Faculty Position: Assistant Attending Physician, Genitourinary Oncology Service, Department of Medicine | Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

OncologyNo callNo weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$235k-$520k

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Job Description

About Us

The people of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) are united by a singular mission: ending cancer for life. Our specialized care teams provide personalized, compassionate, expert care to patients of all ages.

Informed by basic research done at our Sloan Kettering Institute, scientists across MSK collaborate to conduct innovative translational and clinical research that is driving a revolution in our understanding of cancer as a disease and improving the ability to prevent, diagnose, and treat it.

MSK is dedicated to training the next generation of scientists and clinicians, who go on to pursue our mission at MSK and around the globe.

Exciting Opportunity at MSK: Assistant Attending Physician, Genitourinary Oncology Service

The largest of MSK’s clinical departments, the Department of Medicine encompasses experts in solid tumor oncology, hematologic malignancies, subspecialty medicine and supportive and acute care services.

Offering a range of services both in multiple sites in New York City and at their suburban outpatient locations in our Regional Care Network (RCN), DoM physicians oversee the care of the whole patient. Refer to the Department of Medicine Web page for additional information about the department and its services.

The Genitourinary Oncology Service in the Division of Solid Tumor Oncology, Department of Medicine, is seeking a full-time physician at the Assistant Attending level or higher focused on the care of patients, education and research at our New York City and/or Regional Network locations (New Jersey, Long Island, etc.).

The Genitourinary Oncology Service has an interest in the multidisciplinary care for patients with all Genitourinary malignancies, with a clinical and research focus on urothelial cancer. The responsibilities will include clinical expertise in patient care, clinical research, and teaching/ training.

For this position, candidates should have a superb clinical and interpersonal skills, must also be a critical thinker, highly motivated, empathetic, and a team player.

Core Skills

  • MD, DO, or equivalent.
  • Board eligible or board certified in Medical Oncology.
  • New York and New Jersey State License Eligible.
  • Certification in Basic Life Support, Advanced Cardiac Life Support and Child Abuse Identification & Reporting.
  • Submit C.V., letter of interest, and references in your application submission to:
  • Jonathan Rosenberg, MD rosenbj1@mskcc.org

A strong background in the treatment of all genitourinary cancers is required for the position. Physicians with interest in clinical investigation will be considered, as well as physicians interested in academic medical practice. This position will be focused on practices in Long Island and Manhattan.

Pay Range: $235,000.00 - $520,000.00

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Physician compensation is based on multiple variables. This range represents annual salary only and does not include supplemental performance-based pay or any one-time payments that eligible candidates may be offered at the time of hire.

Pay Range: $0.00 - $10,000,000.00

FSLA Status: Exempt

Closing

At MSK, we believe in fair, competitive pay that reflects your job, experience, and skills.

MSK is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer committed to diversity and inclusion in all aspects of recruiting and employment. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration without regard to race, color, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, religion, creed, disability, veteran status or any other factor which cannot lawfully be used as a basis for an employment decision.

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Key Responsibilities

Provide clinical care for patients with genitourinary cancers, with a particular clinical and research focus on urothelial cancer. Participate in clinical research and teach and train, working at MSK locations in Manhattan and Long Island.

Requirements

Candidates must hold an MD, DO, or equivalent and be board eligible or board certified in Medical Oncology, with a strong background treating all genitourinary cancers. They must be eligible for New York and New Jersey state licensure and hold certifications in Basic Life Support, Advanced Cardiac Life Support, and Child Abuse Identification and Reporting.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
10+ years of experience

Certifications

BLSACLSBoard Certification

Key Skills

Critical ThinkingEmpathyTeamwork

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Faculty Position: Assistant Attending Physician, Genitourinary Oncology Service, Department of Medicine | Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 10% in Oncology — ranked against 654 active Oncology listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.

Oncology — Physician Career Context

In New York, the Oncology weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$434k (33 salary observations; 74 listings), vs ~$427k nationally (359 salary observations; 1,378 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 34 active Oncology listings this role was benchmarked against, 3% are remote, 62% have no call, 32% require no weekends.

Oncology pay on WeekdayDoc is up 18.9% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for New York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$378k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $350k in an average-cost state. 64.6% of New York clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Work-life snapshot

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Among the best 10% of Oncology listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 654 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No call
  • No weekends

Living in New York

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$876k≈ 3.7× annual pay
Typical market rent
$4,154/mo≈ 21% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
40 min
State income tax
Up to 10.9%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.