Oncology Career Center
Build the career your patients deserve.
A working library for the oncology care team in motion — interview to attending, fellowship to first author. Plus a live national job board, refreshed in real time.
- Career Playbooks
- Curated
- National Job Board
- Live
- Listings Refreshed
- Real time
A career hub for oncology professionals at every stage
The CancerNetwork® Oncology Career Center brings together two resources clinicians ask for most: a curated library of practical career playbooks written and reviewed by practicing oncologists, and a live national oncology job board with positions across academic medical centers, hospital systems, and private practices. Whether you are a fellow weighing your first attending role, a mid-career hematologist exploring a leadership track, or a physician-scientist preparing your first peer-reviewed publication, the Career Center is built to meet you where you are.
Oncology Career Playbooks
Chaptered guides on the parts of an oncology career nobody teaches you in medical school — interview preparation, contract negotiation, research authorship, referral building, and more.
Navigating The Chicago Annual Meeting as a Trainee
Learn key tips and tricks for attending sessions, networking with peers, and experiencing other exciting opportunities during your first time at the Chicago Annual Meeting.
7 chapters
Mastering the Job Interview Process in Oncology
A chaptered playbook on preparation, presence, and the questions that separate strong candidates from the rest.
6 chapters
The Publication Lifecycle: From First Draft to Peer Reviewer
Move a manuscript from idea to print — and beyond — with guidance on authorship, peer review, and editorial response.
5 chapters
Translational Research vs Clinical Research in Oncology
Bench-to-bedside, demystified. Learn where the two disciplines diverge and where the most consequential careers sit between them.
4 chapters
Pathways in Medical Education
A frank conversation on the routes through residency, fellowship, and the many doors a medical degree can open.
5 chapters
Transition From Oncology Fellowship to Your First Job
Negotiation, contracts, and the first 100 days. The handoff from training to attending, written by attendings.
5 chapters
Participating in Research During Residency
How to make time for inquiry when there is none — and why the residents who do tend to define the field a decade later.
4 chapters
Increasing Your Oncology Referral Network
A working framework for building, maintaining, and earning trust within the referral relationships your practice depends on.
4 chapters
Camera Ready & Be YOU
On-camera presence for the modern oncologist — from prepping for a podcast or panel to looking and sounding like yourself when the lights come on.
4 chapters
Setting Medical Conference Goals as a Fellow
Make every meeting count — a practical guide to choosing sessions, networking with intent, and turning a conference week into long-term career capital.
4 chapters
Open Oncology Jobs & Career Roles
A live national job board for medical, hematologic, surgical, and radiation oncologists, fellows, advanced-practice providers, and researchers — sourced directly from health systems, academic medical centers, and private practices across the United States.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the CancerNetwork® Oncology Career Center, the playbook library, and the live job board.
What is the CancerNetwork® Oncology Career Center?
The Oncology Career Center is CancerNetwork’s curated hub of career resources for medical, hematologic, surgical, and radiation oncologists, oncology fellows, residents, and physician-scientists. It pairs an editorial library of chaptered career playbooks with a live national oncology job board sourced from health systems, academic medical centers, and private practices across the United States.
Are the oncology career playbooks free to read?
Yes. Every chaptered playbook in the library — from interview preparation and contract negotiation to research authorship and referral network building — is free for clinicians, fellows, and trainees. No subscription is required.
How current is the oncology job board?
Listings refresh in real time. Every role on the board is sourced directly from the employer through our partner job network, so you’re seeing live, current oncology positions across academic, hospital-employed, and private-practice settings.
Who writes the career playbooks?
Practicing oncologists, oncology fellows, and CancerNetwork® editorial contributors. Every guide is reviewed for clinical and practical accuracy before publication and updated as the field evolves.
Can I apply for oncology jobs directly through CancerNetwork®?
Yes. Each listing on the live job board links you straight to the employer’s application — no middleman, no recruiter fees, no résumé brokers.
How can I contribute a playbook or suggest a career topic?
Email our editors via the Contact page. We are actively expanding the library throughout the year and welcome submissions, topic suggestions, and editorial collaboration from oncology professionals.
Have something to add to the library?
The Career Center grows with the field. If you'd like to contribute a chapter, propose a topic, or join the editorial conversation, we'd like to hear from you.
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