RSO Position Available

[Paul Linsalata <LINSALP@war.wyeth.com>]

Subject: Radiation Safety Officer Position Opening

Date: Desired starting date: February 15, 1999

Location: Wyeth Ayerst Research, Monmouth Junction, NJ

Wyeth-Ayerst Research (WAR), a major division of Fortune 100 American Home Products Corporation, is looking for an RSO to manage it's radiation safety program at the Monmouth Junction, NJ (near Princeton) and Radnor, PA pharmaceutical research facilities. Both facilities have NRC Broad Scope B licenses. The Monmouth Junction facility has 170 authorized users and the Radnor facility has 70 authorized users performing biomedical research using traditional beta/gamma emitting radioisotopes and radiation-producing equipment. The RSO supervises two assistants and reports to the Associate Director for Radiation Safety. The RSO is responsible for all aspects of radiation safety at these two facilities including license preparation, protocol review and approval, training, inventory and waste control, surveys, bioassay, dosimetry, audits, procedure development, database management, and preparing regulatory reports.

The successful candidate shall have at minimum, a Master of Science degree in Health Physics, Radiological Health, or a closely related field from an accredited university, and at least five years of experience working as an RSO, Assistant RSO, or health physicist for a Broad Scope or equivalent license. Certification in Health Physics by the ABHP is strongly desired. Excellent written and oral communication skills, proficiency in mathematics, computer applications, and analytical techniques needed for a small health physics laboratory are required. Job Code OI4707.

Wyeth-Ayerst offers competitive compensation and benefits programs including child-care subsidies, flex time, business casual Fridays, educational assistance and professional development. Please forward your resume with salary requirements referencing Job Code OI4707 to: Wyeth Ayerst, P.O. Box 7886, Philadelphia, PA 19101-7886. Fax in fine mode to: (610) 989-4854. Email to: jobs@RAMAIL1.wyeth.com (ASCII format, no attachments, subject: resume). 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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