Oncology Data Specialist; ODS Subject Matter Expert; Education Focus

Overview

Tanaq Management Services (TMS) delivers professional, scientific, and technical services and information technology (IT) solutions to federal agencies in the health, agriculture, technology, and other government services. TMS is a subsidiary of the St. George Tanaq Corporation, an Alaskan Native Corporation (ANC) committed to serving Federal customers while also giving back to the Tanaq native community and shareholders.

Fully Remote – United States
Job Type: Full‑time

We are seeking an Oncology Data Specialist (ODS) Subject Matter Expert (SME) to support an upcoming contract with our federal client. The work includes providing expert advice and recommendations related to accurate cancer surveillance in population‑based cancer registry operations in the areas of registry operations, data flow, data collection, data editing, data quality control, and applicable standards for coding and classification.

This is a fully remote role that can be based anywhere in the United States. Travel will be required less than 5% of the time.

• Provide NPCR Cancer Surveillance Registry Support Services to funded registries.
• Support the development of educational materials and resources addressing operations issues identified for dissemination to NPCR registries. Provide input and materials to client COR and SME assigned to this contract. This will include but is not limited to communication products (article summaries, text for websites, fact sheets) on cancer prevention and control topics.
• Develop and provide training to ETCs at NCRA Annual Education Conference.
• Create and deliver at least six training webinars for ETCs staffed at NPCR‑funded cancer registries.
• Conduct analyses and assessment of barriers in cancer surveillance and cancer registry operations in funded NPCR registries to identify needs and recommend modifications or improvements in NPCR standard‑setting guidance related to registry operations.
• Analyze programmatic issues and problems related to registry operations and identify alternative courses of action to ensure CDC staff are effectively promoting the most up‑to‑date cancer surveillance data collection techniques and cancer staging methodologies.
• Provide summary of barriers and issues identified.
• Provide technical input and assistance to cancer surveillance data collection standards work groups and committees. Activities involve providing meeting minutes; conducting weekly follow‑up of action items identified from meetings; drafting decision announcements related to data collection; and providing feedback reports on action items. This work results in the annual creation of the National Program of Cancer Registries (NPCR) Required Data items table.
• Provide ODS‑specific technical input on approximately five standard setter projects on population‑based cancer registry operations in the areas of registry operations, data flow, data collection and submission, data editing, data quality assurance applicable standards for coding and classification, registry software systems, and staging systems. Standard setter committee meetings typically occur weekly by phone as well as two in‑person meetings in conjunction with national conferences for NAACCR and NCRA.
• Provide technical support for evaluation and monitoring for central cancer registry organizations to improve organizational effectiveness.

• 3‑5 years working as an Oncology Data Specialist in a state cancer registry
• 6‑10 years of public health experience in analyzing, summarizing, and publishing program, research, and surveillance results and technical documentation.
• Must have state central registry experience and with cancer registry IRB requirements.
• Knowledge of public health program concepts, practices, and procedures as they relate to cancer surveillance programs.
• Experience using Summary Staging 2018 and AJCC TNM staging.
• Extensive experience and knowledge with the NAACCR "Data Dictionary."
• Comprehensive historical knowledge of special study requirements.
• Ability to provide technical assistance and consultation related to processes and procedures of a central cancer registry.
• Strong…