Product Medical Physicist

About the role

Leo Cancer Care is seeking a Product Medical Physicist (US based) who will lead and coordinate Quality Assurance (QA) methods for new products from design and development through manufacturing, installation, and service. The role ensures QA aligns with industry protocols, customer expectations, and regulatory requirements, while integrating training and processes into service and installation activities. The position reports to the Physics Manager (UK based) and is a full‑time hybrid role with travel required.

Primary Responsibilities

• Lead the development of QA methods, tools, and processes for new products, ensuring smooth transition from design to manufacturing, installation, and service.
• Develop and refine procedures and documentation for customer acceptance testing, commissioning, and routine and patient‑specific QA for Leo Cancer Care imaging and therapeutic systems.
• Ensure QA processes align with accepted industry protocols and regulatory requirements (e.g., AAPM Task Groups).
• Monitor and report tasks, risks, and issues; escalate to project and engineering leadership when appropriate.
• Identify opportunities to enhance efficiency, quality, and compliance in QA processes and workflows.
• Operate as the company Radiation Safety Officer, managing radiation safety program design, oversight, policy definition, training strategy, and global regulation alignment.
• Create documentation and training materials that facilitate clinical use of Leo Cancer Care’s products.
• Provide training to internal service/installation teams and to customers on acceptance testing, commissioning, and QA procedures.
• Travel to customer sites during installation and transition to clinical operations to provide on‑site support and ensure smooth clinical adoption (go‑live).
• Be available for escalated remote support for new and existing users.
• Share knowledge, tools, and best practices on medical physics QA across the organization.
• Act as subject‑matter expert between customers and product development, guiding new product scope, requirements, improvements, enhancements, and corrections.

Knowledge and Skill Requirements

• Master’s degree in a relevant physics or engineering discipline (medical physics, nuclear engineering, etc.).
• Experience as a medical physicist in clinical service or industry.
• Experience working in regulated industries; medical device experience strongly preferred (ISO 13485, FDA, MDR).
• Experience with treatment planning, treatment delivery, and CT and linac quality assurance, or significant experience commissioning and maintaining CT and linac systems used in radiation therapy.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, with experience developing procedures and training materials.
• Excellent customer relations and interpersonal skills.
• Strong analytical and technical problem‑solving abilities.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast‑paced, cross‑functional team environment.
• Ability to travel to customer sites and suppliers, domestically and internationally, up to 25%.
• Thorough understanding of ionizing radiation safety.

Preferred Qualifications

• PhD in physics or a relevant engineering specialty (medical physics, engineering physics, nuclear engineering).
• Certification by the American Board of Radiology (ABR), American Board of Medical Physics, or the Canadian College of Physicists in Medicine.
• Prior clinical experience in Proton Radiation Therapy.
• Experience as a Radiation Safety Officer.
• Experience in a customer support role for medical imaging or radiation therapy.

Travel Requirement

This role may require up to 25% international travel, including visits to customer sites and suppliers.

About Leo Cancer Care

Leo Cancer Care is advancing radiation therapy by shifting to upright patient positioning, imaging, and treatment. The company aims to improve accessibility and the human experience of cancer care globally, creating a paradigm shift in radiation therapy to benefit all patients.

Ways of Working

Leo Cancer Care is dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. The organization embraces and celebrates unique backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives, believing that diversity enriches innovation and excellence. Discrimination or harassment of any kind is not tolerated, and the company encourages all qualified candidates to apply.