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Advanced Medical Physicist - Radiation Oncology, Full-Time, Days

Chicago, IL, us💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-15 → 2026-09-26

Core

Lead medical physics operations in a radiotherapy clinic, ensuring treatment accuracy, equipment safety, and regulatory compliance while advancing clinical practice through research and education.

Role type

Senior IC therapeutic medical physicist (radiation oncology)

Builds

Safe and accurate radiation therapy treatments for cancer patients

Domain

Healthcare + Radiation Oncology

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

complex treatment planning, patient positioning, machine and patient quality assurance, external beam therapy specifications, brachytherapy, dosimetry measurements, regulatory compliance, acceptance testing, commissioning, radiation safety, supervision of physics staff, protocol development, imaging guidance

Preferred skills

PhD, 4-8 years of experience, diagnostic imaging specialist registration

Technologies

radiation therapy equipment, computerized treatment planning systems, detection systems

Responsibilities

Operate independently within the specialty clinical program; develop specifications for external beam therapy, brachytherapy, simulations, and dosimetry; ensure regulatory and accreditation compliance; conduct acceptance testing and commissioning of radiation therapy equipment; create treatment protocols and procedural guidelines; oversee radiation safety practices and machine maintenance; provide expert consultation to physicians on dosimetry; supervise medical physics assistants, residents, and dosimetrists; review and verify patient treatment plans; participate in research and development initiatives; contribute to standard operating procedures and quality initiatives.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities

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