SENIOR HEALTH PHYSICIST

Summary

This position is located in the Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards (NMSS), Division of Materials Safety, Security and State Programs (MSSS), Medical Safety and Events Assessments Branch (MSEB).

The supervisor is Christian Einberg.

This position is subject to Confidential Financial Disclosure reporting requirements and security ownership restriction reporting requirements.

This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies within the agency.

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Duties

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The successful candidate will perform the full range of Senior Health Physicist duties.

Such duties include but are not limited to:

• Serving as an NRC technical authority and Agency-wide expert responsible for the health physics, radiation protection, internal and external dosimetry, and assessment of human health effects (epidemiology) for nuclear reactors and nuclear materials, fusion, and materials security activities.
• Providing management and staff consultation and review for other NRC organizational units and outside groups, including industry and international organizations pertinent to the health physics and radiation protection program areas. Compiles and evaluates reports from licensees, government agencies and international experts on radiation protection experience and impacts on Commission policy and operations.
• Providing authoritative technical and policy direction, advice, and assistance to the management team relative to guidance and policies for ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and determinations that regulatory criteria are met. Provides expert technical advice and develops written products regarding technical evaluations of generic and licensee-specific radiation safety issues and reviews of regulatory guides, proposed rule changes, and other documents from across the NRC and other regulatory bodies. Develops guidance documents for emerging medical technologies, rulemakings, regulatory guides and NUREGSs, and other licensing and policy products as needed.
• Maintains awareness of new radiopharmaceutical developments and provides strategic advice to branch chief and division director.
• Gives presentations and represents the agency at professional societies and other government organizations.
• Developing and managing activities and documents to ensure consistent implementation of policies. This includes serving as an authoritative leader for technical and policy coordination between all NRC program offices and all business lines.
• Providing liaison with officials within all the NRC program offices as a representative of the division director.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

You must meet the qualifications for this position by no later than 30 calendar days after the closing date of this announcement and before placement in the position.

All information in your resume must be true and accurate.

Conditions of Employment:

• This is a Drug Testing position
• Must be able to meet and maintain security & suitability requirements.

Qualifications

In order to qualify for this position, you must have at least one year of specialized experience at the next lower grade level in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE is experience applying the principles of nuclear safety, radiation protection, and NRC regulations and guidance related to the use of byproduct material.

The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate the following:

• Broad and extensive knowledge of the principles, theories, and practices of health physics/radiological protection, relevant to the application of NRC rules, policies, procedures, and safety standards for byproduct materials regulation, including using available information and risk insights to support decisions.
• Broad and extensive knowledge of NRC goals, mission, regulations, policies, and procedures related to the NRC's licensing, inspection and implementation of regulatory programs pertaining to the medical use of byproduct material (e.g., 10 CFR Part 35, Medical Use of Byproduct Material, or related Agreement States medical regulations).
• Demonstrated ability to perform independent evaluations and reviews of programs, issues, or problems which document program performance, set precedent, or establish policy.
• Ability to plan, lead, and manage complex projects and assessments involving the development of licensing actions, rulemaking packages, regulatory guidance, Commission policy, or technical reports.
• Significant experience and skill in written and oral communication to a diverse audience regarding complex technical, policy, and process matters, which includes engagement of varying viewpoints and the ability to develop resolution to issues.

A description of how you possess the specialized experience as well as how you meet the qualifications desired in an ideal candidate must be addressed in your resume. The NRC encourages applicants to provide job experience details in your resume. Applicants may also use the supplemental vacancy question to provide additional information pertaining to the specialized experience and ideal candidate criteria.

PLEASE BE CLEAR AND CONCISE. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.

Education

Basic Requirements:

1. Degree: natural science or engineering that included at least 30 semester hours in health physics, engineering, radiological science, chemistry, physics, biology, mathematics, and/or calculus.or2. Combination of education and experience courses as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or other education; or certification as a health physicist by the American Board of Health Physics, plus appropriate experience and other education that provided an understanding of sciences applicable to health physics comparable to that described in paragraph A.1306 Health Physics Occupational Series

You must include an unofficial or official copy of your college and/or university transcripts with your application. Transcript must include the School Name, Student Name, Degree and Date Awarded (if applicable). Education must be from an accredited (or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. If you have multiple degrees (e.g., BS, MS, PhD) please submit transcripts for each degree.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in a conventional U.S. education program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. For special instructions pertaining to foreign education and a list of organizations that can evaluate foreign education, see the Department of Education website. If you are qualifying on foreign education, you MUST submit proof of creditability of education as evaluated by a credentialing agency. Transcripts must be uploaded with your application to verify education. All documentation must be in English or include an English translation.

Additional information

This position may be eligible for telework in accordance with agency policy.

This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.

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Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

Benefits

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A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.

As an NRC employee you will enjoy excellent Federal Benefits, including: comprehensive health and life insurance plans; Flexible Spending Account Program for health and dependent care; Dental and Vision Insurance; retirement savings and investment plan similar to 401(k) (Thrift Savings Plan); annual (vacation) and paid sick leave; family friendly leave policies; 11 paid holidays per year; transit benefits. This link provides an overview of the benefits currently offered to Federal employees.

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Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.