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Commonwealth Medical Services
Framingham, Massachusetts

Dermatology - PA - Framingham, Massachusetts

Physician AssistantNo weekendsFull-Time

Compensation

Pay not listed

The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

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Posted 7mo ago

Job Description

Benefits:

  • 401(k)
  • Competitive salary
  • Health insurance

    About the Role

    We are seeking a Physician Assistant to join a busy and supportive dermatology team. This role focuses on medical and surgical dermatology with potential future involvement in cosmetic services. The ideal candidate will independently evaluate and manage a wide range of general dermatologic conditions commonly seen in an outpatient setting, as well as assist in caring for post-operative surgical patients.

    The Physician Assistant should be proficient in performing routine skin examinations and basic dermatologic procedures. This role also includes collaborating closely with other providers and helping support and guide medical assistants. A strong commitment to delivering high-quality patient care is essential.

    Qualifications

  • Master’s Degree – Physician Assistant
  • Active medical license (or eligibility to obtain one)
  • NCCPA Board Certification
  • SDPA certification or willingness to obtain
  • Minimum of 2 years of dermatology experience
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Strong commitment to patient safety and quality
  • Ability to work independently and collaboratively
  • Leadership experience or the ability to help support clinical staff

    Perks & Benefits

  • Competitive salary
  • Health, vision, and dental benefits
  • Paid time off and paid holidays
  • 401(k) with employer match
  • Established general dermatology patient volume
  • Steady referral stream
  • Relocation assistance available

    Schedule

  • Monday–Friday
  • No weekends

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Dermatology — Physician Assistant Career Context

Of the 50 active Physician Assistant listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 66% have no call, 66% require no weekends.

In Massachusetts, the Physician Assistant weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$145k (183 salary observations; 572 listings), vs ~$140k nationally (5,054 salary observations; 24,784 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

The cost-of-living index for Massachusetts is 105.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 63.2% of Massachusetts clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Dermatology - PA - Framingham, Massachusetts at Commonwealth Medical Services a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Physician Assistant roles — ranked against 4,540 active Physician Assistant roles listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

Top Physician Assistant Jobs

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Salary Distribution41 jobs · 31 employers

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<$155k
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$155k-175k
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$175k-195k
4
$195k-215k
1
$225k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks33 jobs · 31 employers

401k / retirement match
79% this job
CME allowance
67%
Sign-on bonus
55%
Relocation assistance
12% this job
Loan repayment
9%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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#2

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 6.0
Better work-life than 50% of Dermatology (PA) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 84 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends

Living in Framingham

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$646k
Typical market rent
$2,354/mo
Residents’ average commute
30 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.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Commonwealth Medical Services

Benefits & Perks

401(k)
Competitive salary
Health insurance
Vision insurance
Dental insurance
Paid time off
Paid holidays
401(k) with employer match