5 of the Most Popular Types of Physician Program Director Jobs in 2026

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Top Types Of Physician Program Director Jobs

• Remote Medical Director

  Salary range: $198,000 - $284,500

  A remote medical director works from home. Your responsibilities in this career include ensuring optimal patient care, working to monitor and review the medical staff, and helping to develop and implement policies and procedures. You also oversee the fiscal operations of the medical facility, such as accounting, maintaining financial relationships, and setting rates. You create and enforce the acceptable standards of practice and track them to make sure that the staff is meeting all metrics. Additional duties include being responsible for all of the regulatory activities, audits, inspections, FDA submissions, and any emergencies that occur at the facility.

• Director Of Graduate Medical Education

  Salary range: $138,500 - $162,000

  As a director of graduate medical education, you are responsible for the administration of the graduate medical education (GME) program at a medical school. Your responsibilities include overseeing the GME plan to address curriculum deficiencies and ensuring all aspects of the program follow university requirements and are compliant with medical industry regulations. You also develop strategies to increase faculty effectiveness. You are responsible for evaluating the program, tracking program performance, and implementing strategies to better the GME program.

• Medical Assisting Program Director

  Salary range: $64,500 - $97,500

  A medical assistant program director oversees the certificate or degree program at a vocational school or community college that trains aspiring medical assistants. As a medical assistant program director, your job duties include collaborating with faculty to develop curriculum, assessing the instructional needs of students and making adjustments to the program as necessary, creating class schedules, and hiring and training staff and faculty. You may also be responsible for recruiting students to the program and maintaining accreditation.

• Medical Director

  Salary range: $198,000 - $284,500

  As a medical director, you manage the provision of care and daily operations of a medical department or health care facility, such as a hospital, clinic, or other health organization. Your duties include overseeing the nurses and physicians on staff, hiring new employees, and coordinating schedules. You may also handle various administrative tasks, such as budgeting, performance reviews, and legal compliance. Other responsibilities include collaborating closely with managers or other department leaders to improve care delivery and implement new models of treatment and care at the facility.

• Director Physician Recruitment

  Salary range: $115,500 - $249,500

  Director Physician Recruitment is a typical job search query Most salaries for Director Physician Recruitment jobs pay between $115,500 (25th percentile) and $249,500 (75th percentile) annually. Take a look at the variety of open positions nationwide for Director Physician Recruitment job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter.