Student Onboarding

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The onboarding journey includes:

  • An appointment with an HR Representative to verify your eligibility to work in the U.S. 
  • Completion of all assigned digital tasks in our onboarding portal, iCIMS 
  • Medical clearance  
  • Verification of your academic enrollment  

The onboarding process generally takes at least 4 weeks.  

Note: All students who will be physically working at an onsite MSK location one or more days must complete medical clearance. 

Please review the Onboarding Journey for more information on each of the tasks that you’ll need to complete. 

If you have any questions, please reach out to your Onboarding Coordinator or email onboarding@mskcc.org

The Onboarding Journey

Complete Onboarding Application

Complete Medical Clearance

Onsite / Hybrid Students Only

Complete I9 Requirement

Complete Digital Onboarding Paperwork

Gather and Submit Education Documentation

Approved to Start

First Day of Work

ONBOARDING

Application

To start your Onboarding Journey, you’ll need to complete an onboarding application. We recommend you complete this as soon as possible to avoid a delay in your start date. 

The onboarding application is located here 

For more information about the application, please click here. 

Any questions, please reach out to your Onboarding Coordinator or email onboarding@mskcc.org.  

l9 Work Eligibility Verification

By law, all new hires must prove that they are eligible to work in the United States.   

To complete this requirement, you’ll need to schedule and attend a virtual appointment with an HR representative to present hard copies of your unexpired work eligibility documents. Please click here to schedule your appointment.  

For more information and what documentation you’ll need to provide please click here.  

If you would like to come to our Manhattan office to complete the I-9 requirement, please speak with your Onboarding Coordinator to schedule an appointment.  

This appointment should be scheduled as soon as possible to avoid a delay in your start date. 

Any questions, reach out to your Onboarding Coordinator or email onboarding@mskcc.org.  

iCIMS Tasks 

Once you have scheduled an I-9 appointment, you will be assigned digital tasks in our onboarding portal, iCIMs. These tasks must be completed prior to your I-9 appointment. 

For more information about the digital onboarding tasks, please click here. 

Please be sure to complete these tasks as soon as possible to avoid a delay in your start date. 

If you have any questions or experience any technical difficulty, please reach out to your Onboarding Coordinator or email onboarding@mskcc.org.  

Medical Clearance  

All students who will physically work at an onsite MSK location for one or more days must be medically cleared by our Employee Health office. To complete this requirement, you’ll need to schedule a physical exam with your personal doctor, your school’s health office, or any other outside clinic/provider.   It is critical that you schedule this appointment as soon as possible, as this requirement can take about 3 weeks, start to finish. 

Please click here for more instructions on how to complete this requirement.  

Any questions, please contact your Onboarding Coordinator or email onboarding@mskcc.org.  

Academic Enrollment Verification

All students working at MSK must provide documentation of enrollment for the upcoming school semester from their college/university or high school.  

Please click here for more information and instructions on how to submit.  

Please complete this task as soon as possible to avoid a delay in your start date. 

If you have any questions, please contact your Onboarding Coordinator or email onboarding@mskcc.org.   

Approved to Start

Your Onboarding Coordinator will email you when all of your documentation has been received/reviewed and you are approved to start.  

The start date assigned at the beginning of your onboarding journey is contingent on your timely completion of all onboarding requirements. If there is any delay in scheduling and attending appointments or completing any other tasks, your start date will be rescheduled, and you will be unable to start your internship until that date. 

Be sure to reach out to your Onboarding Coordinator or onboarding@mskcc.org if you have any questions.  

First Day of Work 

Your hiring manager will let you know instructions for your first day of work. Please reach out to them if you are unsure of where to go on your start date. 

On your first day, you’ll receive an email from infosec@mskcc.org to “claim your MSK account”. Please follow the instructions in the email in order to activate your MSK login credentials and email account. This is the very first task to complete on your first day and will allow you to access all relevant MSK systems, including your MSK email account.  

