Device Support Specialist, New Indications (Toronto)
About the role
At Novocure, every role contributes to extending the lives of people living with cancer. As our new Device Support Specialist, New Indications , you’ll play a key part in this mission.
As part of our Center of Excellence business unit, the Device Support Specialist (DSS), New Indications supports oncology patients across Canada who are utilizing Tumor Treating Fields (TTFields) therapy.
Field based in Toronto, this role is focused on supporting new indication patients, with the flexibility to assist commercial patients as determined by business needs. You will serve as a critical link between Novocure, patients, caregivers, and healthcare providers—ensuring therapy education, adherence, and compassionate support throughout the patient journey. This role requires a high degree of autonomy, strong clinical judgment, and close cross-functional collaboration to adapt to evolving patient and business needs.
What You’ll Do As a Device Support Specialist, you will put our Patient Forward mission into action every day:
- Travel to patient homes, physician offices, and healthcare centers to educate patients on TTFields therapy and initiate treatment in accordance with product labeling
- Provide ongoing enhanced training and individualized coaching to patients and caregivers to support therapy integration into daily routines and achievement of usage goals
- Perform technical analysis, troubleshooting, equipment maintenance, and device replacement as needed
- Collect and analyze patient data during monthly follow-up visits and provide tailored support and resources
- Conduct virtual visits as appropriate to ensure accessibility and flexibility for patients
- Provide timely phone, virtual, and in-person support—sometimes on short notice or outside normal business hours, including weekends and holidays
- Manage responsibilities independently within your designated territory, demonstrating ownership and strong time management
- Maintain open communication with your manager and cross-functional partners to ensure coordinated patient care and healthcare provider support
- Attend Site Initiation Visits (SIVs) to present the role of the Device Support Specialist
- Serve as the technical interface between Novocure, patients, and assigned medical centers
- Complete documentation in CRM systems, manage expenses, oversee equipment inventory, and maintain compliance with training and regulatory requirements
- Travel regularly by vehicle and air (up to 80%) to support patient care and service needs
About You Minimum Requirement:
- Minimum of 2 years of experience in a clinical or patient-facing role in Canada (e.g., medical assistant, nurse, occupational therapist, or similar)
- Valid driver’s license and ability to travel approximately 80% of the time, including overnight stays and commercial air travel
- Primary residence within the assigned territory (Toronto) with space to securely store patient support materials in a safe, temperature-controlled environment
- Proficiency in basic computer operations including Microsoft Office, Outlook, file management, and troubleshooting procedures
- English language proficiency (required)
These additional qualifications are preferred:
- Experience working with oncology patients
- Experience in a for-profit environment
- Bilingual in English and French
- Strong emotional intelligence, empathy, and situational awareness
- Experience with CRM systems, Concur, or SAP
- Ability to adapt quickly to changing schedules and business needs
What We Offer This pay range which Novocure expects to pay for this role at the time of this posting is 73,000 – 93,000 CAD. This position may also be eligible for an annual bonus and restricted stock unit grant in addition to a full range of benefits. Individual compensation within this range depends on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, prior education and experience, job-related knowledge and skills demonstrated.
About Novocure Novocure is a company with a powerful mission, to extend the lives of people living with some of the most aggressive forms of cancer. Here your work will have a direct impact on patients and those who care about them. Join a team of passionate, collaborative people who support each other, challenge one another, and innovate together. Here, you’ll connect, grow, and make a real difference. We’re a company with the drive of a startup and the strength that comes with 25 years of success.
Novocure operates at a rare crossroad, where advanced medical technology converges with cutting-edge biotechnology. We are the only company to develop and commercialize Tumor Treating Fields (TTFields), a proprietary, groundbreaking therapy designed to disrupt cancer cell division. With us you will find a unique combination of laboratory research work alongside engineering development of advanced technologies. This fusion of disciplines positions us as true pioneers in oncology innovation, leading a new frontier in the treatment of aggressive cancers.
Our patient-forward values
– innovation
– focus
– drive
– courage
– trust
– empathy
If you're excited about this role, please apply.
About Novocure
We are a global oncology company working to extend survival in some of the most aggressive forms of cancer through the development and commercialization of our innovative therapy, Tumor Treating Fields. Our commercialized products are approved in certain countries for the treatment of adult patients with glioblastoma and in the U.S. for the treatment of adult patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma. We have ongoing or completed clinical trials investigating Tumor Treating Fields in brain metastases, non-small cell lung cancer, pancreatic cancer, ovarian cancer, liver cancer and gastric cancer.
Headquartered in Switzerland, Novocure has U.S. operations in Portsmouth, New Hampshire and Chesterbrook, Pennsylvania. Additionally, Novocure has offices in Canada, Germany, Japan, Poland and Israel.
