Director, Provider Compensation

ECU Health Medical Center•Greenville, NC

1d•$117,666 - $171,508•Hybrid

About The Position

The Director of Provider Compensation serves as the strategic and operational leader for physician and advanced practice provider (APP) compensation programs across the medical group. The role has responsibility, accountability, and decision-making authority for medical group provider compensation models and functions. It facilitates the implementation of systems, programs, and strategic initiatives for provider compensation and payment processes to support effective recruitment, growth, engagement, goals, alignment with regulatory, academic, and teaching missions, and provider retention. The Director develops and aligns strategies, initiatives, supporting infrastructure, and budgets that enable departments to achieve results aligned with established imperatives and sustain operational excellence. The role communicates department objectives to staff, oversees initiatives and operations—including staff, budgets, and vendors—and measures effectiveness to support continuous performance improvement. It facilitates organizational change and uses resources and operational practices to drive execution of plans. The position is accountable for fostering a positive organizational culture through decision-making and performance management that influence work attitudes and enhance job satisfaction. As a member of the medical group leadership team, the Director partners with executive leaders, physician leadership, Legal, Finance, Human Resources, and Compliance. The role monitors market changes and advises medical group leadership on emerging trends, regulatory risk areas, and strategic opportunities. This is a hybrid role based out of Greenville, North Carolina.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree required.
Seven years of experience required, with progressive experience in provider compensation in an academic health care system or large medical group.
Experience with fair market value (FMV) analysis and regulatory compliance.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree or higher preferred.

Responsibilities

Lead physician and APP compensation programs across the medical group.
Hold responsibility, accountability, and decision-making authority for medical group provider compensation models and functions.
Facilitate implementation of systems, programs, and strategic initiatives for provider compensation and payment processes.
Develop and align strategies, initiatives, supporting infrastructure, and budgets to help departments achieve results and operational excellence.
Communicate department objectives to staff and ensure understanding of goals and alignment.
Oversee initiatives and operations, including staff, budget, and vendor management.
Measure effectiveness and take steps to continuously improve performance.
Facilitate change and use resources and operational practices to execute plans.
Support a positive organizational culture through decision-making and performance management.
Partner with executive leaders, physician leadership, Legal, Finance, Human Resources, and Compliance.
Monitor market changes and advise medical group leadership on emerging trends, regulatory risk areas, and strategic opportunities.