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Inpatient Hospitalist – Section of Hematology and Medical Oncology

Hospital MedicineNo weekendsFull-Time

Compensation

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The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

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Posted 2mo ago

Job Description

The Section of Hematology and Medical Oncology at Boston Medical Center and Boston University Medical School seeks an outstanding clinician to serve as a Hospitalist on the Inpatient Hematology/Oncology teaching service. The successful candidate must be board certified/eligible in internal medicine; additional certification in hematology/oncology is helpful but not required.

The hospitalist will serve as an attending physician on the inpatient hematology/oncology service at Boston Medical Center, the major teaching hospital for Boston University School of Medicine.

They will rotate on the service for 36 weeks over the course of a year, supervising internal medicine on either a 10-patient or 16-patient service. Both teams function as teaching service, and are staffed by residents and interns from the Boston University School of Medicine internal medicine residency program.

The hospitalist will serve as the service attending Monday-Friday. Weekend duties will be shared with other faculty in the section of hematology/oncology throughout the course of the year.

The successful applicant will be an active member of The Section of Hematology and Medical Oncology at Boston Medical Center and the Boston University School of Medicine and will be provided with mentorship aligned with their professional interests.

Academic rank as Instructor or Assistant Professor of Medicine at Boston University School of Medicine will be commensurate with experience, training, and achievements.

Extensive collaborative opportunities with multiple disciplines provide an outstanding environment for research initiatives aimed at improving patient outcomes/safety, optimizing efficiency of patient progression through hospitalization, implementing new systems and processes, and establishing more consistent standards of practice in the acute care setting.

The hospitalist will also participate in the education of medical students and the didactic training of residents.

Requirements

  • Required credentials include an M.D. or M.D. /Ph.D.
  • ABIM Board certification in internal medicine
  • Demonstrated interest and ability to provide acute care to hospitalized oncology patients.
  • Qualified candidates must be licensed or able to obtain a license in the State of Massachusetts.
  • Qualified candidates must have legal authorization to work in the United States.
  • Current BLS is required.
  • Passion and interest for excellence in patient care and teaching in an academic inpatient hospital setting, with an interest in hematology/oncology.

Apply: Applications should include a cover letter of introduction and a CV to jennifer.colon@bmc.org [jennifer.colon@bmc.org] or via this job posting.

About Us

Boston Medical Center proudly serves a diverse population in Boston, and boasts a world-class academic medical center in Boston University School of Medicine, with a commitment to caring for all patients, including the underserved.

Our doctors are changing the face of healthcare. At every level and on every unit, BMC doctors are advancing professional practice and delivering evidence-based care to our patients, families, and community. Join BMC and help us continue to carry out our mission of delivering exceptional and equitable care to all.

As both the largest trauma hospital and the largest safety net hospital in New England, you get a chance to be a part of exciting, leading-edge clinical care in a truly mission-driven organization. Boston Medical Center is the academic teaching hospital for Boston University School of Medicine.

Boston Medical Center is the academic teaching hospital for Boston University School of Medicine.

Boston Medical Center and Boston University complies with all state, federal, and local laws and regulations.

Boston Medical Center and Boston University equal opportunity employers, committed to a common mission of improving the health of Boston’s residents while adhering to the highest standards of academic medicine. We are a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.

Boston University conducts a background check on all final candidates for certain faculty and staff positions.

The background check includes contacting the final candidate’s current and previous employer(s) to ask whether, in the last seven years, there has been a substantiated finding of misconduct violating that employer’s applicable sexual misconduct policies.

To implement this process, the University requires a final candidate to complete and sign the form entitled “Authorization to Release Information” after the execution of an offer letter.

The base salary of the finalist selected for this role will be determined based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to clinical FTE, qualifications, experience, education, board certifications, specialty, training, and scope of practice.

The above hiring range represents a good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting. Any eligible incentive compensation is not included in the above compensation range and will be discussed during the interview process.

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Key Responsibilities

Serve as an attending physician on the inpatient hematology/oncology teaching service, supervising residents and interns. Participate in the clinical education of medical students and engage in research initiatives to improve patient outcomes and safety.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Inpatient CareClinical TeachingPatient SafetyMedical EducationResident SupervisionClinical Research

Hospital Medicine — Physician Career Context

In Massachusetts, the Hospital Medicine weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$282k (40 salary observations; 85 listings), vs ~$306k nationally (555 salary observations; 3,217 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).

Of the 50 active Hospital Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 80% have no call, 38% require no weekends.

Hospital Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Inpatient Hospitalist – Section of Hematology and Medical Oncology at BMC Software a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Hospital Medicine — ranked against 1,194 active Hospital Medicine listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

Top Hospital Medicine Jobs

25 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution24 jobs · 12 employers

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks20 jobs · 12 employers

401k / retirement match
95%
Sign-on bonus
5%
CME allowance
5%
Relocation assistance
5%
PSLF eligible
5%

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Work-life snapshot

median 2.1this job 6.4
Better work-life than 90% of Hospital Medicine listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,194 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends

Living in Boston

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$813k
Typical market rent
$3,338/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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Benefits & Perks

Academic appointment at Boston University School of Medicine
Mentorship aligned with professional interests
Collaborative research environment