Senior Provider Compensation Analyst

Mass General Brigham; Somerville (MA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 116,000; Full time

Job summary

Mass General Brigham is seeking a Lead Provider Compensation Analyst to act as a trusted advisor to HR, Finance, and clinical leadership. You will design, analyze, and optimize provider compensation and benefits programs using market benchmarks and data-driven insights.

You will collaborate across departments to ensure regulatory compliance, develop innovative compensation models, and deliver actionable recommendations to leadership while supporting recruitment and retention.

Qualifications

• Experience with provider compensation models and market benchmarking in healthcare.
• Strong analytical and financial modeling capabilities.
• Ability to collaborate with physician leaders and cross-functional teams.
• Knowledge of federal and state regulatory requirements affecting compensation.
• Proven ability to design productivity-based and value-based compensation plans.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and evaluate provider compensation structures including base salary and incentives.
• Develop and maintain provider compensation models to support growth and retention.
• Provide guidance on compensation trends and plan design.
• Conduct market benchmarking using national and regional surveys.
• Deliver recommendations to leadership based on data analysis.
• Collaborate with HR, Finance, Legal, and clinical leadership.
• Ensure compliance with applicable regulations and fair market value considerations.
• Design innovative provider compensation models (production, value-based, hybrid).

Skills

Provider compensation

Market benchmarking

Data analysis

Excel

HRIS

Financial modeling

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in HR Management

Tools

Compensation software

HRIS

Job description

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Job Summary

In this highly visible role, you will serve as a trusted advisor to HR, Finance, and clinical leadership, leveraging market intelligence and data-driven insights to design, analyze, and optimize provider compensation and benefits programs. The ideal candidate brings hands‑on experience with provider compensation models, productivity-based incentives, regulatory compliance, and market benchmarking within a healthcare environment.

Lead Provider Compensation Strategy & Analysis

• Analyze and evaluate provider compensation structures, including base salary, productivity incentives, quality metrics, bonuses, and other financial rewards.
• Develop, implement, and maintain provider compensation models that support organizational growth, physician engagement, recruitment, and retention initiatives.
• Provide expert guidance on physician and advanced practice provider compensation trends, market competitiveness, and compensation design.

Conduct Market Benchmarking & Industry Analysis

• Perform comprehensive compensation benchmarking using national and regional healthcare compensation surveys and industry data.
• Monitor market trends, regulatory changes, and emerging best practices related to provider compensation.
• Deliver actionable recommendations to leadership based on market intelligence and data analysis.

Support Provider Benefits Programs

• Partner in the design, administration, and evaluation of provider benefits offerings, including health and welfare plans, retirement programs, paid time off, disability coverage, and other benefit programs.
• Analyze utilization and cost trends to identify opportunities for program enhancements and cost efficiencies.

Drive Data-Driven Decision Making

• Conduct complex analyses to evaluate the effectiveness of compensation and benefits programs.
• Develop reports, dashboards, and presentations that provide meaningful insights to executive and clinical stakeholders.
• Ensure the accuracy, integrity, and reliability of compensation and benefits data across systems and reporting platforms.

Collaborate with Business and Clinical Leadership

• Work closely with HR, Finance, Legal, Compliance, and physician leadership to align compensation programs with organizational objectives and budget requirements.
• Consult with leaders on compensation matters related to recruitment, retention, provider productivity, and workforce planning.

Ensure Regulatory Compliance

• Support compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local regulations impacting provider compensation.
• Assist with compensation reviews and documentation related to healthcare regulatory requirements, including fair market value and commercial reasonableness considerations.

Design Innovative Provider Compensation Models

• Assist in developing and maintaining a variety of provider compensation arrangements, including:
• Productivity-based compensation plans
• Value-based compensation programs
• Hybrid compensation models

Specialty-specific provider compensation structures

• Evaluate compensation plan effectiveness and recommend enhancements that drive organizational and provider performance.

What We're Looking For

• Demonstrated experience in provider compensation, physician compensation, or healthcare compensation consulting.
• Strong understanding of provider compensation methodologies, benchmarking data, productivity metrics (wRVUs), and incentive plan design.
• Advanced analytical and financial modeling capabilities.
• Experience partnering with physician leaders, executives, and cross‑functional stakeholders.
• Knowledge of healthcare regulatory requirements impacting provider compensation preferred.
• Ensure all compensation and benefits programs comply with federal, state, and local laws, regulations, and accreditation standards.
• Assist in developing and maintaining compensation models, including productivity-based, value-based, and hybrid compensation plans for different types of providers and specialties.

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor's Degree Human Resources Management required or Bachelor's Degree Related Field of Study required

Experience

• 5-7 years experience in provider compensation analysis, benefits administration, or related roles in a healthcare setting required

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• - Strong knowledge of provider compensation models, benefits administration, and regulatory requirements in healthcare.
• - Proficiency in data analysis tools, HRIS, compensation management software, and Microsoft Excel.
• - Excellent analytical, problem‑solving, and communication skills.
• - Experience working with healthcare provider compensation plans, including RVU-based and value‑based models.
• - Knowledge of physician compensation regulations.
• - Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information.

Additional Job Details (if Applicable)

Working Model Requirements

• Remote
• M‑F Eastern business hours required
• Employees must use a stable, secure, and compliant workstation in a quiet environment. Teams video is required and must be accessed using MGB‑provided equipment.

Remote Type

• Remote

Work Location

• 399 Revolution Drive

Scheduled Weekly Hours

• 40

Employee Type

• Regular

Work Shift

• Day (United States of America)

Pay Range

• $79,560.00 - $115,720.80/Annual

Grade

• 7

EEO Statement

0100 Mass General Brigham Incorporated is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, age, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, military service, genetic information, and/or other status protected under law. We will ensure that all individuals with a disability are provided a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. To ensure reasonable accommodation for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Veteran’s Readjustment Act of 1974, and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, applicants who require accommodation in the job application process may contact Human Resources at (857)-282-7642.

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