Description
The laboratory is currently seeking a highly motivated candidate for a cyclotron operator - Associate Development Engineer position. The candidate will be responsible for the operation and maintenance of the cyclotrons and associated systems, providing support to the clinical and pre-clinical team during daily activities. You will oversee projects involving radiosynthesis, quality control, and packaging of clinical radiotracers. Under the general direction of a faculty supervisor, you will assume responsibility for the chemical aspects of daily production of radioactive compounds and assist in the development of new radioactively-labelled compounds. In this role, you will be responsible for the operation and maintenance of a brand new PETTraceTM800 cyclotron and other related equipment in compliance with radiation safety, laboratory safety, and quality control. You will produce, test, and package radiopharmaceuticals in a cGMP compliant environment.
Salary range: $67,400.00 - $133,400.00 Annual
Qualifications
- Demonstrated knowledge of general chemistry, organic chemistry, analytical chemistry, and radiochemistry.
- Knowledge of principles of radiation protection.
- Skill in manipulating chemical and electro-mechanical devices.
- Ability to perform complex manipulative tasks, under pressure, in a precise and analytical fashion.
- Ability to handle complex electromechanical control systems.
- Ability in monitoring electronic operating systems to prevent and detect equipment malfunction.
- Ability to follow schematic drawings; ability to break schematics into block diagram form.
- Demonstrated knowledge of electronic tools and test equipment.
- Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with faculty, staff, students, and vendors.
- Knowledge of radioactive procedures and protocols.
- Demonstrated ability to maintain accurate records and logs.
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