Senior Scientist

Responsibilities

• Collect and analyze radiological data from a variety of platforms, and advise public safety officials on the consequences of a radiological incident.
• Utilize specialized tools and applications to calculate potential impact to the public, workers, and the environment to support radiological emergencies.
• Serve rotating, on-call duty for approximately a third of the year, typically in one-week increments.
• Ability to deploy world-wide for exercises and responses, with as little as two-hour notice when on-call.
• Maintain training and ensure job-specific qualifications remain current; as well as attend onsite and off-site training as necessary to maintain competency.
• Develop training materials and deliver trainings to emergency responders across the DOE community.
• Contribute to the development and testing of software applications specific to radiological emergency response activities.
• Provide scientific guidance on projects involving an interdisciplinary team of engineers, software developers, scientists, and technicians.
• Operate radiation detection equipment in field operations.
• Maintain subject matter expertise and proficiency on detection equipment to instruct during courses, or offer troubleshooting during operations or events.
• Develop and design scientific and technical content for training exercises.
• Cook up assigned work with other personnel as directed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s in calculus-based technical (STEM) field plus at least 5 years relevant experience.
• Experience with one or more of the following is highly desired: gamma-ray spectroscopy, operational health physics, and customer service and/or training development and delivery.
• Additional enhancing experience includes radiation detection, algorithm development, transport codes, programming, prototype design and testing, and training design or delivery.
• Strong written and oral communications skills and demonstrated ability to work on complex applied projects in a group atmosphere.
• The ability to interface effectively with technical personnel from other MSTS organizations, outside organizations, and government agencies.
• The ability to perform work during non-standard hours, take on-call duty, and deploy worldwide on short notice.
• The ability to meet Company requirements for worldwide travel including medical physical and immunizations.
• Working knowledge of Office365, Word, Excel, Adobe Acrobat, and Outlook is required.
• The ability to work independently or in a team environment on a wide variety of tasks.
• The ability to lift 50 lbs.
• Candidate must be able to obtain and maintain SCI accesses.
• Must be willing and able to perform work during non-standard hours, take on-call duty, and deploy worldwide on short notice.
• Must be able to meet Company requirements for worldwide travel including medical physical and immunizations.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship, at least 18 years of age.

Benefits

• Highly competitive salaries and benefits packages including medical, dental, and vision.
• A pension and a 401k.
• Paid time off and 96 hours of paid holidays.
• Relocation (if located more than 75 miles from work location).
• Tuition assistance and reimbursement.
• More.

Pay

Annual salary range for this position is: $101,524.80 - $152,297.60.

Schedule

The work schedule for this position will be 4/10s, Monday - Thursday (subject to change).