Assistant Attending (Day Hospitalist)

Hospital MedicineFull-Time

Pay as listed: $200k-$400k · New York, New York · pays below the median of 41 Hospital Medicine listings (20th percentile).

Listed compensation

$200k-$400k

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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.

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) is one of the world’s premier cancer centers, committed to exceptional patient care, leading-edge research, and superb educational programs. The blending of research with patient care is at the heart of everything we do.

The institution is a comprehensive cancer center whose purposes are the treatment and control of cancer, the advancement of biomedical knowledge through laboratory and clinical research, and the training of scientists, physicians and other health care workers.

The Hospital Medicine Service in the Division of Supportive and Acute Care Services, Department of Medicine at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center is seeking a full-time day-hospitalist faculty member at the Assistant Attending level.

We are a team of over 45 faculty (including both day hospitalists and nocturnists) with a focus on internal medicine and oncology. We have built an outstanding team of hospitalists where we have pioneered and led the field of “oncology hospital medicine.”

The majority of our hospitalists are internal medicine trained/boarded; no specific training in medical oncology is required. Responsibilities include:

Leading an inpatient solid tumor team with primary responsibility for the care of hospitalized patients; no direct care responsibilities (i. e. every team has housestaff and/or APPs)

  • 23 weeks (7 day weeks) with 2 weeks of back-up for day coverage
  • Achieving an outstanding balance between the hospitalist’s autonomy and the support of our oncologists

For This Position, Candidates Are Required to Have

  • Graduated from an ACGME-accredited residency program
  • Superb clinical and interpersonal skills
  • Ability to work well within a multi-disciplinary team
  • Superior communication skills
  • Familiarity with clinical research.
  • Board certification or board eligibility in internal medicine.
  • Strong palliative medicine skills are a plus (subspecialty training not required)

Eligibility for Licensure in New York State

  • Please send CV, a letter outlining your interest and names/contact information of three references via email to:
  • Kathleen Atlas, MD
  • Interim Chief, Hospital Medicine Service
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center atlask@mskcc.org
  • Salary Range: $200,000 – $400,000
  • 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.

Federal law requires employers to provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities. Please tell us if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job or to perform your job. Examples of reasonable accommodation include making a change to the application process or work procedures, providing documents in an alternate format, using a sign language interpreter, or using specialized equipment.

Key Responsibilities

The hospitalist will lead an inpatient solid tumor team with primary responsibility for the care of hospitalized patients. The role involves balancing clinical autonomy with the support of oncologists while working within a multi-disciplinary team.

Requirements

Candidates must have graduated from an ACGME-accredited residency program and be board certified or board eligible in internal medicine. Applicants must also possess superb clinical and communication skills and be eligible for licensure in New York State.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Team leadershipMulti-disciplinary collaboration

Hospital Medicine — Physician Career Context

The cost-of-living index for New York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$300k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $278k in an average-cost state. 64.6% of New York clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 50 active Hospital Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 80% have no call, 42% require no weekends.

Hospital Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is up 7.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks27 jobs · 12 employers

401k / retirement match
93% this job
Sign-on bonus
15%
Loan repayment
7%
CME allowance
7% this job
Relocation assistance
7%

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Work-life snapshot

median 2.1this job 5.1
Better work-life than 80% of Hospital Medicine listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,183 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in New York

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$876k≈ 4.4× annual pay
Typical market rent
$4,154/mo≈ 25% 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.

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About Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Hospitals and Health Care
New York, NY
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Health Insurance
Malpractice Coverage
CME Allowance
Retirement Plan