Faculty, Physician Assistant Studies
Listed compensation
$95K - $145K
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time · on-site
- Call expectations
- Includes call
- Weekends
- Not specified
Job Description
Site: The General Hospital Corporation
Mass General Brigham relies on a wide range of professionals, including doctors, nurses, business people, tech experts, researchers, and systems analysts to advance our mission. As a not-for-profit, we support patient care, research, teaching, and community service, striving to provide exceptional care. We believe that high-performing teams drive groundbreaking medical discoveries and invite all applicants to join us and experience what it means to be part of Mass General Brigham.
Job Summary
The MGH Institute of Health Professions (“Institute”) seeks an experienced, full-time faculty member to serve within its School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences and Department of PA Studies. The appointment is a role available at all ranks, based on the candidate’s education, experience, and record of accomplishment. Opportunities exist for an academic leadership role within the PA program, if desirable. The Institute is part of the Massachusetts General Hospital and the only degree-granting affiliate of the Mass General Brigham. The Institute encompasses one additional school—the School of Nursing—with numerous opportunities and programs to support interprofessional education and practice. The Mass General Brigham health system is home to the oldest, most established Harvard Teaching Hospitals and is the largest hospital-funded research enterprise in the United States with over $2 billion in annual research activities. The health system employs over 80,000 people across its broad range of academic medical centers, specialty and community hospitals, clinics, diagnostic centers, and more. The system provides world-class, state of the art clinical training and career opportunities for the PA program’s trainees and graduates.
The faculty member should bring experience in PA education, curriculum design and evaluation, and scholarly pursuits. The primary duties and responsibilities include teaching, student advisement, institutional and professional service, and scholarship. As a faculty within the PA program, the faculty member will actively participate in defining and periodically updating the program’s mission, goals, learning outcomes and graduate competencies; selecting applicants for admission; providing student instruction and mentorship; conducting assessments and evaluations of student performance; serving as a role model to student, modeling integrity, reflection, critical thinking, inclusion, collaboration, and empathy; offering academic counseling and advisement to students; designing and delivering remedial instruction; developing, implementing, coordinating, and evaluating the PA program, including its admissions processes, curriculum, and program effectiveness; and peer mentorship.
Qualifications
- Education and Experience Qualifications:
- Earned terminal academic degree for the discipline* (e. g., master’s degree for PA)
- Experience in PA education/medical education required
- Licensed or license-eligible in Massachusetts**
- If a PA, current NCCPA certification; If a physician, current board certification
- Minimum 4 years of clinical practice experience
- Established record of service and scholarship in the health professions preferred
*An earned doctorate relevant to higher education or healthcare (e. g., PhD, EdD, DrPH, DHSc, etc.) is preferred but not required.
**Licensees should be in good standing with the respective state licensing authority and maintain their licensure and relevant certification throughout their employment.
- Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Knowledge and experience in PA/medical education.
- Knowledge of the PA profession and current PA practice.
- Demonstrate competency as an effective, reflective teacher and advisor.
- Record of service to their discipline and/or higher education.
- Proficiency in educational technologies relevant to graduate health professions education.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work as part of an interprofessional collaborative team.
Ability to interact effectively and ethically (including setting appropriate boundaries) with students, faculty, staff, preceptors, and administrators.
Ability to produce and disseminate scholarly works.
Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion in higher education.
Additional Job Details (if applicable)
The IHP is committed to providing competitive and equitable compensation that reflects each faculty member’s experience, expertise, responsibilities, and performance. The expected base salary range for this position is $95,000 to $145,000, based on faculty rank (Instructor, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Professor), qualifications, and discipline. Final compensation will be determined based on a variety of job-related factors such as academic and clinical experience, teaching responsibilities, education, licensure, specialty, training, market, and internal equity. This range represents base salary only and does not include benefits or other elements of total compensation; details about the full compensation and benefits package will be shared during the recruitment process.
Remote Type
Hybrid
Work Location
100 First Avenue
Scheduled Weekly Hours
40
Employee Type
Regular
Work Shift
Day (United States of America)
EEO Statement
1700 The MGH Institute of Health Professions, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, age, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, military service, genetic information, and/or other status protected under law. We will ensure that all individuals with a disability are provided a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. To ensure reasonable accommodation for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Veteran’s Readjustment Act of 1974, and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, applicants who require accommodation in the job application process may contact Human Resources at (857)-282-7642.
Mass General Brigham Competency Framework
At Mass General Brigham, our competency framework defines what effective leadership “looks like” by specifying which behaviors are most critical for successful performance at each job level. The framework is comprised of ten competencies (half People-Focused, half Performance-Focused) and are defined by observable and measurable skills and behaviors that contribute to workplace effectiveness and career success. These competencies are used to evaluate performance, make hiring decisions, identify development needs, mobilize employees across our system, and establish a strong talent pipeline.
Key Responsibilities
The faculty member is responsible for teaching, student advisement, and conducting scholarly research within the Physician Assistant program. They will also participate in curriculum development, program assessment, and defining graduate competencies.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Key Skills
Education — Physician Assistant Career Context
Mass General Brigham ranks #4 of 15 employers hiring Physician Assistant on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay.
In Massachusetts, the Physician Assistant weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$154k (73 salary observations; 98 listings), vs ~$142k nationally (1,674 salary observations; 3,593 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 Physician Assistant listings this role was benchmarked against, 10% are remote, 72% have no call, 78% require no weekends.
Physician Assistant pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.5% 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 ~$120k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $113k 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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