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Charleston, South Carolina

Genetic Counselor

Genetic CounselorFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

Job Description Summary

  • Propels the mission of the organization to support individualized cancer treatment, and identification of individuals and families at risk of hereditary cancer, through education, genetic counseling, testing and support in the Hereditary Cancer Clinic.
  • Entity
  • Medical University Hospital Authority (MUHA)
  • Worker Type
  • Employee
  • Worker Sub-Type
  • Regular
  • Cost Center
  • CC005600 CHSCorp - Genetic Counseling
  • Pay Rate Type

Salary

  • Pay Grade
  • Health-30
  • Scheduled Weekly Hours
  • 40

Work Shift

Job Description

Provides genetic counseling, testing and results disclosure to individuals and families at risk for hereditary cancer disorders by referral. Provides post-test counseling for In Our DNA SC participants who test positive for mutation and facilitates connection with the Hereditary Cancer Clinic.

Supports Hereditary Cancer Clinic by providing pre-appointment family pedigree assessment and discussion of cascade testing. Supports cancer center tumor boards and accreditation standards.

Serves as content expert providing education to the community, patients, families, providers, and staff relative to the dynamic changing landscape surrounding cancer genetics from prevention, treatment, and testing perspectives. Supports expansion of the genetic counseling field through precepting students.

Additional Job Description

Education

Bachelors Degree or equivalent Work Experience: 4-6 years State licensure and/or professional certification requirement/s dependent on position.

If you like working with energetic enthusiastic individuals, you will enjoy your career with us!

The Medical University of South Carolina is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

MUSC does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, age, sex, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, protected veteran status, family or parental status, or any other status protected by state laws and/or federal regulations.

All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment based upon applicable qualifications, merit and business need.

Medical University of South Carolina participates in the federal E-Verify program to confirm the identity and employment authorization of all newly hired employees. For further information about the E-Verify program, please click here: uscis.gov

Key Responsibilities

Provides genetic counseling, testing, and results disclosure for individuals and families at risk for hereditary cancer. Supports the Hereditary Cancer Clinic through pedigree assessment, tumor board participation, and community education.

Requirements

Requires a bachelor's degree and 4-6 years of relevant work experience. Professional certification or state licensure may be required depending on the specific position.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree
Experience
5+ years of experience

Key Skills

Hereditary cancer risk assessmentPatient educationTumor board supportClinical geneticsGenetic testing

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Genetic Counselor at MUSC a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Genetic Counselor roles — ranked against 91 active Genetic Counselor roles listings on WeekdayDoc.

Genetics Career Context

The cost-of-living index for South Carolina is 93.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.6% of South Carolina clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Genetics by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.6 / 10 · top 25% in genetic counselor rolesranked against 91 Genetic Counselor roles listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedGenetics median $73k (middle half $63k–$83k)334 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingSouth Carolina index 93.7US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedUS healthcare professional listings (all specialties): 0% state a sign-on bonus · 3% offer loan repayment91 active listings, Nov 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (91 Genetic Counselor roles listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Work-life snapshot

median 5.1this job 6.6
Better work-life than 80% of Genetic Counselor roles listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 91 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Charleston

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$530k
Typical market rent
$2,288/mo
Residents’ average commute
24 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
101.0
State income tax
Up to 6.5%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Charleston-North Charleston, SC metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.