Interim Sr. Director/VP, Physician Compensation

Korn Ferry; Missouri; On-site; USD 190,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Stryker Corporation seeks an Interim Executive Leader for physician compensation to drive governance, financial alignment, and reporting within a complex academic medical setting. The role oversees compensation strategy, funds flow, and regulatory compliance across enterprise priorities.

The position requires rapid assessment, stakeholder collaboration, and development of a stabilization roadmap with Board-level visibility.

Responsibilities

• Assess physician compensation plans and funds flow; identify regulatory risk, financial misalignment, and governance gaps; deliver a stabilization roadmap.
• Refine compensation models (wRVU, hybrid, value-based) to align with enterprise growth and reimbursement models.
• Redesign and implement a funds flow methodology supporting clinical, research, and academic missions.
• Strengthen governance, financial discipline, and accountability across departments and units.
• Enhance productivity tracking, value-based metrics, and reporting for accurate compensation calculations.
• Develop executive dashboards and Board-level reporting to support decisions.
• Provide day-to-day leadership of the compensation team, including plan administration and physician offers.
• Ensure compliance with Stark, FMV, and regulatory requirements with strong internal controls.
• Deliver status reports (bi-weekly/monthly) on progress, risks, and barriers.
• At 90 days, present sustainability recommendations and transition plan for permanent leadership.
• Ensure enterprise-level data integrity and analytics capability.

Job description

The Interim Executive Leadership for physician compensation provides Executive Leadership leadership and stabilization of physician compensation and funds flow within a complex Academic Medical Center or integrated health system. This role serves as the single point of accountability for compensation strategy, financial alignment, governance, compliance, and reporting infrastructure.

Location: Onsite (first 45 days) to Hybrid/Remote

Key Responsibilities & Deliverables

• Conduct a 30–45 day assessment of physician compensation plans and funds flow structures; identify regulatory risk, financial misalignment, and governance gaps; deliver a prioritized stabilization roadmap.
• Refine physician and faculty compensation models (wRVU, hybrid, value-based) to align with enterprise growth, service line strategy, and evolving reimbursement models.
• Redesign and implement a transparent, strategically aligned funds flow methodology supporting clinical, research, and academic missions.
• Strengthen governance, financial discipline, and accountability across departments and business units.
• Enhance productivity tracking, value-based metric integration, and reporting processes to ensure data integrity and accurate compensation calculations.
• Develop Executive Leadership dashboards and Board-level reporting to support enterprise decision-making.
• Provide day-to-day leadership of the physician compensation team, including plan administration, service line modeling, and physician offer development.
• Ensure compliance with Stark, FMV, and regulatory requirements while maintaining strong internal controls and risk mitigation practices.
• Deliver structured status reports (bi-weekly/monthly) outlining progress, risks, and barriers.
• At 90 days, present sustainability recommendations, organizational structure guidance, and a transition plan for permanent leadership.
• Ensure enterprise-level data integrity and analytics capability