PRN Radiation Safety Officer

Location: San Antonio, TX, USA

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Requisition Number: 5297

Position Title: PRN Radiation Safety Officer

External Description:

Who we are:

We’re a global, midsize CRO that pushes boundaries, innovates and invents because the path to a cure for the world’s most persistent diseases is not paved by those who play it safe. It is built by those who take pioneering, creative approaches and implement them with quality and excellence.

 

Why Worldwide

At Worldwide, we balance fun with the serious business of changing lives. We have a values-driven culture that is built from the ground up. We empower our team members to treat every clinical trial like a patient’s life depends on it – because it does. Our leaders are in the trenches with you - committed to advancing science and moving mountains for our customers.

 What you will do:

The Radiation Safety Officer (RSO) at Worldwide Early Phase Services, Clinical Pharmacology Unit, San Antonio, Texas, will implement the Radiation Safety Program in support of pharmaceutical research medical use of radioactive materials in clinical studies.  The RSO will ensure the radiation safety activities are performed in accordance with approved procedures and regulatory requirements mandated by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and the Texas Department of Health, Bureau of Radiation Control.  The RSO will be the official liaison between Worldwide EPS and all external organizations for all matters concerning the handling and use of radioactive material and ensure that radiation exposures are kept As Low As Reasonably Achievable (“ALARA”) by exercising vigilance within the facility before, during and after the conduct of research studies involving radioactive materials.    

The Radiation Safety Officer’s responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following: 

  • Investigate overexposures, accidents, spills, losses, thefts, unauthorized receipts, uses, transfers, disposals, administration errors and other deviations from approved radiation safety practices and implement corrective actions.
  • Review and approve written policies and procedures in support of receiving and opening packages of radioactive materials, storing of radioactive materials, maintaining inventory of radioactive materials, use of radioactive materials and overseeing emergency action if radioactive material is unaccounted for or lost.
  • Ensure proper checks and calibration on survey instruments and liquids scintillation counter(s)
  • Maintain copies of records and reports required by regulatory agencies, including copies of licenses, regulations and associated documents and written policies and procedures required by regulations.

 

What you will bring to the role

 Your experience:

  • As a minimum, a college degree at the Bachelor level or equivalent training and experience in physical, chemical, biological sciences, or engineering
  • Training and experience commensurate with the scope of proposed activities:
    • Radiation protection principles
    • Characteristics of ionizing radiation
    • Units of radiation dose and quantities
    • Radiation detection instrumentation
    • Biological hazards of exposure to radiation (appropriate to types and forms of byproduct material to be used)
    • NRC regulatory requirements and standards
    • Hands-on use of radioactive materials
  • Compliance with US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations and the conditions of the license.
  • Business knowledge as it relates to efficiency of processes, timely deliverables and metrics in a Life Sciences organization
  • Proven track record in the RSO role in support of execution of the company’s business objectives and laboratory operations towards success

 
Internal Description:

Who we are:

We’re a global, midsize CRO that pushes boundaries, innovates and invents because the path to a cure for the world’s most persistent diseases is not paved by those who play it safe. It is built by those who take pioneering, creative approaches and implement them with quality and excellence.

 

Why Worldwide

At Worldwide, we balance fun with the serious business of changing lives. We have a values-driven culture that is built from the ground up. We empower our team members to treat every clinical trial like a patient’s life depends on it – because it does. Our leaders are in the trenches with you - committed to advancing science and moving mountains for our customers.

 What you will do:

The Radiation Safety Officer (RSO) at Worldwide Early Phase Services, Clinical Pharmacology Unit, San Antonio, Texas, will implement the Radiation Safety Program in support of pharmaceutical research medical use of radioactive materials in clinical studies.  The RSO will ensure the radiation safety activities are performed in accordance with approved procedures and regulatory requirements mandated by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and the Texas Department of Health, Bureau of Radiation Control.  The RSO will be the official liaison between Worldwide EPS and all external organizations for all matters concerning the handling and use of radioactive material and ensure that radiation exposures are kept As Low As Reasonably Achievable (“ALARA”) by exercising vigilance within the facility before, during and after the conduct of research studies involving radioactive materials.    

The Radiation Safety Officer’s responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following: 

  • Investigate overexposures, accidents, spills, losses, thefts, unauthorized receipts, uses, transfers, disposals, administration errors and other deviations from approved radiation safety practices and implement corrective actions.
  • Review and approve written policies and procedures in support of receiving and opening packages of radioactive materials, storing of radioactive materials, maintaining inventory of radioactive materials, use of radioactive materials and overseeing emergency action if radioactive material is unaccounted for or lost.
  • Ensure proper checks and calibration on survey instruments and liquids scintillation counter(s)
  • Maintain copies of records and reports required by regulatory agencies, including copies of licenses, regulations and associated documents and written policies and procedures required by regulations.

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Company Profile:

We’re a global, mid-size CRO that pushes boundaries, innovates and invents — because the path to a cure for the world’s most persist diseases is not paved by those who play it safe, but by those who take pioneering, creative approaches, and implement them with quality and excellence. We are experts, bright thinkers, dreamers and doers and, together, we are changing the way the world experiences CROs, in the best possible way.

Location_formattedLocationLong: San Antonio, Texas US

CountryEEOText_Description: Worldwide is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to enabling professionals from all backgrounds and experiences to succeed and, to that end, we prioritize attracting diverse talent and cultivating an inclusive environment that encourages collaboration and creativity. We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants regardless of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, national origin, gender, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital or parental status, disability, military status, or other class protected by applicable law. Worldwide is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace where people thrive by being themselves and are inspired to do their best work every day.

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