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Device Support Specialist, New Indications (Toronto)
About the role
At Novocure, every role contributes to extending the lives of people living with cancer. As our new Device Support Specialist, New Indications , you’ll play a key part in this mission.
As part of our Center of Excellence business unit, the Device Support Specialist (DSS), New Indications supports oncology patients across Canada who are utilizing Tumor Treating Fields (TTFields) therapy.
Field based in Toronto, this role is focused on supporting new indication patients, with the flexibility to assist commercial patients as determined by business needs. You will serve as a critical link between Novocure, patients, caregivers, and healthcare providers—ensuring therapy education, adherence, and compassionate support throughout the patient journey. This role requires a high degree of autonomy, strong clinical judgment, and close cross-functional collaboration to adapt to evolving patient and business needs.
What You’ll Do As a Device Support Specialist, you will put our Patient Forward mission into action every day:
- Travel to patient homes, physician offices, and healthcare centers to educate patients on TTFields therapy and initiate treatment in accordance with product labeling
- Provide ongoing enhanced training and individualized coaching to patients and caregivers to support therapy integration into daily routines and achievement of usage goals
- Perform technical analysis, troubleshooting, equipment maintenance, and device replacement as needed
- Collect and analyze patient data during monthly follow-up visits and provide tailored support and resources
- Conduct virtual visits as appropriate to ensure accessibility and flexibility for patients
- Provide timely phone, virtual, and in-person support—sometimes on short notice or outside normal business hours, including weekends and holidays
- Manage responsibilities independently within your designated territory, demonstrating ownership and strong time management
- Maintain open communication with your manager and cross-functional partners to ensure coordinated patient care and healthcare provider support
- Attend Site Initiation Visits (SIVs) to present the role of the Device Support Specialist
- Serve as the technical interface between Novocure, patients, and assigned medical centers
- Complete documentation in CRM systems, manage expenses, oversee equipment inventory, and maintain compliance with training and regulatory requirements
- Travel regularly by vehicle and air (up to 80%) to support patient care and service needs
About You Minimum Requirement:
- Minimum of 2 years of experience in a clinical or patient-facing role in Canada (e.g., medical assistant, nurse, occupational therapist, or similar)
- Valid driver’s license and ability to travel approximately 80% of the time, including overnight stays and commercial air travel
- Primary residence within the assigned territory (Toronto) with space to securely store patient support materials in a safe, temperature-controlled environment
- Proficiency in basic computer operations including Microsoft Office, Outlook, file management, and troubleshooting procedures
- English language proficiency (required)
These additional qualifications are preferred:
- Experience working with oncology patients
- Experience in a for-profit environment
- Bilingual in English and French
- Strong emotional intelligence, empathy, and situational awareness
- Experience with CRM systems, Concur, or SAP
- Ability to adapt quickly to changing schedules and business needs
What We Offer This pay range which Novocure expects to pay for this role at the time of this posting is 73,000 – 93,000 CAD. This position may also be eligible for an annual bonus and restricted stock unit grant in addition to a full range of benefits. Individual compensation within this range depends on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, prior education and experience, job-related knowledge and skills demonstrated.
About Novocure Novocure is a company with a powerful mission, to extend the lives of people living with some of the most aggressive forms of cancer. Here your work will have a direct impact on patients and those who care about them. Join a team of passionate, collaborative people who support each other, challenge one another, and innovate together. Here, you’ll connect, grow, and make a real difference. We’re a company with the drive of a startup and the strength that comes with 25 years of success.
Novocure operates at a rare crossroad, where advanced medical technology converges with cutting-edge biotechnology. We are the only company to develop and commercialize Tumor Treating Fields (TTFields), a proprietary, groundbreaking therapy designed to disrupt cancer cell division. With us you will find a unique combination of laboratory research work alongside engineering development of advanced technologies. This fusion of disciplines positions us as true pioneers in oncology innovation, leading a new frontier in the treatment of aggressive cancers.
Our patient-forward values
– innovation
– focus
– drive
– courage
– trust
– empathy
If you're excited about this role, please apply.
About Novocure
We are a global oncology company working to extend survival in some of the most aggressive forms of cancer through the development and commercialization of our innovative therapy, Tumor Treating Fields. Our commercialized products are approved in certain countries for the treatment of adult patients with glioblastoma and in the U.S. for the treatment of adult patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma. We have ongoing or completed clinical trials investigating Tumor Treating Fields in brain metastases, non-small cell lung cancer, pancreatic cancer, ovarian cancer, liver cancer and gastric cancer.
Headquartered in Switzerland, Novocure has U.S. operations in Portsmouth, New Hampshire and Chesterbrook, Pennsylvania. Additionally, Novocure has offices in Canada, Germany, Japan, Poland and Israel.