Monthly report
Nonclinical Physician Job Market: October 2026
In October 2026, 8,474 nonclinical physician openings were observed on Mozibox at 2,295 employers.
This is a sample of openings observed on Mozibox, not a census of the physician job market. Collection coverage, classification and employer exclusions can change between months.
8,474
Openings
2,295
Observed employers
-
Absent from prior snapshot
18%
Remote
$193K - $280K
Typical posted annual pay
Findings for October 2026
- Medical Science Liaison (MSL) accounted for 1,071 of 8,474 observed nonclinical openings (13%).
- 1,539 of 8,474 observed nonclinical openings were classified remote (18%).
- Among 4,446 observed nonclinical openings with usable annual USD pay, the median advertised range was $193K - $280K.
Openings by Industry
| Industry | Openings | Share | September |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pharmaceuticals, Medical Devices, and Biotechnology | 3,929 | 46% | - |
| Education and Research | 1,897 | 22% | - |
| Healthcare Management | 1,693 | 20% | - |
| Insurance and Managed Care | 712 | 8% | - |
| Digital Health / Health Tech | 210 | 2% | - |
| Other | 33 | <1% | - |
Openings by Role
| Role | Openings | Share | September |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medical Science Liaison (MSL) | 1,071 | 13% | - |
| Clinical Development & Trial Design | 903 | 11% | - |
| Medical Affairs Strategy & Leadership | 674 | 8% | - |
| Basic Science & Translational Research | 597 | 7% | - |
| Executive Clinical Leadership & Administration | 579 | 7% | - |
| Healthcare Administration & Operations | 577 | 7% | - |
| Academic Teaching | 464 | 5% | - |
| Physician Advisor | 366 | 4% | - |
| Research Leadership & Administration | 361 | 4% | - |
| Medical Education Leadership & Administration | 340 | 4% | - |
| Clinical Supervision & Oversight | 331 | 4% | - |
| Pharmacovigilance & Drug Safety | 231 | 3% | - |
| Medical Communications & Strategic Planning | 223 | 3% | - |
| Medical-Legal (IME, Expert Witness, Record Review) | 215 | 3% | - |
| Clinical Research Operations (PI, Sub-I, Site Management) | 170 | 2% | - |
| Medical Writing (Regulatory, Scientific, Publications) | 143 | 2% | - |
| Regulatory Affairs & Submissions | 136 | 2% | - |
| Utilization Management | 121 | 1% | - |
| Health Economics & Outcomes Research (HEOR/RWE) | 119 | 1% | - |
| Quality Improvement & Patient Safety | 117 | 1% | - |
| Public Health & Health Policy | 106 | 1% | - |
| Product Management & Clinical Strategy (Health Tech) | 98 | 1% | - |
| Medical Informatics & Clinical Systems | 90 | 1% | - |
| AI Training, Evaluation & Clinical Validation | 82 | 1% | - |
| Management Consulting | 80 | 1% | - |
| Healthcare Investment & Due Diligence | 77 | 1% | - |
| Clinical Documentation Improvement (CDI) | 64 | 1% | - |
| Other | 44 | 1% | - |
| Data Science, Analytics & AI Development | 31 | <1% | - |
| Corporate Occupational Medicine | 21 | <1% | - |
| Strategic Advisory & Board Service | 18 | <1% | - |
| Admissions Consulting | 14 | <1% | - |
| Case Management Leadership | 8 | <1% | - |
| Academic Training & Fellowships | 3 | <1% | - |
Work Arrangements
| Work arrangement | Openings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Remote | 1,539 | 18% |
| Hybrid | 1,179 | 14% |
| On-site | 5,027 | 59% |
| Field-based | 729 | 9% |
Pay Ranges
4,634 of 8,474 openings (55%) had usable stated USD annual or hourly pay. A typical range runs from the median low end to the median high end of the posted ranges. We publish a range only when at least 10 openings or survey reports back it.
