MS&T Accelerator Team Lead

About the role

The Manufacturing, Science & Technology (MS&T) Accelerator Team Lead will take a leading role in scaling up accelerator processes, optimizing production workflows, and supporting transfer of technical knowledge across Niowave’s MS&T and Production functions. The role emphasizes safety, quality, and operational excellence while providing mentorship and coaching to developing scientists and technicians.

Responsibilities

• Takes a leading role in scaling up accelerator processes, optimizing production workflows, and supporting transfer of technical knowledge across Niowave’s MS&T and Production functions.
• Leads and supports production accelerator troubleshooting and process improvement projects, ensuring technical robustness and reproducibility.
• Collaborates with the Production, Quality, and Engineering teams to ensure successful implementation of Ac-225 process improvements.
• Conducts troubleshooting and root cause analysis for production and MS&T issues.
• Maintains compliance with all cGMP and radiation safety procedures.
• Serves as a mentor and coach to early career scientists and technicians, fostering a positive learning culture.
• Coordinates onboarding, training, and competency assessments in collaboration with Training Specialists & Supervisor.

Requirements

• Bachelor degree in science/engineering field or equivalent education/experience.
• Physics, nuclear engineering or related field.
• 6+ years’ experience operating in accelerator operations environment including hands-on experience with the following:
  • Accelerator systems
  • Radiative material
  • Routine production environment
  • Regulated environment
• 2+ years’ experience of progressive technical leadership and mentoring team members.
• Embraces & models the Niowave Values of Teamwork, Courage, Integrity, and Upright Zeal.
• Understands how to integrate into a new team/organization.
• Understands personal communication and learning styles and adapts approach to connect effectively with others.
• Demonstrates ability to apply logic and reasoning to solve complex problems, including identifying strengths/weaknesses, locating alternative solutions, conclusions, and approaches to problems; and making high-quality, timely decisions.
• Shows excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrates organizational and project management skills for self and teams.
• Manages multiple priorities simultaneously while meeting deadlines.
• Proven ability to effectively convey information, engage with trainees, and facilitate discussions.
• Demonstrates high potential, strong interest and ability to lead and develop staff and teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in science/engineering field or equivalent education/experience.
• Physics, nuclear engineering or related field.
• 8+ years’ experience operating in accelerator operations environment.
• Hands-on experience utilizing lean manufacturing principles for continuous process improvements (Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing, 5S).
• Familiarity with process transfer or scale-up between R&D and cGMP manufacturing.
• Prior experience managing or supervising technical staff.
• Familiarity with process transfer or scale-up between R&D and cGMP manufacturing.
• Formal training/application of Project Management.

Skills

• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Organizational and project management skills for self and teams.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously while meeting deadlines.
• Ability to demonstrate high potential, strong interest and ability to lead and develop staff and teams.

Benefits

• Full-time position.
• The company’s standard operating hours are Monday thru Friday 6:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. with production related activities requiring 24/7/365 shifts.
• There is an expectation of adjusting working hours outside the standard hours to meet operational requirements.
• This position will have on-call shifts for performing production accelerator troubleshooting as needed.
• Niowave has multiple locations within the Lansing area and travel between locations is expected in the role.

Pay

• Details TBD.

Schedule

• Standard operating hours: Monday thru Friday 6:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
• Production related activities require 24/7/365 shifts.

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