Interim Sr. Director/VP, Physician Compensation

Korn Ferry; Florida; On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

The Interim AVP 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. The role leads a 30–45 day assessment, refines compensation models, redesigns funds flow, strengthens

Responsibilities

• 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

Job description

The Interim AVP 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