioral Neurology

Care for patients with memory disorders, cognitive impairment, dementia, and neurodegenerative diseases, with opportunities for multidisciplinary care, teaching, research, and program development.

Epilepsy

Provide comprehensive care for patients with epilepsy and seizure disorders, with opportunities involving inpatient and outpatient care, EEG interpretation, multidisciplinary collaboration, and clinical program development.

Headache Medicine

Expand a focused practice caring for patients with migraine and complex headache disorders while collaborating with primary care, emergency medicine, pain medicine, neurosurgery, and other specialties.

Neuromuscular Medicine

Care for patients with peripheral neuropathies, neuromuscular junction disorders, myopathies, motor neuron disease, and related conditions. Opportunities may include EMG/NCS, multidisciplinary clinics, teaching, and research.

Neurovascular Neurology

Join a multidisciplinary program caring for patients with acute and chronic cerebrovascular disease, with opportunities in stroke care, inpatient consultation, outpatient stroke clinics, secondary prevention, and collaboration with neurointerventional radiology, neurosurgery, emergency medicine, and critical care.

Why UMass Memorial?

  • Our Neurology physicians have opportunities to:
  • Build or expand a subspecialty clinical program
  • Care for a diverse and complex neurological patient population
  • Collaborate with experienced specialists across multiple disciplines
  • Teach and mentor medical students, residents, fellows, and advanced practice providers
  • Participate in clinical research, clinical trials, and scholarly activities
  • Pursue leadership and program-development opportunities
  • Practice in a supportive environment focused on clinical excellence, education, innovation, and collaboration

Academic Environment

As the clinical partner of UMass Chan Medical School, UMass Memorial provides opportunities to combine clinical practice with medical education, research, mentorship, and scholarly activity. Physicians may pursue academic interests while those seeking a primarily clinical career benefit from the resources and subspecialty expertise of a comprehensive academic health system.

Qualifications

  • MD or DO degree
  • Completion of an accredited Neurology residency
  • Fellowship training in the applicable subspecialty preferred
  • Board certification or eligibility in Neurology
  • Subspecialty board certification/eligibility when applicable
  • Eligible for Massachusetts medical licensure
  • Commitment to patient-centered care and multidisciplinary collaboration

Compensation & Benefits

  • UMass Memorial Health offers a competitive compensation and benefits package, including:
  • Competitive salary and incentive compensation
  • Comprehensive benefits and retirement programs
  • Paid time off and holidays
  • CME allowance and professional development
  • Malpractice coverage
  • Relocation assistance, where applicable
  • Academic advancement and leadership opportunities

Discover Your Next Opportunity at UMass Memorial

Join a growing Neurology program where your expertise, ideas, and leadership can help shape the future of neurological care.

We invite Neurologists and fellowship-trained specialists in Cognitive/Behavioral Neurology, Epilepsy, Headache Medicine, Neuromuscular Medicine, and Neurovascular Neurology to explore opportunities with UMass Memorial Health.

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

Qualified candidates may contact Shane Cox, Provider Recruiter, at shane.cox@umassmemorial.org or (508) 826-5147.

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 physician will provide comprehensive neurological care to a diverse patient population while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams across the health system. Additionally, the role involves contributing to medical education, clinical research, mentorship, and the development of subspecialty clinical programs.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Cognitive neurologyEpilepsy treatment

Neurology — Physician Career Context

Of the 50 active Neurology listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 50% have no call, 54% require no weekends.

Neurology pay on WeekdayDoc is down 6.0% 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 ~$250k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $236k 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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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
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Loan repayment
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Relocation assistance
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Work-life snapshot

3.0/ 10
Listing-based score

Living in Worcester

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$449k
Typical market rent
$2,130/mo
Residents’ average commute
24 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.

City-level figures. 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

Competitive salary and incentive compensation
Comprehensive benefits and retirement programs
Paid time off and holidays
CME allowance and professional development
Malpractice coverage
Relocation assistance
Academic advancement and leadership opportunities