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# remote Oncology Data Specialist

- **Company:** Guidehouse Inc.
- **Location:** United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $68,000.0 - $113,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Databases, Data Integrity, Microsoft Software
- **Published:** June 2, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/0646ad53-3b1c-4439-8e4a-5ede16409b7e

## About the Role

* High School Diploma or equivalent
 * Currently certified as an Oncology Data Specialist (ODS) formerly a Certified Tumor Registrar (CTR) by the National Cancer Registrars Association (NCRA).
 * 5+ years experience working in tumor registry as an ODS (CTR).
 * Experience working for a COC accredited hospital.
 * Ability to work a minimum of 20 hours per week, flexible hours available.

What Would Be Nice to Have:

 * NCI experience.
 * Strong conceptual, as well as quantitative and qualitative analytical skills
 * Basic knowledge of Microsoft applications.
 * Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

## Description

The remote Oncology Data Specialist will review clinical documentation as appropriate to extract data and apply ICDO-O codes. To code, stage, and abstract cases of cancer and reportable benign tumors diagnosed and/ or treated. To participate in research, education, and monitoring for quality improvement activities to ensure data integrity and compliance with the American College of Surgeons Committee on Cancer guidelines.

This position is 100% remote.

 * Translate medical terminology into standardized codes to capture patient diagnosis and treatment information.
 * Code, stage, and enter data into the registry database utilizing: ICD-O, ICD-10-CM, AJCC TNM (Tumor, Nodes, Metastasis), Site-Specific Data Items (SSDI), STORE (Standards for Oncology Registry Entry), and SEER (Surveillance of Epidemiology and End Results) guidelines.
 * Complies with state and federal mandates that require reporting all diagnosed and /or treated malignancies and reportable benign tumors.
 * Perform data quality control activities on registry data.
 * Retrieve and comply with data for preparation of annual reporting and may collaborate in generating reports for special studies.
 * Prepare minutes for multi-disciplinary Tumor Conference every week.
 * Contact patient providers and state registries per the database to gather follow-up information and verify or correct patient information.
 * Maintains the highest degree of confidentiality of all information encountered including verbal, written, and computerized. Reports to the manager any failure by anyone to protect confidential information.
 * Performs other duties as assigned.


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