Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Specialty Hospital · Cambridge, MA

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10
open roles, live count: $89k–$228k/yr
posted pay across 10 roles

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On the floor

What the day-to-day looks like

Setting: Specialty Hospital
Shifts hiring now: Days 2 · Rotating 2

What stands out

Experienced nurses
You would practice at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Moving here
The workplace is in Cambridge, MA, with Beth Israel Lahey Health also in the nearby employer set.
Experienced nurses
DAVITA and Massachusetts Institute of Technology appear as other nearby employers in the same area set.

More about working here

Moving here
Massachusetts uses a flat 5% state income tax, with a surtax on very high incomes.

The city

Living in Boston, MA

Step straight into the epicenter of American medicine. In Boston, you'll practice alongside elite teams in the Longwood Medical Area or Mass General, then decompress along the Charles River Esplanade. With living costs about 8% above the national average, it delivers an intensely walkable, historic base for nurses who want career-defining clinical experience.

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Metro price level · Boston area: 8% above the national average; BEA index 108.3 (100 = national)
Median gross rent: $2,147/mo; rent and tenant-paid utilities
Median household income: $97,344/yr; all local households, not nurse pay

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Who they are

You are weighing a role at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Cambridge, Massachusetts. What we can stand on today is the place itself—the institute and the city—not pay bands, ratios, residency details, or unit texture, because those are not in the validated set yet.

Specialty Hospital · Boston
Hiring days & rotating

More about Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Nearby employers in the same area set include DAVITA, Beth Israel Lahey Health, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Massachusetts applies a flat 5% state income tax, with a surtax on very high incomes. If you move forward, plan to ask directly about scheduling, float, precepting, and compensation when you talk with the team—those specifics are not filled in here.

Working here

Culture and working life

What to consider

The good

Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts
Cancer institute setting
Beth Israel Lahey Health is among nearby employers
DAVITA and MIT also appear in the nearby employer set

The hard parts

No validated pay figures available yet to compare offers
No validated unit, scheduling, or ratio detail in the current set

The reality check

Before you decide

Quick facts

Relationship: Direct employer
Roles last seen active: Sep 10, 2026

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