Senior Medical Physicist at Varian

Major responsibilities:    

• Gain proficiency with all data acquisition systems required for Linac commissioning.
• Assist and perform water phantom setup and measurements for on-site data collection.
• Gain proficiency in all aspects of Varian HyperArc treatment planning and delivery.
• Provide on-site support to HyperArc customers and support clinical consultancy for HyperArc implementation.    
• Gain proficiency with different QA dosimetry tools and verification devices to collect and analyze data
• Gain proficiency in TPS beam modelling (primarily Eclipse TPS).
• Prepare commissioning and validation reports for HyperArc validation services, Linac commissioning reports and other AOS services, as necessary.
• Provide on-site and/or remote physics support to customer sites relating to the above services.
• May be required to provide annual quality assurance measurements to support AOS customers.
• Provide MPE expertise to customers as required for specific projects and compliance with local regulations.
• Support AOS process improvement initiatives, including documentation, working procedures and software development.
• Other duties as assigned by the Director of Clinical Services for EMEA
• Effective communication skills are an essential for the role.
• The position will require travel within your region (~50% of the time).

Education / Experience:   

• Educational requirements: MSc. or Ph.D. degree in Medical Physics or a closely related field is required in addition to state registration (or equivalent) as a qualified Clinical Medical Physicist (Medical Physics Expert or equivalent).
• Number of years related experience: A minimum of five years of experience working as a Clinical Medical Physicist in radiation oncology at a mid to senior level is required. Experience gained during training is not considered.

Knowledge: 

The successful candidate will need to demonstrate certification and evidence of having followed an approved medical physics training program as part of the candidates training and registration as a Clinical Medical Physicist.

Skills:  

• Fluency in English, both written and spoken.
• Have excellent communication skills.
• Must be highly self-motivated and able to perform day-to-day work with little or no direct supervision, whilst still maintaining good integration to working with the wider team.
• Perform the responsibilities utilizing their initiative, good judgment, and independent decision making.
• Be highly organized and able to handle multiple on-going projects.
• Able to deliver consistently good results and adapt to working a changing environment.
• Be able to resolve problems creatively.