Job Opportunity, Radiation Safety Specialist

["Vincent Chase" <CHASEV@war.wyeth.com>]

Subject:  Job Opportunity, Radiation Safety Specialist, Wyeth-Ayerst  Research, Monmouth Junction, NJ

Date: Desired start date is 11/20/00

Location: Monmouth Junction, NJ (near Princeton, NJ)

Wyeth-Ayerst Research is looking for a Radiation Safety Specialist to provide technical assistance for daily radiation safety program activities at our Monmouth Junction, NJ research facility.  These activities include, but are not limited to, isotope ordering, package check-in and shipment off-site, dosimeter management, laboratory audits, reports, decontamination, source leak-testing, materials inventory, survey meter calibration, waste management, database maintenance, bioassay sample preparation and other duties assigned by the RSO.  The incumbent performs surveys for radiation fields and removable contamination using appropriate calibrated instrumentation as specified in standard operating procedures (SOPs).  The successful applicant will assist the RSO with radiation safety training, writing SOPs, and screening new applications to use radiation.  
 
A BS Degree in health physics, industrial hygiene, physics, chemistry or biology with 2-3 years experience performing radiation safety current good practices under a USNRC or Agreement State (or similar) broad-scope radioactive materials license is required.  Certification by the National Registry of Radiation Protection Technologists is desirable.  Experience with the use of open and sealed radioactive materials, radiation measuring instrumentation, radioactive waste management and radiation safety/health physics in a research environment is necessary. Computer experience (MS Office, etc.) and excellent written and verbal communication skills are essential. 

Wyeth-Ayerst Research is division of American Home Products, a Fortune 100 Company.  Wyeth Ayerst offers competitive compensation and benefits programs including stock options, child-care subsidies, flex time, business casual Fridays, educational assistance and professional development programs. Please fax your resume with salary requirements to Dr. Paul Linsalata, Wyeth-Ayerst Research, Pearl River, NY 10965. Fax 845-732-5536. For more information, visit our website at www.ahp.com/wyeth.htm. Principals only. Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V   

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