Pediatrician
Listed compensation
$300k-$325k
The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday
Ask the employer about call expectations, nights and shift pattern and time off.
Job Description
About Us
Galileo is a team-based medical practice working to improve the quality and affordability of health care for all. Operating across 50 states, Galileo offers high-touch, data-driven, multi-specialty, longitudinal care to diverse and complex patients—on the phone, in the home, and everywhere in between.
Regional and national health plans, employers, and Fortune 500 organizations trust Galileo as the leading solution to improve population health.
Founded by Dr. Tom X. Lee, the healthcare pioneer behind One Medical and Epocrates, Galileo is a team of leading innovators from healthcare, technology, and human-centered design.
Our mission is to apply that talent and scientific thinking to transform society by solving our largest, toughest healthcare problems, while at the same time bringing patient and provider closer.
About the Role
Galileo is looking for a culturally sensitive Pediatrician to join our primary care medical group. As a part of our collaborative clinical care team, you will leverage data, technology, and operational rigor to optimize great patient outcomes while offering highly personalized care and shared decision making with patients.
This is an in office role, supporting our clinic in Starbase, TX. Our clinic is open Monday through Friday from 8am-4pm CST, with future plans to be open until 8pm CST.
Here’s What You’ll Do
Act as a key PCP for our patient population, delivering care in the clinic and digitally
Provide primary care across the full scope of preventive health, chronic disease management, and urgent care for pediatric patients
Collaborate and partner across care team members including behavioral health, virtual urgent care and triage, and clinical subspecialists
Educate patients on their health conditions and develop individualized care and treatment plans
Solve patient problems in an efficient, nimble manner by drawing on resourcefulness, collaborating with team members to leverage their expertise, and a “can-do” approach
About You
You are a Pediatrician with extensive clinical experience. You are comfortable with complex clinical and social needs and eager to care for patients in a modern, technology-enabled practice. You are driven to create systems that enable personalized, empathetic care for individuals and families in the community, and you are eager to find a practice that supports approaching patient care in ways that make a meaningful, real impact on their lives.
- We would love to hear from you if you have the following or equivalent experience:
- 3+ years of clinical experience in chronic care and primary care for ages 0-17
- Comfort with basic procedural skills
- Active board certification in Pediatrics
- Active licensure in Texas or ability to obtain license by start date with Galileo
- Strong communication skills, especially the ability to translate complex ideas into simple language
- Bi-lingual in English and Spanish is a plus
- Physical Requirements: The employee must be able to meet the following requirements with or without reasonable accommodation(s):
- This position requires the ability to stand, sit, and walk for extended periods of time
- Ability to lift and carry objects weighing up to 20 pounds
- The job involves frequent bending, reaching, and kneeling to perform various tasks
Compensation
This is a salaried position (1.0 FTE) with annualized salary of $300,000-$325,000 commensurate to experience.
Benefits Offered
- Medical / Dental / Vision insurance
- Flexible Spending Account
- Health Savings Account + match
- Company paid STD/LTD, AD&D, and Life insurance
- Paid Family Leave
- 401K + match
- Paid Time Off
How We Hire
Galileo Health is an equal-opportunity employer and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds.
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Key Responsibilities
Provide pediatric primary care in the clinic and through digital channels, including preventive health, chronic disease management, and urgent care. Coordinate with behavioral health, virtual urgent care and triage, and clinical subspecialists while educating patients and developing individualized care plans.
Requirements
Requires at least three years of clinical experience in chronic care and primary care for patients ages 0–17, comfort with basic procedures, and active board certification in Pediatrics. Candidates must hold or be able to obtain Texas licensure by their start date and have strong communication skills; English-Spanish bilingual ability is a plus.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Pediatrician at Galileo a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Pediatrics — ranked against 737 active Pediatrics listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.
Pediatrics — Physician Career Context
Of the 50 active Pediatrics listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 72% have no call, 48% require no weekends.
Pediatrics pay on WeekdayDoc is up 14.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 6.0 / 10 · above average in pediatrics | ranked against 737 Pediatrics listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | $300k–$325k | Pediatrics median $218k (middle half $99k–$328k)11 comparable listings, Oct 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$322k in purchasing power | Texas index 97.1 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Pediatrics listings in Texas | 52 active | 743 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 2% remote · 72% no call · 48% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Pediatrics pay trend | +14.1% vs prior quarter | —through Sep 2026 |
Location & Logistics
Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$313k midpoint, that is roughly $13k–$22k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.
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