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Cortica
Charlotte, North Carolina

Full Time, Onsite Pediatrician

PediatricsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$192k-$240k

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Job Description

Cortica is seeking a Pediatrician to join our growing multi-disciplinary team in Charlotte, NC! As a pediatrician with Cortica, you’ll provide medical care to patients with autism, ADHD, and other neurodevelopmental differences as part of a collaborative multidisciplinary clinical team.

Our care model, driven by insights and technologies from emerging neuroscience, brings together clinicians from a range of disciplines to design and deliver comprehensive care to children.

Because the heart of Cortica’s mission is direct patient care, the skill and compassion of our staff are crucial to achieving extraordinary experiences and outcomes for the families we serve.

Cortica is a rapidly growing healthcare company pioneering the most effective treatment methods for children with neurodevelopmental differences. Our mission is to design and deliver life-changing care – one child, one family, one community at a time.

Ultimately, we envision a world that cultivates the full potential of every child. At Cortica, every team member is instrumental in helping us achieve our mission! What will you do?

Provide direct patient care, in-person and via telehealth, to pediatric and adult patients that fall within the clinical scope of Cortica’s patient population.

Perform all required activities related to patient care, inclusive of all elements of history, exam, clinical decision-making, order entry, appropriate referrals to other services or specialists, documentation, and any other tasks needed for appropriate patient care, at the expected standards of clinical quality and timeliness.

Meet productivity standards and expected ratio of new patient visits to follow-up patient visits. Timely completion of clinical documentation, with 80% of encounters completed the same day and 100% of encounters completed within two business days.

Responsible to communicate all patient care plans to medical assistant face-to-face following each appointment and respond to all patient-care needs within a clinically appropriate response time (not to exceed 2 business days).

Attend and actively participate in clinical meetings (Rounds, Case Collaboration, Medical Faculty, etc.) by sharing clinical insights, discussing treatment plans, and collaborating on patient care decisions. Consistently receive positive patient experience feedback based on NPS and other sources.

Meet expected standards for teammate experience based on teammate feedback. Lead, present, and teach at Weekly Rounds. Sustain a patient caseload that meets established productivity expectations. Meet expected standards for patient outcomes based on Whole Child Scorecard. Other duties, as assigned.

We’d love to hear from you if: You’ve completed four years of medical school from an accredited university. You’ve completed 3+ years of U.S. based residency training in pediatrics. You are board eligible/certified in pediatrics. You hold and can maintain an unrestricted medical license in the state of practice.

Your Compensation & Benefits $3,000 continuing education stipend. 34 hours per week of direct care with 6 hours of protected time. Flexible hours morning or afternoons. 401k matching. More than Four Weeks Paid Time Off, continuing education/wellness day and holidays annually. Health, vision, dental and pet insurance.

Salary Range (DOE) $192,000 to $240,000. Referral bonuses. UP to 5% Annual Bonus (Eligible after 4,400 wRVU). EOE. This posting is not meant to be an exhaustive list of the role and its duties.

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Key Responsibilities

Provide direct medical care to pediatric and adult patients with neurodevelopmental differences through both in-person and telehealth consultations. Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to design treatment plans, maintain clinical documentation, and participate in weekly clinical rounds.

Requirements

Candidates must have completed four years of medical school and at least three years of U.S.-based residency training in pediatrics. Applicants must be board eligible or certified in pediatrics and hold an unrestricted medical license in the state of practice.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Autism spectrum disorder treatmentADHD treatmentMedical examinationTreatment planningMultidisciplinary collaborationPatient advocacy

Pediatrics — Physician Career Context

Of the 50 active Pediatrics listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 76% have no call, 46% require no weekends.

Pediatrics pay on WeekdayDoc is up 20.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Pediatrics by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score5.4 / 10 · above average in pediatricsranked against 752 Pediatrics listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$229k in purchasing powerNorth Carolina index 94.3 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Pediatrics listings in North Carolina26 active755 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 2% remote · 76% no call · 46% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentsign-on bonusNorth Carolina Physician listings: 32% state a sign-on bonus (median $30k) · 18% offer loan repayment509 active listings, Oct 2026
Pediatrics pay trend+20.2% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Implied production pay~$202k$48/wRVU × 4,200 wRVUsCMS CPT frequencies; WeekdayDoc listing median $/wRVU
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (752 Pediatrics listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024), CMS Physician Fee Schedule; as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Pediatrician Jobs

20 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

20 jobs · 15 employers
5
<$230k
4
$230k-270k
3
$270k-310k
7
$310k-350k
1
$390k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

18 jobs · 15 employers
401k / retirement match
89% this job
CME allowance
67% this job
Relocation assistance
39%
Sign-on bonus
22% this job
Loan repayment
22%

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Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 5.4
Better work-life than 60% of Pediatrics listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 752 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Cortica

Hospitals and Health Care
San Diego, California
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

401k matching
Health, vision, dental and pet insurance
More than four weeks PTO
Continuing education/wellness day
Holidays
$3,000 continuing education stipend
Referral bonuses
Up to 5% annual bonus (eligible after 4,400 wRVU)

Living in Charlotte

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$352k≈ 1.8× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,729/mo≈ 11% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
25 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
97.3
State income tax
Up to 4.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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