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# Senior Oncology Data Specialist

- **Company:** Ascension
- **Location:** United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $58,968.0 - $82,202.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Databases, Electronic Medical Records
- **Published:** August 12, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=653c746274f2342a

## About the Role

* Oncology Data Specialist credentialed from the National Cancer Registrars Association (NCRA) obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date required.
 * Registrar specializing in Tumors preferred.

Education:

 * High School diploma equivalency with 2 years of cumulative experience. Successful completion of a NCRA-Accredited Certificate Program required OR Associate's degree/Bachelor's degree OR 4 years of applicable cumulative job specific experience required.

## Description

Perform complex analysis utilizing specialty databases to extract patient data from electronic medical records for analysis of cancer incidence data.

 * Retrieve and upload manual case finding lists into cancer registry software as required by market assignments.
 * Screen disease indices, pathology reports, radiology reports, and other clinical documents to identify reportable cancer cases for case finding.
 * Perform primary data abstraction duties for oncology measures and registries while ensuring high levels of abstraction accuracy and alignment with organizational quality standards in compliance with all oncology regulatory standards.
 * Maintain the long-term follow up process of data collection and input for all cancer registry patients.
 * Collect data for National Cancer Database special studies as required.


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