Paid Physician Resident Pathways Program | FM or IM | Southborough, MA | Reliant Medical Group
Listed compensation
from $40/hour
Listing transparency3 of 6 stated
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time · hybrid
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- Not specified
Job Description
Reliant Medical Group, part of the Optum family of businesses, is seeking a final-year Family Practice or Internal Medicine Resident 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
- Receive a generous guaranteed salary in your final year of training
- Enhance the experience of your final months of training and eliminate the burden of job searching
Learn how to operate and thrive in a value-based care model in a system that is driving population health initiatives
Grow exposure to the Quadruple Aim framework and various understandings of care settings
Mentorship from experienced physicians within your future practice easing transition from training into practice
The customized program will be completed at Reliant Medical Group Westborough and/or virtually with deep exposure to primary and specialty care the practice environment that will require a commitment of only a few hours per month (1-3 hours).
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
M. D. or D. O.
Must be transitioning into their final year of residency or early into their final year.
Preferred Qualifications
Preferred candidate will be a local physician resident in Massachusetts
Compensation for this specialty generally ranges from $40.00 - $60.00 per hour. 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 resident will participate in a program designed to ease the transition from training into practice through mentorship and exposure to value-based care models. Responsibilities include contributing to primary and specialty care initiatives while maintaining a commitment of 1-3 hours per month.
Requirements
Candidates must hold an M.D. or D.O. degree and be transitioning into or currently in their final year of residency. Preference is given to local physician residents in Massachusetts.
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Paid Physician Resident Pathways Program | FM or IM | Southborough, MA | Reliant Medical Group at UnitedHealth Group a 8.3 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 5% in Family Medicine — ranked against 2,290 active Family Medicine listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include remote work flexibility.
Family Medicine — Physician Career Context
UnitedHealth Group ranks #5 of 18 employers hiring Family Medicine on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay, and holds silver-tier status on the Top Employers work-life index, composite score 77/100, 1,088 active listings.
In Massachusetts, the Family Medicine weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$254k (18 salary observations; 47 listings), vs ~$264k nationally (710 salary observations; 2,718 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
Of the 50 active Family Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 60% have no call, 58% require no weekends — this position is remote.
Family Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is up 10.0% 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 ~$104k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $98k 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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