Oncology Nurse, Abstraction Specialist

We are looking for an Abstraction Specialist who is passionate about the potential for real-world evidence (RWE) to accelerate progress against cancer. Here's what you need to know about the role, our team and why Flatiron Health is the right next step in your career. 

UK Office

Flatiron Health is a leading healthcare data and technology company with a mission to learn from the experience of every cancer patient. We do this by helping cancer care providers (NHS Trusts) and researchers gain access to high quality data to accelerate drug discovery, cancer treatments and improve oncology outcomes in the real world. 

We established our first international office in 2020 (in London) and within the overall company, Flatiron Health UK is a dynamic and growing team focused on transforming the use of real-world data and improving outcomes of UK cancer patients. 

What You'll Do

In this role, you will be responsible for working with our clinical team to develop our approach to abstraction. Abstraction involves extracting complex unstructured clinical data from electronic medical records using our proprietary software, ensuring high quality data that benefit cancer patients. In this role you will:

• Assist with the development of data capture forms, instructions and data analyses across multiple haemato-oncology therapeutic areas and tumour types
• Support data quality and control activities, including clarifying guidance, correcting errors and refining instructions
• Help with feasibility and initial testing of novel data points or new abstraction approaches
• Support quality assurance on dataset deliverables
• Collaborate with a cross-functional team including technical (e.g., software engineers), business, data privacy experts, quantitative scientists, and other clinical professionals

Who You Are

You have extensive experience in the oncology/haematology care setting across multiple tumour types. You're excited by the prospect of rolling up your sleeves to tackle meaningful problems each and every day. You’re a kind, passionate and collaborative problem-solver who seeks and gives candid feedback, and values the chance to make an important impact. 

• You are familiar with all aspects of how cancer is managed and the treatment pathways, from diagnosis until cessation of treatment, and fluent in cancer terminology
• You are a clinical research professional (Clinical Trial Associate etc.), nurse with significant hands-on experience working in oncology
• You have experience with data entry and highly comfortable with technology
• You have familiarity with electronic health record systems, electronic data capture forms or other data management systems
• You have experience with how clinical data is represented across the United Kingdom (e.g., understanding of ICD codes, cancer registry data,Cancer Outcomes and Services Dataset submission,)
• You have strong communication skills, including the ability to communicate clinical issues effectively with a diverse team of software engineers, product managers, and other technical staff
• You demonstrate exceptional attention to detail
• Enjoys working in a fast-paced environment and flexible with ambiguity.
• You are fluent in written and spoken English. 
• You are familiar with English medical terminology

Why You Should Join Our Team

A career at Flatiron is a chance to work with everyone involved in the future of cancer care and research—all under one roof. Researchers, data scientists, product teams, clinicians, technologists and many more all work together to improve cancer care and accelerate research.

At Flatiron, we strive to build and maintain an environment where employees from all backgrounds are valued, respected and have the opportunity to succeed. You'll also find a culture of continuous learning and a commitment to supporting our team members in all aspects of their lives—at home, at work and everywhere in between. 

Flatiron is an equal opportunity employer and strictly prohibits unlawful discrimination on the grounds of race or ethnic origin, gender, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation.