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Tufts Medicine
Medford, Massachusetts

Family Medicine Physician

Family Medicine 8.7 Work-LifeNo callNo weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$260k-$290k

The week · per this posting4-day week

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Tufts Medical Center Community Care is seeking a Family Medicine Physician to join our team of collaborative providers in Medford, MA.

Why Join Our Team

Our well-established practice in Medford is a true full-spectrum family practice so you can do what you love - we have patients of all ages from Newborn to Geriatrics. We are a physician-led, patient-centered organization looking to grow our practice with a team player dedicated to providing meaningful patient care, while fostering a work environment that is in tune with the needs of a modern workforce.

Tufts Medical Center Community Care, a proud member of Tufts Medicine, has over 125 providers that offer primary care and specialty services. We elevate the value of health care for patients – at the intersection of quality, cost, and service – by delivering robust support for our physicians.

Tufts Medical Center Community Care is affiliated with MelroseWakefield Hospital and Lawrence Memorial Hospital of Medford, with access to specialist at Tufts Medical Center.

How You’ll Transform Patient Care

  • You’ll develop meaningful relationships with your patients.
  • You’ll meet your patient’s primary care needs with same day or routinely scheduled in-office or telehealth appointments.
  • You’ll work cross-functionally with various members of our medical community.

You’ll embrace the fundamental value of active engagement within our communities by bringing the strength of academic and community care to our patients’ locale.

Minimize your administrative burden through use of New Innovative AI Scribing, RNs and LPNs, fully trained MAs, coders, front desk staff, and dedicated billing specialists.

Contribute to a team culture dedicated to inclusivity, innovation, work life balance, collaboration, and fun

Who You Are

  • Have a passion for providing primary care to patients of all ages
  • A team player who is excited to work cooperatively with a wide range of stakeholders and disciplines to champions world class patient satisfaction and support
  • Current medical license in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts preferred
  • Board Certified, or Board Eligible, in Family Medicine

Current Certification in CPR Required

Work, Live, and Grow: We strive to maintain an inclusive work environment for all our employees. We offer a competitive salary with competitive benefits including health, dental, and vision insurance, and more.

  • 4-day work week
  • No call schedule, including no weekend call
  • Full malpractice coverage from the day you start, including tail coverage
  • Generous PTO and work life balance
  • Location: 101 Main Street, Suite 204, Medford, MA 02155

How to Apply

You can apply via the apply button located at the bottom of this listing. Please be sure to include a confidential CV and cover letter with your application. Should you have any questions regarding the position or any complications submitting an application with us, please feel free to reach out to Dave Rezendes, Senior Physician Recruiter, at david.rezendes@tuftsmedicine.org

Why Tufts Medicine: Tufts Medicine is a leading integrated health system bringing together the best of academic and community healthcare to deliver exceptional, connected and accessible care experiences to consumers across Massachusetts.

Comprised of Tufts Medical Center, Lowell General Hospital, MelroseWakefield Hospital, Lawrence Memorial Hospital of Medford, an expansive home care network and a large integrated physician network.

Tufts Medicine has more than 15,000 dedicated care team members providing more than 1.5 million patient experiences per year. The health system is the principal teaching affiliate for Tufts University School of Medicine.

Tufts Medicine came together in 2014 to leverage the experience of its member organizations and integrate their missions to together transform the ways that consumers engage with and experience their care.

The salary range for this position is $260,000 to $290,000 annually. Actual compensation will be determined during the selection process and is based on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, relevant experience, education, internal equity and academic rank.

At Tufts Medicine, we view this investment not merely as compensation, but as recognition of the significant impact you will have in advancing our mission and shaping the future of patient care, research and education.

Key Responsibilities

Provide full-spectrum primary care to patients of all ages through in-office or telehealth appointments. Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to ensure high-quality patient outcomes and community engagement.

Requirements

Must be Board Certified or Board Eligible in Family Medicine with a current medical license in Massachusetts. Requires a commitment to patient-centered care and the ability to work effectively within a collaborative team environment.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Clinical documentationElectronic health recordsCommunicationTeamworkMedical diagnosisTreatment planning

Family Medicine — Physician Career Context

In Massachusetts, the Family Medicine weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$259k (68 salary observations; 107 listings), vs ~$263k nationally (1,908 salary observations; 6,496 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)), so the posted ~$275k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $260k in an average-cost state. 63.2% of Massachusetts clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 50 active Family Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 54% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

Family Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is down 3.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Family Medicine Physician at Tufts Medicine a 8.7 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 5% in Family Medicine — ranked against 2,560 active Family Medicine listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.

Top Family Medicine Jobs

50 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution50 jobs · 36 employers

19
<$325k
8
$325k-350k
15
$350k-375k
6
$375k-400k
2
$400k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks44 jobs · 36 employers

401k / retirement match
82%
Sign-on bonus
68%
CME allowance
52%
Relocation assistance
41%
Loan repayment
25%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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MASC Medical · Brooksville, Florida

$420k
#2

Primary Care Physician- Arvada

Impact to Health · Arvada, Colorado

$300k-$400k
#3

Primary Care Physician

$385k-$395k
#4

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$239k-$393k
+ 48 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 6.2this job 8.7
Among the best 10% of Family Medicine listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 2,560 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No call
  • No weekends

Living in Medford

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$856k≈ 3.3× annual pay
Typical market rent
$3,577/mo≈ 17% of gross pay
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.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Tufts Medicine

Hospitals and Health Care
Boston, MA
5,001-10,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Health, dental, vision insurance
Full malpractice coverage including tail
Generous PTO
AI Scribing
RN and LPN support
Fully trained MAs
Dedicated billing specialists