The Principal Physician Recruiter is a senior talent advisor accountable for developing and executing physician recruitment strategies across multiple markets, specialties and care delivery organizations. This role leads full-lifecycle recruitment for physicians, physician executives, advanced practice clinicians, and other critical clinical leadership positions, with emphasis on proactive pipeline development, market intelligence, executive consultation and delivery against defined workforce and business outcomes.
The Principal Physician Recruiter partners with senior business, clinical, People and Talent Acquisition leaders to translate growth, access and workforce plans into actionable recruitment strategies. The role leads complex and highly visible searches, advises executives on talent availability and competitive positioning, and owns strategic talent initiatives that improve hiring performance, candidate experience and long-term physician pipeline health.
Primary Responsibilities:- Own end-to-end recruitment for physicians, physician executives and senior clinical leadership roles, including sourcing, assessment, selection, offer development, negotiation and transition to onboarding
- Consult with executives, physician leaders and hiring leaders on search strategy, role design, candidate profiles, market competitiveness, compensation considerations, risk and hiring decisions
- Lead complex, confidential and business-critical searches that span multiple geographies, specialties or leadership levels; establish search plans, decision milestones, stakeholder roles and escalation paths
- Build and maintain proactive physician talent pipelines through direct sourcing, professional networks, referrals, market research, associations, training programs and other targeted channels
- Use external market intelligence and internal recruiting data to advise leaders on physician supply, competitor activity, compensation trends, candidate expectations and anticipated search challenges
- Provide clear, recurring executive updates that summarize progress, market findings, barriers, risks, decisions required and corrective actions
- Drive accountability across the hiring process by clarifying decision rights, maintaining search cadence, identifying delays and escalating barriers that threaten access, growth or hiring commitments
- Influence hiring leaders to adopt new recruiting approaches, technologies and operating practices that improve outcomes, consistency and candidate experience
- Mentor recruiting colleagues and share physician recruitment expertise, market insights, sourcing practices and search-management methods across the Talent Acquisition organization
- Ensure recruiting activity and documentation comply with applicable employment laws, company policies and required hiring practices
You'll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.
Required Qualifications:- 5+ years of recruiting and/or sourcing experience
- 3+ years of physician recruiting experience, including full-lifecycle ownership of complex or hard-to-fill physician searches
- Intermediate experience using CRM software and applicant tracking systems
- Experience articulating and supporting negotiation of complex physician compensation packages and employment terms
Preferred Qualifications:- 8+ years of recruiting, talent advisory or related business experience with demonstrated ability to drive measurable business results
- Advanced talent sourcing experience, including market mapping, internet research, networking, direct outreach and cold calling
- Knowledge of physician compensation models, incentives, employment agreements and market benchmarking
- Knowledge of employment law and hiring requirements, including OFCCP, EEO, AAP, conflicts of interest and non-compete considerations
Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, we offer benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with us, you'll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives. The salary for this role will range from $91,700 - $163,700 annually based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.
