Senior Health Physicist
On-site · Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
Job Summary
Senior Health Physicist needed to support radiation safety and radiological protection programs across FDA laboratory, research, and operational environments. Delivers technical guidance on radiation protection, conducts surveys and contamination assessments, updates procedures for radioactive materials and equipment, champions ALARA principles, performs hazard assessments, supports dosimetry and incident response, participates in audits and regulatory reviews (NRC/state/federal), prepares technical reports and training materials, and collaborates with laboratory managers, biosafety personnel, engineers, and staff to advance integrated safety initiatives.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Health Physics, Radiation Protection, Nuclear Engineering, Physics, Radiological Sciences, or related scientific field.
- Minimum of 10 years of professional experience in radiation safety or health physics.
- Certified Health Physicist (CHP) by the American Board of Health Physics (ABHP).
- Working knowledge of NRC regulations, state radiation control requirements, and applicable federal guidance.
- Experience conducting radiation surveys and using radiation detection instrumentation.
- Knowledge of dosimetry programs, contamination control, and radioactive waste management.
- Strong technical writing and documentation skills.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in diverse environments.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.
- Familiarity with X-ray generating devices, irradiators, sealed sources, and radioactive materials licensing.
- Experience supporting radiation safety committees or institutional radiation protection programs.
- Experience developing or delivering technical safety training.
- Knowledge of integrated occupational safety and biosafety programs.
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