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Closing date: September 5, 2026

Title: SR ONCOLOGY DATA SPECIALIST

Employee Type: Unclassified Staff

Department: Louisiana Tumor Registry 

Campus Location: LA. TUMOR REGISTRY

Job Summary/Basic Functions

This Louisiana Tumor Registry (LTR) position is required for registry routine operations and supported by federal funding from the NCi-SEER Program and CDC-NPCR Program. This incumbent is expected to participate in advanced registry activities, including assist in quality assurance and development of training and education materials. Incumbent will also be expected to participate in reliability studies requested by funding agencies.

Other Information About the Position

This Louisiana Tumor Registry (LTR) position is required for registry routine operations and supported by federal funding from the NCi-SEER Program and CDC-NPCR Program. This incumbent is expected to participate in advanced registry activities, including assist in quality assurance and development of training and education materials. Incumbent will also be expected to participate in reliability studies requested by funding agencies

Minimum Qualifications

Required Education: Bachelor's

Certifications or Licenses Required: Certified Oncology Data Specialists (ODS)

Number of years required to perform the job: 3

Type of experience required to perform the job: experience as an Oncology Data Specialists / Certified Tumor Registrar

Substitution: Two additional years of cancer registry experience as an ODS-C, combined with an associate degree and ODS certification, can substitute for the bachelor’s degree

Additional Information About Our School/Department

Mission
To collect and report complete, high-quality, and timely population-based cancer data in Louisiana to support cancer research, control, and prevention.

Vision
To reduce suffering and death from cancer using information collected by the Louisiana Tumor Registry.

History
Cancer registration in Louisiana began in 1947 at the Charity Hospital Tumor Registry in New Orleans. In 1974, as part of its Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) Program, the National Cancer Institute provided funds for a population-based cancer incidence and survival registry covering Jefferson, Orleans, and St. Bernard parishes.

Five years later, the Louisiana Tumor Registry (LTR) was transferred to the state Office of Public Health, which expanded the LTR catchment area in 1983 to include all 35 parishes of South Louisiana (Regions I-V). In 1988, when the 29 parishes of North Louisiana (Regions VI-VIII) were added, statewide coverage was achieved.

Comprehensive benefits are available to eligible employees and their dependents including health, life, dental, and vision insurance; flexible spending accounts; retirement plans; generous annual and sick leave; 14 paid holidays per year; and an employee health primary care clinic. See following link for more details on our benefits offerings: LSUHSC, New Orleans - Benefits

Other employee benefits include a full-service credit union, wellness benefits featuring complimentary fitness center membership for employees and their spouses, employee assistance program, campus assistance program, and pet insurance option. More information about these benefits can be found on this webpage:  Additional Benefits