The Division of Palliative Care at Tufts Medical Center is seeking a compassionate, collaborative Palliative Care Physician to join our growing interdisciplinary team. This faculty position offers the opportunity to provide exceptional patient care while contributing to medical education, research, and program development at a nationally recognized academic medical center committed to advancing palliative medicine through innovation and collaboration.
The role includes a mix of inpatient consultative and outpatient palliative care, with opportunities to participate in teaching, quality improvement, research, and other academic initiatives based on your interests and experience.
Why Tufts Medical Center?
As the academic medical center of Tufts Medicine, Tufts Medical Center combines world-class patient care with groundbreaking research and outstanding medical education. Located in the heart of downtown Boston, we serve a diverse patient population and are deeply committed to advancing the field of medicine through innovation and interdisciplinary collaboration.
Position Highlights:
The Palliative Care Attending Physician will:
Provide inpatient consultative palliative care and ambulatory palliative medicine services at Tufts Medical Center and within our collaborative physician network.
Teach and mentor medical students, residents, and fellows as part of Tufts University School of Medicine's academic mission.
Participate in innovative quality improvement, research, and palliative care initiatives at the local, regional, and national levels.
Opportunity to support the growth of outpatient and community-based palliative care services, if interested.
Pursue leadership opportunities, including potential Fellowship Program Director responsibilities for qualified candidates.
Faculty appointment at Tufts University School of Medicine commensurate with qualifications
Requirements:
Candidate applicants must be BE/BC in Hospice and Palliative Care Medicine
Outstanding teaching skills and an interest in research are required
A team player who is excited to work cooperatively with a wide range of stakeholders and disciplines to champion world-class research innovation
Interested in building collaborative and interdisciplinary work
Interest in research, quality improvement, or program development is encouraged.
Compensation:
Tufts Medicine offers a competitive salary commensurate with academic training and practice experience. A Tufts University School of Medicine appointment will be offered commensurate with academic qualifications. You will also receive Substantive retirement plan, CME Funds and Time Away, Generous Vacation and Holiday Policy.
The salary range for this position is $230,4916 to $261,334 annually. Actual compensation will be determined during the selection process and is based on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, relevant experience, education, internal equity, and academic rank.
Apply
Please submit application/CV via this job post or email CV directly to Alexa Landa, Physician Recruiter, at alexa.landa@tuftsmedicine.org.
If you're looking for an opportunity to make a meaningful impact while building an academic career in a collaborative and innovative environment, we'd love to hear from you.

Tufts Medicine is a leading integrated health system bringing together the best of academic and community health care to deliver exceptional, connected and accessible care experiences to consumers across Massachusetts. Comprised of Tufts Medical Center, Lowell General Hospital, MelroseWakefield Healthcare, an expansive home care network and a large clinically integrated physician network, Tufts Medicine has more than 13,000 dedicated employees and caregivers. The health system came together in 2014 to leverage the experience of its member organizations and integrate their missions to together transform the ways that consumers engage with and experience their care.
Our members exchange ideas and craft solutions to help people fight the most serious illnesses, manage chronic diseases and live healthier lives. Our caregivers share a passion for delivering the highest quality of care at a lowest cost Elected officials and health care experts often cite us as leaders in delivering on the promise of highest quality, lowest cost health care.