Allergist - Reliant Medical Group - Southborough, MA
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from $254,000
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Job Description
Reliant Medical Group, part of the Optum family of businesses, is seeking an Allergist to join our team in Southborough, MA. Optum is a clinician-led care organization that is changing the way clinicians work and live.
As a member of the Optum Care Delivery team, you’ll be an integral part of our vision to make healthcare better for everyone.
At Optum, you’ll have the clinical resources, data and support of a global organization behind you so you can help your patients live healthier lives. We believe you deserve an exceptional career, and will empower you to live your best life at work and at home.
Experience the fulfillment of advancing the health of your community with the excitement of contributing new practice ideas and initiatives that could help improve care for millions of patients across the country. Because together, we have the power to make health care better for everyone.
Join us and discover how rewarding medicine can be while Caring. Connecting. Growing together.
Position Highlights & Primary Responsibilities
Performs physical assessments on patients with specialized conditions
Develop and implement a plan of care for these patients, as well as prescribe medications, exercises and/or other treatments
Collaborates with the clinical and administrative teams in the management of patient care. Maintaining continuity of care through the exchange of information with outside health and social agencies
- Serves as a liaison between primary care providers and specialists related to patient care
- Teaches and counsels individuals and groups with regard to specific health care needs. Serves as an educator in areas of specialization
- Participates in the development of health education programs
What Makes an Optum Organization Different?
- Be part of a best-in-class employee experience that enables you to practice at the top of your license
- We believe that better care for clinicians equates to better care for patients
We are influencing change collectively on a national scale while still maintaining the culture and community of our local care organizations
Practice medicine autonomously in an ambulatory setting partnering with primary care, with a sustainable and thriving national health care organization
Reliant Medical Group joined Optum in 2018, to be part of the greater vision to make health care better for everyone. At Reliant, you're part of a community-based, multi-specialty, clinician-led medical group in Central and Boston Metro-west Massachusetts.
Where everyone works collaboratively on a common purpose: improving the quality, cost and experience of health care. Supported by a patient-centric business model – integrated care teams focus on the best patient care, rather than volume.
Recognized nationally for an innovative, sustainable care model we offer a full range of outpatient primary care and over 30 different specialties including hospital medicine, comprehensive radiology services, and urgent care. Together, we're making health care work better for everyone.
You’ll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.
Required Qualifications
- Graduate of an accredited Medical School or School of Allergy Medicine
- Board Certified or Board Certified Eligible in Allergy
- Current active Mass DPH Controlled Substances Registration or ability to obtain post-hire, per state regulations
- Current active DEA licensure/prescriptive authority or ability to obtain post-hire, per state regulations
- American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
Preferred Qualifications
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) may be required based on specialty
Compensation for this specialty generally ranges from $254,000 - $480,500. Total cash compensation includes base pay and bonus and is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience and may increase over time based on productivity and performance in the role.
We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable. In addition to your salary, we offer benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements).
No matter where or when you begin a career with us, you’ll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives.
OptumCare is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.
OptumCare is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.
Key Responsibilities
The Allergist will perform physical assessments, develop care plans, and prescribe treatments for patients with specialized conditions. They will also collaborate with clinical teams and serve as an educator for patients and staff.
Requirements
Candidates must be a graduate of an accredited medical school and hold board certification or eligibility in allergy medicine. Active state controlled substances registration, DEA licensure, and BLS certification are required.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Allergist - Reliant Medical Group - Southborough, MA at UnitedHealth Group a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Allergy & Immunology — ranked against 59 active Allergy & Immunology listings on WeekdayDoc.
Allergy & Immunology — Physician Career Context
UnitedHealth Group holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 76/100, 1,189 active listings.
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.
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 ~$367k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $347k 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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