Director Physician Compensation (30879) at GI Alliance – Southlake, Texas

Director Physician Compensation (30879)
Job DetailsJob Location: Fully Remote • GIA Cedar Ridge Admin - Southlake, TX 76092
Position Type: Full Time
Job Shift: Any
Description

Physician Compensation Director - Job Description

The Director of Physician Compensation is responsible for the design, administration, and governance of physician compensation programs across a multi-specialty, multi-market organization. This role oversees both physician Partner and Employed physician compensation frameworks and ensures alignment with organizational strategy, financial performance, market competitiveness, and regulatory requirements.
This position serves as a key strategic partner to Finance, Accounting Operations, and Physician Leadership, driving standardization, enhancing analytics, and supporting scalable compensation administration across a complex and evolving platform. The role also ensures a best-in-class physician experience in compensation delivery, emphasizing transparency, accuracy, proactive communication, and a high level of service to physician partners.
Key Responsibilities
Compensation Administration & Service Delivery

Lead the design and evolution of physician compensation models across specialties

Develop and support provider incentive structures tied to productivity, quality, and growth

Oversee compensation calculations and reconciliation processes

Ensure accuracy, timeliness, and scalability across multiple models

Ensure a high level of service delivery to physician partners and internal stakeholders through timely, accurate, and well-communicated compensation outputs

Analytics & Decision Support

Lead ad hoc analysis to support physician compensation insights, including income trends, productivity, and plan performance

Partner with Finance and Physician Leadership to inform decision-making related to compensation plan design, changes, and elections

Develop pro forma analyses for new partners, compensation plan transitions, and structural changes at the practice

Governance, Controls & Compliance

Maintain and enforce strong governance over physician compensation programs, including standardized policies, procedures, and documentation

Ensure all compensation calculations and distributions are compliant with applicable regulatory requirements, including strict adherence to Stark Law requirements related to DHS income distribution

Oversee the integrity of DHS income allocation methodologies, ensuring distributions are compliant, consistently applied, and supported by appropriate documentation

Ensure all compensation outputs are fully reconciled to NetSuite financials, with compensation administered exclusively based on finalized accounting data as the single source of truth

Maintain SOX-compliant processes and controls, including audit-ready documentation and support for internal and external audits

Cross-Functional Leadership

Serve as a key liaison between Finance, Accounting, Operations, and Physician Leadership, ensuring a high level of responsiveness and partnership with physician stakeholders

Collaborate to ensure alignment between financial results and compensation models

Support integration of new platforms and acquisitions, including onboarding and standardization of physician compensation

Team Leadership & Development

Lead and develop a high-performing team across physician compensation functions

Establish clear roles, responsibilities, and performance expectations

Foster a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and collaboration

Qualifications

Qualifications

Qualifications
EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, Accounting, or related field required. MBA or advanced degree preferred.

EXPERIENCE:

Five to ten (5-10+) years relevant experience in a healthcare-related industry.

Experience in physicians services consulting in a multi-location physicians practice is preferred.

Experience in physician compensation preferred.