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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Genetic Counselor Manager

CounselorFull-Time

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Job Description

The Department of Clinical Genetics of Fox Chase Cancer Center invites applications for a full-time Genetic Counselor Manager position.

Our Risk Assessment Program was established in 1991 as one of the first in the nation to offer comprehensive services aimed at personalizing cancer risk estimation, prevention, and early diagnosis.

In this newly created role, this individual will partner with departmental leadership to optimize our growing genetic counseling practice. The Genetic Counselor Manager will be responsible for hiring, retention, and development of the genetic counselors and genetic counseling assistants within the department.

Also, provide genetic counseling services and care coordination to patients in the practice with ability to apply an expert application of knowledge and skills in complex situations. Leadership and Administrative responsibilities should account for 50% of overall effort.

Education

Master's Degree from an ABGC accredited Genetic Counseling program Required

Experience

  • 10+ years experience as a cancer genetic counselor Required
  • 10+ years experience with HIPAA and patient privacy practices Required
  • 3 years experience in management of genetic counseling services Preferred
  • Licenses
  • Amer Bd of Genetic Counseling Required
  • PA Genetic Counselor License Required

Key Responsibilities

The Genetic Counselor Manager will oversee the hiring, development, and retention of genetic counseling staff while managing departmental operations. Additionally, the role involves providing direct genetic counseling services and care coordination to patients in complex clinical situations.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master's degree from an ABGC accredited program and possess at least 10 years of experience in cancer genetic counseling. Furthermore, applicants are required to have 10 years of experience with HIPAA regulations and hold a valid Pennsylvania Genetic Counselor license.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
10+ years of experience

Key Skills

Cancer risk assessmentTeam leadershipStaff developmentHiring and retentionHIPAA complianceAdministrative management

Genetics — Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Counselor listings this role was benchmarked against, 44% are remote, 16% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Pennsylvania is 97.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.7% of Pennsylvania clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Counselor pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Top Counselor Jobs

50 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution50 jobs · 40 employers

24
<$75k
13
$75k-100k
4
$100k-125k
9
$125k-150k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks39 jobs

401k / retirement match
85%
Sign-on bonus
33%
CME allowance
23%
Loan repayment
8%
PSLF eligible
5%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.1this job 1.5
Below most Genetics (Counseling) listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 33 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Philadelphia

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$204k
Typical market rent
$1,768/mo
Residents’ average commute
32 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
102.6
State income tax
Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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