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General Information

Work Location: Los Angeles, USA
Onsite or Remote
Fully On-Site
Work Schedule
Monday - Friday; 8:00am-5:00pm
Posted Date
04/11/2025
Salary Range: $83800 - 179400 Annually
Employment Type
2 - Staff: Career
Duration
Indefinite
Job #
23787

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

The laboratory is currently seeking a highly motivated candidate for a cyclotron operator - Research and Development Engineer position. The candidate, who will be responsible for the operation and maintenance of the cyclotrons and associated system, will provide support to the clinical and pre-clinical team during daily activities. You will oversee projects which involve radiosynthesis, quality control and packaging of clinical radiotracers. Under the general direction of 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: $83,800.00-$179,400.00 Annually

Job Qualifications

Required: 

  • 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.


As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts a conditional offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; received notice of any allegations or are currently the subject of any administrative or disciplinary proceedings involving misconduct; have left a position after receiving notice of allegations or while under investigation in an administrative or disciplinary proceeding involving misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of misconduct with a previous employer.