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Faculty Position: Assistant Attending Physician, Gastrointestinal Oncology Service, Department of Medicine

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

New York, NYFull-time$235–520K/yrPosted 2w agoStill listed today

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At a glance

Compensation
$235–520K/yr
Location
New York, NY
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center seeks full-time Assistant Attending Physicians or higher for its Gastrointestinal Oncology Service in New York City and regional locations. The role focuses on patient care, education, and research, with clinical expertise in gastrointestinal malignancies. Candidates should have a strong background treating gastrointestinal cancers and superb clinical and interpersonal skills; clinical investigators and physicians interested in academic medical practice will also be considered.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Gastrointestinal Cancer Treatment, requiredClinical Skills, nice to haveInterpersonal Skills, nice to haveCritical Thinking, requiredMotivation, requiredEmpathy, requiredTeamwork, required

Qualifications

MD, DO, or Equivalent, nice to haveMedical Oncology Board Eligibility or Certification, nice to haveNew York and New Jersey Licensure Eligibility, nice to haveBasic Life Support Certification, nice to haveAdvanced Cardiac Life Support Certification, nice to haveChild Abuse Identification and Reporting Certification, nice to have

Full 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, Gastrointestinal Oncology Service, Department of Medicine

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 Gastrointestinal Oncology Service in the Division of Solid Tumor Oncology, Department of Medicine, is seeking full-time physicians 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 Gastrointestinal Oncology Service has an interest in the multidisciplinary care for patients with gastrointestinal malignancies of all types. The responsibilities will include clinical expertise in patient care, clinical research, and teaching/ training. For this position, candidates should have 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:

Yelena Janjigian, MD [email protected]

A strong background in the treatment of all gastrointestinal 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 the Long Island, New Jersey, and Manhattan geographic areas.

Pay Range: $235,000 - $520,000

Helpful links:

  • MSK Compensation Philosophy
  • Review Our Great Benefits Offerings

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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How this job compares

Set against the 13,630 open Physician jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$235–520K/yr
  • New York median$255–325K/yr873 salary ranges
  • US median$272–375K/yr5,385 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $378K, is 30% above the New York median midpoint ($289K) — in the middle half of Physician salary ranges in New York.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 1,145 open Physician jobs in New York and 13,630 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Experience
Physician postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 2 to 5 years (1,632 postings).
Education
6,727 of the 13,630 open Physician jobs (49%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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