Posted pay
| Role | With pay | Typical range |
|---|---|---|
| Executive Clinical Leadership & Administration | 218 | $300K - $396K |
| Physician Advisor | 164 | $215K - $352K |
| Clinical Development & Trial Design | 726 | $242K - $339K |
| Other | 14 | $210K - $336K |
| Pharmacovigilance & Drug Safety | 176 | $230K - $334K |
| Clinical Supervision & Oversight | 75 | $250K - $331K |
| Healthcare Administration & Operations | 274 | $240K - $330K |
| Utilization Management | 70 | $206K - $327K |
| Medical Informatics & Clinical Systems | 28 | $162K - $303K |
| Medical Affairs Strategy & Leadership | 529 | $210K - $300K |
| AI Training, Evaluation & Clinical Validation | 25 | $180K - $279K |
| Regulatory Affairs & Submissions | 95 | $186K - $279K |
| Public Health & Health Policy | 37 | $179K - $275K |
| Product Management & Clinical Strategy (Health Tech) | 69 | $186K - $273K |
| Quality Improvement & Patient Safety | 49 | $200K - $270K |
| Management Consulting | 64 | $177K - $269K |
| Health Economics & Outcomes Research (HEOR/RWE) | 94 | $182K - $267K |
| Medical Education Leadership & Administration | 92 | $193K - $264K |
| Clinical Research Operations (PI, Sub-I, Site Management) | 68 | $157K - $257K |
| Research Leadership & Administration | 133 | $160K - $252K |
| Healthcare Investment & Due Diligence | 61 | $178K - $250K |
| Data Science, Analytics & AI Development | 18 | $149K - $243K |
| Basic Science & Translational Research | 197 | $127K - $240K |
| Medical Communications & Strategic Planning | 154 | $170K - $235K |
| Medical Science Liaison (MSL) | 854 | $165K - $230K |
| Academic Teaching | 75 | $117K - $213K |
| Strategic Advisory & Board Service | 11 | $153K - $204K |
| Medical Writing (Regulatory, Scientific, Publications) | 40 | $142K - $183K |
| Clinical Documentation Improvement (CDI) | 20 | $109K - $161K |
| Executive Clinical Leadership & Administration | 20 | $158 - $244/hr |
| Clinical Supervision & Oversight | 12 | $158 - $225/hr |
| Healthcare Administration & Operations | 15 | $150 - $200/hr |
| Medical Education Leadership & Administration | 10 | $119 - $200/hr |
| AI Training, Evaluation & Clinical Validation | 16 | $123 - $170/hr |
| Physician Advisor | 33 | $125 - $150/hr |
| Utilization Management | 11 | $100 - $150/hr |
| Medical-Legal (IME, Expert Witness, Record Review) | 10 | $123 - $133/hr |
| Academic Teaching | 16 | $100 - $125/hr |
20 more roles stated pay in fewer than 10 openings, too few to publish a range.
What physicians report earning
Base pay from 0 anonymous Mozibox salary survey reports by physicians in nonclinical roles, completed November 1, 2024 to October 31, 2026, using values recorded at completion.
No role has 10 or more survey reports yet.
Changes in Observed Openings
Differences between Mozibox snapshots can reflect collection coverage, classification, exclusions, reposting and title changes. They do not establish growth or decline in the whole physician job market.
No published September 2026 baseline is available. Changes and newly observed counts are omitted.
Occupational Medicine
In October 2026, Mozibox observed 362 occupational medicine openings. This section includes clinical and nonclinical roles; its nonclinical openings also appear in the counts above and must not be added to that total.
362
Openings
260 / 102
Clinical / nonclinical
6%
Remote
$224K - $300K
Typical posted annual pay
97 openings with pay
-
Median reported base salary
0 survey reports
| Employer | Openings |
|---|---|
| Dane Street, LLC | 20 |
| Premise Health | 17 |
| Kaiser Permanente - Southern California Permanente Medical Group Physician Careers | 11 |
| The IMA Group | 6 |
| Agile Occupational Medicine | 5 |
| Indiana University Health | 5 |
| Metropolitan Transportation Authority | 5 |
| UC Irvine | 5 |
| HCA Healthcare | 4 |
| Midwest Express Clinic | 4 |
Reported salaries use values at recorded completion of the occupational medicine salary survey in the 24 months to October 31, 2026; a median requires at least 10 reports. Browse occupational medicine jobs
Methodology
- What counts. Nonclinical physician postings on the Mozibox job board that were live at any point from October 1, 2026 to October 31, 2026 (Pacific time), excluding employers removed from the board. The occupational medicine section adds clinical occupational medicine postings.
- Coverage. Mozibox does not observe every vacancy or verify vacancy counts independently. Posting status history is retained for 90 days; reconstructing older months is approximate. Classification, employer identity, exclusions and posting attributes reflect values at generation time.
- Duplicates. Postings for the same role at the same employer count once: the same employer and the same title, ignoring case, punctuation and spacing. A role posted in several cities is one opening, which can combine distinct vacancies; different titles can leave duplicates. The newest posting represents the group's pay and work mode. This month, 9,740 live postings became 8,474 openings.
- Industry and role. Each opening carries the industry and role Mozibox assigns from the posting's content, the same categories as the job board's filters. Openings without a classification are counted as Other.
- Pay. Posted pay uses US dollars, with unmarked amounts assumed USD; explicit foreign or unknown currencies and maximum-only figures ("up to") are excluded. Annual and hourly amounts stay separate. Plausibility bounds exclude annual posted pay outside $30,000-$3,000,000 and hourly pay outside $15-$2,000. Ranges and medians require at least 10 openings or reports; that threshold does not establish representativeness or precision.
- Salary completion history. Both surveys use the first recorded completion time and values captured then, pooled over 24 months. Legacy completed records without a trustworthy completion snapshot are excluded, so historical survey coverage can be sparse or empty. Creation and later edit times are not completion dates. Reports are not respondent-deduplicated, weighted or adjusted for FTE or salary year.
- Comparisons. Comparisons retain the published September 2026 cohort rather than reclassifying or re-excluding its source records. Without a compatible published cohort, changes are omitted. "Absent from prior snapshot" describes employer/title keys, not verified new vacancies. These differences are changes in observed listings, not whole-market trends.
- Stored snapshots. Ordinary source edits do not revise a published report. An operator can explicitly regenerate a month; later reports retain their original comparison and identify a restated archive. The data is also available as JSON.
Cite as: Mozibox, "Nonclinical Physician Job Market: October 2026," https://mozibox.com/job-market/2026-10.
