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Oakland, California

Physician, Breast Surgery (Oakland, CA)

SurgeryNo callFull-Time

Listed compensation

$422k-$465k

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Job Description

Opportunity Information

Sutter East Bay Medical Group (SEBMG) has an opportunity for a BE/BC full-time Breast Surgeon to join our premier and innovative group of physicians located within the heart of the East Bay.

As a physician-owned and led organization, we strive to create a modern and flexible approach to group practice.

  • Practice breast surgery
  • Leadership and growth opportunities
  • Well-established medical group with primary care referral base and opportunity for growth
  • Affiliation with NAPBC-accredited breast center
  • Participation in Multidisciplinary Breast Cancer Clinic
  • Office-based state of the art equipment including breast ultrasound, biopsy, and minor procedures
  • Steady and manageable volume of work with integrated electronic health record
  • Integrated colleagues and consultants including breast radiologists, oncologists, radiation oncologists and weekly breast tumor board
  • Competitive compensation with productivity incentives

No General Surgery Requirement or Call Coverage

Work along with other established breast surgeons as well as clinic and OR APC team in Oakland's new hybrid academic/community cancer center.

Qualifications

  • Board Certified/Board Eligible Fellowship-Trained Breast Surgeon
  • Must have an active and unrestricted California Medical license or obtain prior to start date
  • Join Us and Enjoy
  • Competitive compensation with income guarantee
  • Shareholder eligibility after 2 years of employment
  • Robust benefits and retirement packages
  • Multiple health plan options, Dental, and Vision coverage
  • Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA) options
  • Life and AD&D Insurance, Voluntary, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Coverage
  • 401(k), safe harbor, and pension plan contributions
  • Signing Bonus
  • Relocation Allowance
  • Malpractice and tail insurance coverage

Organization Details

We are an industry leading, rapidly growing multi-specialty medical group made up of over 500 clinicians, including physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants practicing in 25+ specialties throughout Alameda and Contra Costa Counties. Our medical group is recognized for its excellence in compassionate, patient-centered care having received multiple awards for our quality, innovation and leadership.

Sutter East Bay Medical Group is affiliated with the Sutter East Bay Medical Foundation, a not-for-profit health care organization, providing operational and administrative support to our medical group, including the latest technology thereby allowing physicians to focus on delivering exceptional patient care.

Community Information

Oakland's landscape is a picturesque mix of lovely hillside neighborhoods; exciting and diverse architecture; a bustling waterfront; two shimmering lakes; 19 miles of shoreline along the San Francisco Bay; unparalleled Bay views; and more parks and open space per capita than any other city in the Bay Area.

Everyone loves our year round vacation weather with temperatures in the gentle 50's and 60's in the winter and spring, and 70's throughout summer and fall. A city on the move, Oakland has emerged as a major economic force in the region.

Long a center for international trade, the Port of Oakland is the nation's fourth busiest container port in the Bay Area. The Oakland International Airport is served by 12 major domestic and international airlines. Getting around is easy by train, automobile, BART, bus and ferry. The arts are alive in Oakland.

Oakland has one of the largest visual and performing arts communities on the West Coast, and the arts are celebrated on every level here, from acclaimed symphony and ballet to museums, galleries, and small arts organizations.

Oakland is just 3 hours from the Sierra Nevada Mountains, and hours drive to the Napa Valley wine country. The BART metro system makes it easy to get around without a car. For sports fans, Oakland is home to professional sports team, Oakland A's.

Equal Opportunity Statement

It is the policy of Sutter Health and its partners to provide equal employment for all qualified individuals; to prohibit discrimination in employment because of basis of race, color, creed, religion, marital status, sexual orientation, registered domestic partner status, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, ancestry, national origin (including possession of a driver's license issued to individuals who did not present proof of authorized presence in the U.S.), age, medical condition, physical or mental disability, military or protected veteran status, political affiliation, pregnancy or perceived pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical condition, genetic information or any other characteristic made unlawful by local, state or federal law, ordinance or regulation.

We promote the full realization of equal employment opportunities through a positive continuing program within each medical group, company, hospital, department, and service area. Equal employment opportunities apply to every aspect of Sutter's employment policies and practices.

Key Responsibilities

Perform breast surgery and related clinical procedures within a multidisciplinary cancer center environment. Collaborate with a team of radiologists, oncologists, and other specialists to provide comprehensive patient care.

Qualifications

Experience
5+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Surgical ProceduresClinical LeadershipMultidisciplinary CollaborationElectronic Health RecordsTumor Board Participation

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physician, Breast Surgery (Oakland, CA) at Sutter Health a 6.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Surgery — ranked against 932 active Surgery listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

Surgery — Physician Career Context

Of the 50 active Surgery listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 86% have no call, 74% require no weekends.

Surgery pay on WeekdayDoc is up 16.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

For production-based offers, this specialty runs a typical 5,000 wRVUs per year (derived from CMS CPT-frequency data), and WeekdayDoc listings compensate a median of about $50 per wRVU — implying roughly $250k in production-based pay. For reference, the 2026 CMS Medicare conversion factor is $33.40 per RVU.

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Salary Distribution38 jobs · 5 employers

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks37 jobs · 5 employers

401k / retirement match
97% this job
CME allowance
8%
Relocation assistance
5% this job
Sign-on bonus
3% this job
Loan repayment
3%

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Work-life snapshot

median 3.9this job 6.1
Better work-life than 70% of Surgery listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 932 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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Living in Oakland

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$853k≈ 2.0× annual pay
Typical market rent
$2,735/mo≈ 8% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
30 min
State income tax
Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology

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

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

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About Sutter Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Sacramento, California
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Competitive compensation with income guarantee
Shareholder eligibility after 2 years
Robust benefits and retirement packages
Multiple health plan options, Dental, and Vision coverage
Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Life and AD&D Insurance, Voluntary, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Coverage
401(k), safe harbor, and pension plan contributions
Signing Bonus