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Southborough, Massachusetts

Primary Care Physician (Internal Medicine) - Reliant Medical Group

Internal MedicineFull-Time

Listed compensation

$238K - $393K

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Posted 4mo ago

Job Description

Reliant Medical Group, part of the Optum family of businesses, is seeking a Full Time Internal Medicine Physician 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

  • Physician-led, patient centered team-based environment
  • Physicians will practice in a physician-led, patient-centered, team-based care environment.
  • Care is delivered across the continuum with a focus on value-based medicine and strong specialty support.
  • Behavioral health providers are fully integrated into the primary care teams to support whole-person care.

Providers benefit from fewer patients per day and longer appointment times, allowing for meaningful patient interactions.

The practice utilizes a state-of-the-art, award-winning EPIC EMR and DAX AI ambient scribe technology systems designed to enhance efficiency and quality of care.

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, with the support, not restrictions, of a sustainable and thriving national health care organization

  • Compensation & Benefits Highlights
  • Competitive compensation
  • Robust retirement package including employer funded contributions
  • Employee discounts

Company Paid Malpractice Insurance and Tail Coverage

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

  • Board Certified in Internal Medicine
  • Unlimited Licensure in the state of Massachusetts
  • Active DEA License

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience working within a Team Care model
  • Fluency in EMR systems & technology

EPIC Experience a Plus

The salary range for this role is $238,500 to $392,500 annually based on full-time employment. Salary Range is defined as total cash compensation at target. The actual range and pay mix of base and bonus is variable based upon experience and metric achievement.

Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. UnitedHealth Group complies with all minimum wage laws as applicable.

In addition to your salary, UnitedHealth Group offers 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 UnitedHealth Group, 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

Provide primary care within a physician-led, team-based environment focusing on value-based medicine and whole-person care. Utilize state-of-the-art EMR and AI technology to enhance efficiency and improve patient health outcomes.

Requirements

Candidates must be Board Certified in Internal Medicine with an active DEA license and unlimited licensure in Massachusetts. Experience with team care models and Epic EMR is preferred.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Patient Centered CareOutpatient CareClinical Resources Management

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Primary Care Physician (Internal Medicine) - Reliant Medical Group at UnitedHealth Group a 7.9 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Internal Medicine — ranked against 1,290 active Internal Medicine listings on WeekdayDoc.

Internal Medicine — Physician Career Context

UnitedHealth Group ranks #5 of 18 employers hiring Internist on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay, and holds silver-tier status on the Top Employers work-life index, composite score 75/100, 1,418 active listings.

In Massachusetts, the Internal Medicine weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$270k (60 salary observations; 103 listings), vs ~$267k nationally (960 salary observations; 3,289 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 50 active Internal Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 54% have no call, 62% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Massachusetts is 105.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$316k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $298k in an average-cost state. 63.2% of Massachusetts clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Internist Jobs

50 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution50 jobs · 36 employers

18
<$325k
6
$325k-350k
16
$350k-375k
6
$375k-400k
4
$400k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks42 jobs · 36 employers

401k / retirement match
81% this job
Sign-on bonus
71% this job
CME allowance
64%
Relocation assistance
43%
Loan repayment
21%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 7.9
Better work-life than 90% of Internal Medicine listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,290 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Southborough

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$712k≈ 3.0× annual pay
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026).

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

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Benefits & Perks

Competitive compensation
Robust retirement package
Company paid malpractice insurance and tail coverage
Employee discounts
Comprehensive benefits package
Incentive and recognition programs
Equity stock purchase
401k contribution