If you are going to be working onsite at one of our MSK locations, you will need to pick up your photo ID badge. Please coordinate a time with your manager to pick up your badge at the Security Office at 1275 York Ave in Manhattan. 

Additional Help

The Onboarding Team is available to answer any questions Monday-Friday 9AM-5PM. Please reach out to your Onboarding Coordinator, or email onboarding@mskcc.org if you have any questions or need more information. All emails will be responded to within 24 hours, unless sent over the weekend – those emails will be responded to on Monday. 

If you would like to schedule Office Hours for you and your Onboarding Coordinator please click here and use the drop down to find your Onboarding Coordinator’s calendar to find a date and time that works for you both. 

l9 Work Eligibility Verification

By law, all new hires must prove that they are eligible to work in the United States.   

To complete this requirement, you’ll need to schedule and attend a virtual appointment with an HR representative to present hard copies of your unexpired work eligibility documents. Please click here to schedule your appointment.  

For more information and what documentation you’ll need to provide please click here.  

If you would like to come to our Manhattan office to complete the I-9 requirement, please speak with your Onboarding Coordinator to schedule an appointment.  

This appointment should be scheduled as soon as possible to avoid a delay in your start date. 

Any questions, reach out to your Onboarding Coordinator or email onboarding@mskcc.org.  

iCIMS Tasks 

Once you have scheduled an I-9 appointment, you will be assigned digital tasks in our onboarding portal, iCIMs. These tasks must be completed prior to your I-9 appointment. 

For more information about the digital onboarding tasks, please click here. 

Please be sure to complete these tasks as soon as possible to avoid a delay in your start date. 

If you have any questions or experience any technical difficulty, please reach out to your Onboarding Coordinator or email onboarding@mskcc.org.  

Medical Clearance  

All students who will physically work at an onsite MSK location for one or more days must be medically cleared by our Employee Health office. To complete this requirement, you’ll need to schedule a physical exam with your personal doctor, your school’s health office, or any other outside clinic/provider.   It is critical that you schedule this appointment as soon as possible, as this requirement can take about 3 weeks, start to finish. 

Please click here for more instructions on how to complete this requirement.  

Any questions, please contact your Onboarding Coordinator or email onboarding@mskcc.org.  

Academic Enrollment Verification

All students working at MSK must provide documentation of enrollment for the upcoming school semester from their college/university or high school.  

Please click here for more information and instructions on how to submit.  

Please complete this task as soon as possible to avoid a delay in your start date. 

If you have any questions, please contact your Onboarding Coordinator or email onboarding@mskcc.org.   

Approved to Start

Your Onboarding Coordinator will email you when all of your documentation has been received/reviewed and you are approved to start.  

The start date assigned at the beginning of your onboarding journey is contingent on your timely completion of all onboarding requirements. If there is any delay in scheduling and attending appointments or completing any other tasks, your start date will be rescheduled, and you will be unable to start your internship until that date. 

Be sure to reach out to your Onboarding Coordinator or onboarding@mskcc.org if you have any questions.  

First Day of Work 

Your hiring manager will let you know instructions for your first day of work. Please reach out to them if you are unsure of where to go on your start date. 

On your first day, you’ll receive an email from infosec@mskcc.org to “claim your MSK account”. Please follow the instructions in the email in order to activate your MSK login credentials and email account. This is the very first task to complete on your first day and will allow you to access all relevant MSK systems, including your MSK email account.  

If you are going to be working onsite at one of our MSK locations, you will need to pick up your photo ID badge. Please coordinate a time with your manager to pick up your badge at the Security Office at 1275 York Ave in Manhattan. 

Additional Help

The Onboarding Team is available to answer any questions Monday-Friday 9AM-5PM. Please reach out to your Onboarding Coordinator, or email onboarding@mskcc.org if you have any questions or need more information. All emails will be responded to within 24 hours, unless sent over the weekend – those emails will be responded to on Monday. 

If you would like to schedule Office Hours for you and your Onboarding Coordinator please click here and use the drop down to find your Onboarding Coordinator’s calendar to find a date and time that works for you both. 

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