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Copa Health
Mesa, Arizona

Primary Care Medical Director

Primary CareFull-Time

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Job Description

At Copa Health, we believe whole-person care begins with strong clinical leadership. We are seeking an experienced Primary Care Medical Director to lead our integrated primary care program while maintaining an active outpatient practice.

This unique role offers the opportunity to combine meaningful patient care with physician leadership. Approximately 75% of your time will be dedicated to direct patient care, while 25% will focus on clinical leadership, provider development, quality improvement, and strategic initiatives.

If you're passionate about collaborative, patient-centered care and want to help shape the future of integrated healthcare, we'd love to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide comprehensive outpatient primary care services for adult patients.
  • Lead and mentor physicians, Advanced Practice Providers (APPs), and clinical teams.
  • Partner with behavioral health providers to deliver integrated, whole-person care.
  • Advance quality improvement, patient safety, and population health initiatives.
  • Support provider recruitment, onboarding, and professional development.
  • Collaborate with operational leaders to improve access, workflows, and care delivery.
  • Ensure compliance with clinical, regulatory, and accreditation standards.

Qualifications

Required

  • Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO).
  • Board Certification in Family Medicine or Internal Medicine.
  • Current or eligible Arizona medical license.
  • Current DEA registration.
  • Minimum five (5) years of outpatient primary care experience.
  • Demonstrated leadership and collaboration skills.

Preferred

  • Previous Medical Director, Lead Physician, or physician leadership experience.
  • Experience in integrated primary care, behavioral health, community health, or value-based care.
  • Experience supervising Advanced Practice Providers (APPs).
  • Experience leading quality improvement initiatives.

Why Join Copa Health?

At Copa Health, we invest in our leaders and providers by offering a comprehensive rewards package designed to support your professional growth, financial well-being, and work-life balance.

Highlights Include

  • Competitive compensation package
  • Personalized health coverage through our ICHRA program
  • Dental and vision coverage
  • Up to 4 weeks of PTO in your first year, plus a wellness day
  • 10 paid holidays annually
  • Up to 40 hours of paid CME leave and $2,500 annual CME reimbursement
  • 403(b) retirement plan with company match
  • Tuition reimbursement up to $3,000 annually
  • Employee Assistance Program with free coaching and therapy sessions
  • Wellness resources, life insurance, disability coverage, pet insurance, and more

Copa Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer – All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristics protected by law. Pre-Employment Criminal Background and Drug Testing Required. EOE.

Qualifications

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

Certifications

DEA License

Key Skills

Physician MentoringStrategic PlanningRegulatory ComplianceCare Delivery OptimizationBehavioral Health Integration

Primary Care — Physician Career Context

Of the 50 active Primary Care listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 52% have no call, 62% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Arizona is 100.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.3% of Arizona clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Primary Care Medical Director at Copa Health a 7.8 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Primary Care — ranked against 1,311 active Primary Care listings on WeekdayDoc.

Top Primary Care Jobs

50 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution50 jobs · 37 employers

22
<$325k
5
$325k-350k
15
$350k-375k
7
$375k-400k
1
$400k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks44 jobs · 37 employers

401k / retirement match
80% this job
Sign-on bonus
66%
CME allowance
61% this job
Relocation assistance
39%
Loan repayment
25%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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$300k-$400k
#2

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$385k-$395k
#3

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 7.8
Better work-life than 90% of Primary Care listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,311 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Mesa

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$417k
Typical market rent
$1,538/mo
Residents’ average commute
25 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
103.3
State income tax
Up to 2.5%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Copa Health

Health and Human Services
Mesa, AZ
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

ICHRA health coverage
Dental coverage
Vision coverage
Up to 4 weeks PTO
Wellness day
10 paid holidays
40 hours CME leave
$2,500 CME reimbursement