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Mountain View, California

Physician, Endocrinology (Mountain View, CA)

EndocrinologyFull-Time

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Job Description

Opportunity Information

Opportunity Information

Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group is seeking a full-time, board-certified, or board-eligible Endocrinology physician.

Location: Mountain View, CA

Position Details

  • Average of 16 patients per day
  • Outpatient only, with share call
  • Office has CDE support

Qualifications

  • Board-certified or board-eligible in Endocrinology
  • Endocrinology fellowship required
  • Must be proficient with thyroid FNA and reading and interpreting DEXA scan
  • Proficient in Insulin pumps and CGM

Join Us and Enjoy

  • Join Us and Enjoy
  • Guaranteed salary for two years with production bonus
  • Shareholder eligible after two years
  • Shareholders enjoy very competitive, production-based income
  • Schedule flexibility and sabbaticals for work-life balance
  • Relocation allowance
  • Generous benefits package
  • 401K, cash-balance retirement plan, HSA

Organization Details

Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group

We are one of the largest multi-specialty medical groups in the country, made up of over 2,100 physicians in 40+ specialties, in practices throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. Our organization is nationally recognized for our excellence with multiple awards for quality of care, innovation and leadership.

Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group is affiliated with Palo Alto Medical Foundation, a not-for-profit health care organization, providing operational and administrative support, including the latest technology, allowing physicians to focus on delivering exceptional patient care.

Community Information

Mountain View is located 10 miles north of San Jose and 35 miles south of San Francisco. The city is perfectly situated between the Santa Cruz Mountains and the San Francisco Bay. Mountain View is home to many prominent high technology companies, including Google, Microsoft, LinkedIn and Intuit.

While this city is keeping pace with new ideas and innovations, it partners with its citizens to provide a balanced community lifestyle with award winning community programs, library services, parks and recreational facilities and state-of-the-art buildings. Downtown Mountain View has a delicious collection of restaurants.

Equal Opportunity Statement

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Key Responsibilities

Provide outpatient endocrinology care, seeing an average of 16 patients per day, and participate in shared call. Use clinical expertise in thyroid fine-needle aspiration, DEXA scan interpretation, insulin pumps, and continuous glucose monitoring.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Outpatient Care

Endocrinology — Physician Career Context

Of the 50 active Endocrinology listings this role was benchmarked against, 76% are remote, 10% have no call, 20% require no weekends.

Endocrinology pay on WeekdayDoc is down 13.9% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

What does the Endocrinology market look like in California?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score5.7 / 10 · above average in physician rolesranked against 22,343 Physician roles listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedEndocrinology median $300k (middle half $275k–$328k)21 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingCalifornia index 110.7US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Endocrinology listings in California51 active358 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 76% remote · 10% no call · 20% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentsign-on bonusCalifornia physician listings (all specialties): 30% state a sign-on bonus (median $100k) · 28% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026
Endocrinology hiring demand#28 of 28 specialtiespostings stay open a median 43 daysWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 66 postings, 48 closed
New Endocrinology listings129 in the last 30 days70 the 30 days before (+84%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Endocrinology pay trend−13.9% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Implied production pay~$216k$54/wRVU × 4,000 wRVUsCMS CPT frequencies; WeekdayDoc listing median $/wRVU
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (22,343 Physician roles listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024), CMS Physician Fee Schedule, WeekdayDoc Hiring Index; as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Endocrinologist Jobs

11 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

11 jobs
4
<$275k
3
$275k-300k
1
$320k
1
$345k
2
$350k+

Annual compensation range

Work-Life Balance Distribution

11 jobs
0
1-2
0
3-4
2
5-6
8
7-8
1
9-10

Higher = better work-life balance

#1

Endocrinologist | Las Vegas

UnitedHealth Group · Las Vegas, Nevada

$227k-$374k
#2

Clinic Physician - Endocrinologist

Community Health Centers of America · Sacramento, California

$250k-$350k
#3

Physician, Endocrinology

$300k-$345k
#4

Physician: Endocrinology - Tinley Park, IL

$250k-$320k
+ 9 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 5.7
Better work-life than 40% of Endocrinology listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 330 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Sutter Health - Bay Area

Hospitals and Health Care
Palo Alto, CA
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Guaranteed Salary for Two Years
Production Bonus
Shareholder Eligible After Two Years
Relocation Allowance
Generous Benefits Package
401K
Cash-Balance Retirement Plan
HSA

Living in Mountain View

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$2.07M
Typical market rent
$4,535/mo
Residents’ average commute
23 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
110.4
State income tax
Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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