Clinical Radiotherapy Physicist

Role Overview

As part of the Radiation Dosimetry Core, you will support the development, implementation, and maintenance of MSK's QA and dosimetry programs across multiple clinical sites.

• QA and dosimetry: Perform routine and advanced QA for linear accelerators, CT simulators, and associated systems; maintain QA datasets, documentation, and enterprise QA workflows.
• Clinical support: Support external beam radiotherapy physics operations, including patient-specific QA review and daily QA processes across Main Campus and Koch Center.
• Commissioning and technology: Support commissioning of new clinical equipment/software and help evaluate and implement emerging QA technologies.
• Documentation and procedures: Maintain detailed records, technical procedures, analyses, and required paper/electronic documentation for assigned projects and QA activities.
• Education and collaboration: Partner with radiation oncologists, therapists, dosimetrists, and physicists; provide training and serve as a resource on assigned project-related issues.
• Professional growth: Participate in workshops, lectures, meetings, in-service training, and continuing education to support credentialing and professional development.

Key Responsibilities

• Clinical support: Support external beam radiotherapy physics operations, patient-specific QA review, and daily QA processes at Main Campus and Koch Center.
• Treatment equipment QA: Independently perform and oversee routine and advanced QA for linear accelerators, CT simulators, and auxiliary systems; cross-calibrate dosimetry equipment.
• QA systems and documentation: Maintain enterprise QA databases, workflows, datasets, clinical documentation, departmental files, and required QA/patient-plan records.
• Commissioning and technique development: Lead or support Radiation Dosimetry Core projects, equipment/software commissioning, and evaluation of new QA technologies.
• Training and mentorship: Conduct staff training, follow-ups, audits, and small-group learning sessions; communicate project updates and technical guidance to multidisciplinary teams.
• Professional development: Maintain continuing education and participate in professional workshops, institutional lectures, departmental meetings, and in-service training.

Key Qualifications

• Master's degree in Medical Physics, Physics, or related physical science.
• Physicist I track: clinical experience including training; board certification and New York State license / New Jersey registration eligibility acceptable.
• Physicist II track: 3-5+ years of post-residency or post-training clinical experience; ABR or equivalent certification; New York State Medical Physicist license and New Jersey registration or eligibility.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, collaboration, communication, and technical documentation skills.
• Ability to travel periodically to all MSK facilities as required.

Core Skills

• Radiotherapy physics expertise with a focus on QA, dosimetry, linac and CT simulator QA systems, and clinical external beam operations.
• Comfort working across multidisciplinary teams and translating technical information clearly.
• Experience with clinical systems, documentation, databases, programming, and workflow improvement.

Additional Information

• Reports to: Director of Radiation Dosimetry Core
• Work hours: hybrid with 3-5 days onsite
• Location: 1275 York Ave, New York, NY
• Professional development: Workshops, conferences, new technology testing, institutional lectures, and departmental meetings

Pay

• Pay range: $169,100 - $306,700
• FSLA Status: Exempt