Genetic Counselor II (Cancer Genetics)

Location: Boston, Massachusetts, United States; hybrid schedule with 2–3 days onsite per week

Salary: $107,291–$124,033 per year

Company

hirify.global provides cancer research, patient care, medical education, and public health programs, including services for high-risk and underserved populations.

What you will do

• Provide genetic counseling to adult and pediatric patients and families across hereditary cancer conditions.
• Collect and evaluate personal and family histories, assess hereditary cancer risk, discuss testing options, obtain informed consent, disclose results, and provide psychosocial support.
• Select genetic testing options and laboratories, coordinate blood and tissue samples, and manage follow-up communications.
• Document clinical findings and coordinate recommendations with patients, providers, and multidisciplinary care teams.
• Support variant interpretation, patient education materials, community outreach, provider education, and satellite clinic services.
• Contribute to supervision, teaching, professional development, and clinical research involving hereditary cancer syndromes and cancer prevention.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Genetic Counseling.
• At least 3 years of clinical genetic counseling experience.
• Board certification by the American Board of Genetic Counseling and current licensure as a Genetic Counselor in Massachusetts.
• Advanced knowledge of cancer genetics, hereditary cancer syndromes, genetic testing, risk assessment, and psychosocial counseling.
• Knowledge of whole genome analysis, personalized genomic medicine, pedigree standards, and pedigree-drawing software.
• Strong communication, presentation, teaching, research, documentation, and collaboration skills.

Nice to have

• Up to 7 years of clinical cancer genetic counseling experience.
• Experience in an academic medical center, cancer center, or similarly complex healthcare environment.
• Experience with provider education, trainee supervision, clinical outreach, or research participation.

Culture & Benefits

• Inclusive, diverse, and equitable patient-centered environment.
• Collaboration with Dana-Farber disease centers, satellite clinics, affiliate settings, and Harvard Medical School-affiliated hospitals.
• Opportunity to support education, community outreach, cancer prevention, and clinical research.
• Availability by pager and scheduled on-call coverage during normal business hours at the main campus.
• Patient-facing clinical work may include adult or pediatric oncology and genetics patients.