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The University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center is the Official Cancer Center of New Mexico and the only National Cancer Institute (NCI) designated comprehensive cancer center in a 500-mile radius.

Its 136 board-certified oncology specialty physicians include cancer surgeons in every specialty (abdominal, thoracic, bone and soft tissue, neurosurgery, genitourinary, gynecology, and head and neck cancers), adult and pediatric hematologists/medical oncologists, gynecologic oncologists and radiation oncologists. They, along with more than 600 other cancer healthcare professionals (nurses, pharmacists, nutritionists, navigators, psychologists and social workers), provide treatment to 65% of New Mexico’s cancer patients from all across the state. They also partner with community health systems statewide to provide cancer care closer to home. In 2025, they treated almost 15,000 patients in more than 100,000 ambulatory clinic visits, in addition to in-patient hospitalizations at UNM Hospital.

A total of 1,444 patients participated in cancer clinical trials to study new cancer treatments that include tests of novel cancer prevention strategies and cancer genome sequencing.

The more than 120 cancer research scientists affiliated with the UNM Comprehensive Cancer Center were awarded $30.5 million in federal and private grants and contracts for cancer research projects in 2025.

Since 2015, the physicians, scientists and staff have provided education and training experiences to more than 750 high school, undergraduate, graduate and postdoctoral fellowship students in cancer research and cancer health care delivery. Lastly, UNM Comprehensive Cancer Center maintains strong community partnerships to ensure active engagement in establishing research priorities to address differences in cancer health outcomes.

Apply online and see complete descriptions, requirements and preferences at https://unmjobs.unm.edu. Questions? Call UNM Comprehensive Cancer Center Human Resources at 505-272-7273.

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Clinical Faculty Positions

Search Coordinator: Amanda Leigh, ALeigh@salud.unm.edu or (505) 272-2201.

Scientist and Physician Scientist Positions

Search Coordinator: Amanda Leigh, ALeigh@salud.unm.edu or (505) 272-2201.

Radiation Oncology Positions

Radiation Therapist - Apply Online

Join Our Nursing Oncology Team

If you are a compassionate, detail-oriented nurse who is interested in oncology, we are interested in you! The University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center is greatly expanding its capacity and we are looking for caring, hardworking, adaptable new team members. One of only 57 NCI-Designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers, the UNM Cancer Center has several job opportunities for nurses in our infusion suite, multidisciplinary oncology clinics, and clinical trials research office. These positions offer personal and professional growth opportunities. Our practice delivers the most up-to-date treatments in cancer care. We offer our patients clinical trials, including early phase clinical trials, and New Mexico's only bone marrow stem cell transplant program.

Search oncology openings through UNM Jobs or through NM Medical Group Jobs

For any questions on a staff position, e-mail HR and include 'Staff posting #(insert number)' in the subject line.

The UNM Cancer Center offers:

professional development and growth by offering educational programs, current literature, in-service meetings and workshops
medical benefits
8 or 10-hour shifts
most holidays off
tuition remission
opportunities for skill development in multidisciplinary, nurse navigator and other settings.

The UNM Cancer Center clinic services an outpatient population only and is not open on most holidays. Designed with the whole patient in mind, the clinic building offers natural light, warm materials and colors, local artists’ work and breathtaking views of the surrounding New Mexico landscape.