Manager Health Physics

Supervisory Duties

• Supervise Health Physics staff and their day-to-day operations.
• Ensure the implementation of assigned elements of the Radiation Protection Program.
• Responsible for scheduling department resources to ensure appropriate coverage of scheduled and unscheduled tasks.
• Cookinate cross-functional teams to address issues associated with the radiation protection program.
• Provide assessments of radiological impact of new facilities and facility modifications.
• Consult with users about radiation protection issues.
• Rotating on-call assignments.
• Inspect and audit operations involving the use of radioactive materials to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, corporate and site policies, permits, procedures.
• Recommend and implement corrective actions when appropriate.
• Develop and implement Radiological Work Permits for non-routine radiological activities.
• Provide radiation safety support to assigned projects.
• Lead projects related to radiation safety.
• Write technical reports for regulatory compliance or project support.
• Conduct regular radiological surveys on site-wide facilities to ensure regulatory compliance.
• Conduct instrument calibrations, leak test of radiation-emitting sources, environmental sampling and analysis of radiological samples.
• Generate and maintain appropriate documentation and record keeping in accordance with program documentation requirements.
• Perform radiological incident investigations and present results to the Director Health Physics and Radiation Safety Committee.
• Recommend and implement corrective actions where appropriate.
• Promote and implement safety programs to maintain a safe working environment through training, awareness, and compliance to policies, programs and procedures.
• Develop, implement and review Standard Operating Procedures relative to the safe use of radioactive materials and regulatory compliance.
• Review proposed regulations and evaluate potential program impacts.
• Provide radiological support to emergency conditions and response.
• Maintain compliance to federal, state, local, and industry radiation protection regulations.

Requirements

• Master degree or equivalent certification in radiation or physical sciences; OR, Bachelor degree or equivalent AND twelve years of professional-level radiation safety experience; OR, any equivalent combination of experience and/or education from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved.
• Certification from the American Board of Health Physics or National Registry of Radiation Protection Technicians is preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and cross-functionally.
• Demonstrated strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Advanced knowledge of radiation, health physics principles, and math.
• Advance knowledge of U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) requirements and guidance and their implementation.
• Project Management experience.
• Laboratory experience.
• Technical writing experience.
• Advanced knowledge of cyclotron operations.
• Advanced knowledge of sample collection and analyses for NRC compliance.
• Advanced knowledge of industry best practices for radiation safety and their implementation.