Rare opportunity to build and scale multiple core functions (recruiting, marketing, HR) in a fast-moving entrepreneurial team environment. Morlen is supported by an advisory team of seasoned operational leaders of a well-established medical group. Come join us!
Overview
This is a founding, high-impact builder role responsible for establishing and scaling physician recruiting, sourcing and marketing, and HR capabilities. In the early stage, this individual will operate as a hands-on operator—personally driving recruiting pipeline generation and placements—while also making critical business development decisions.
This position will spend time focusing on:
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Physician Locum Recruiting & Placement
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Marketing & Talent Attraction
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HR Program Development & Professional Employer Organization (PEO) Management
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Operations, Compliance & Analytics
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Customer Engagement and Relationships
Responsibilities:
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Lead full-cycle physician recruiting: sourcing, outreach, screening, interviewing, and placement of locum tenens providers.
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Build and manage pipelines across key specialties aligned with client demand.
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Develop and execute locums tenens physician marketing and talent attraction strategies.
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In partnership with the physician leader of Morlen, develop physician onboarding and orientation programs specific to value-based care delivery.
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Establish workflows, policies, and documentation to support scale.
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Track key metrics (time-to-fill, retention, redeployment, marketing ROI) and drive improvements.
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Establish new customer relationships and build highly valued and trusted relations with all business partnerships.
Qualifications
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Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, Healthcare Administration, or related field.
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8+ years combined experience in HR generalist work and recruiting with at least 4 years of full-cycle experience.
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Proven ability to build recruiting or HR functions from scratch in a high-growth environment.
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Familiarity with Professional Employer Organizations (PEO) models and co-employment structures.
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Strong understanding of multi-state employment law and healthcare workforce compliance.
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Demonstrated ability to operate across multiple functional areas and effectively prioritize in ambiguous, fast-paced environments.
Preferred Experience
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Experience in physician staffing, locum tenens agency, or healthcare workforce solutions.
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Experience in healthcare startups, MSOs, or physician organizations.
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Knowledge of value-based care models (ACO, risk contracts, capitation, etc.).
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Experience building employer brands or talent marketing campaigns.
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HR certification (SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, PHR, SPHR).
What Success Looks Like
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Strong, consistent physician pipeline built from scratch.
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Successful placements with high clinician satisfaction and redeployment rates.
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Effective, scalable marketing channels driving candidate acquisition.
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Seamless HR operations in partnership with the PEO.
This is a remote Remote U.S.-based role with up to 10% Travel
Salary Range: $100,000 - $120,000 per year
Benefits: Medical, dental and vision insurance. Disability coverage.
PTO: 15 days/year plus 7 paid holidays per year
About Us
We are a high-growth physician agency expanding in locum tenens staffing with a focus on value-based care models. Our home base is located in Portland, Oregon.
We are a wholly owned subsidiary of a medical group that has successfully practiced value-based care for over 80 years, giving us a strong foundation and proven expertise in delivering outcomes-driven healthcare.
Our mission is to expand access to value-based care by connecting forward-thinking clinicians with practices and communities across the country.
By doing so, we aim to improve patient outcomes and ensure access to high-quality, affordable healthcare. As a lean and agile organization, we partner with a PEO to manage core HR administration while building internal capabilities to scale.
