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Senior Radiation Safety Officer

Working with Us Challenging. Meaningful. Life-changing. Those aren't words that are usually associated with a job. But working at Bristol Myers Squibb is anything but usual. Here, uniquely interesting work happens every day, in every department. From optimizing a production line to the latest breakthroughs in cell therapy, this is work that transforms the lives of patients, and the careers of those who do it. You'll get the chance to grow and thrive through opportunities uncommon in scale and scope, alongside high-achieving teams. Take your career farther than you thought possible.

Bristol Myers Squibb recognizes the importance of balance and flexibility in our work environment. We offer a wide variety of competitive benefits, services, and programs that provide our employees with the resources to pursue their goals, both at work and in their personal lives.

RayzeBio, a Bristol Myers Squibb company, is a dynamic biotechnology company headquartered in San Diego, CA. The company is focused on improving survival of people with cancer by harnessing the power of targeted radioisotopes. RayzeBio is developing innovative drugs against targets of solid tumors. Led by a successful and experienced entrepreneurial team, RayzeBio aims to be the global leader in radiopharmaceuticals.

Summary

The Senior Radiation Safety Officer will support the Director of Health Physics in ensuring safe operations at our San Diego research and development site. The candidate will be responsible for implementation of policies and procedures in compliance of all federal, state, and local environmental, health, and safety (EHS) and radiological protection regulations. The candidate will also provide technical health physics and EHS support to various departments within RayzeBio.

Job Responsibilities

Essential duties and responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Perform radiological and EHS assessments in use areas.
• Development, administration, and implementation of radiation safety and EHS policies, programs, and safety at the site.
• Perform health physics and EHS evaluations, audits, and initiatives.
• Provide, prepare, and coordinate didactic and hands-on training, as required.
• Processing of various radiological, chemical, and biological waste streams.
• Assist with incident investigations and identifying root cause and corrective actions.

Education and Experience

BS in Health Physics, Safety, Environmental Science, Engineering, or relevant scientific field.

5+ years' direct experience in Health Physics. Experience in medical health physics, alpha/beta materials and/or radiopharmaceuticals highly preferred.

Meet the requirements of 10 CFR 35.50 to be listed as Radiation Safety Officer on RayzeBio's San Diego CDPH radioactive materials license.

Certification by accepted radiological protection organization (CHP, NRRPT) a plus but not necessary.

Demonstrated knowledge of radiological protection and associated government regulations (Nuclear Regulatory Commission and/or Agreement State).

Skills and Qualification

• Highly motivated and organized individual with strong interpersonal and communication skills with ability to successfully work independently and interface with other departments in a team environment.
• Strong assessment and troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to utilize and interpret various Health Physics monitoring equipment (air sampling, hand-held meters, etc.).
• Ability to efficiently use MS office, VelocityEHS, SAP, and other associated software systems.
• Excellent professional ethics, integrity, and ability to maintain confidential information.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, reach with hands and arms, and talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close and distance vision.

This is a position that requires working in laboratory and vivarium environments that contain chemicals and radioactive materials. Protective clothing, gloves, and safety glasses are required while performing work in these areas. The employee must be able to pass all aspects of respirator fit testing, including medical clearance.

Work Environment

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

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Uniquely Interesting Work, Life-changing Careers

With a single vision as inspiring as "Transforming patients' lives through science", every BMS employee plays an integral role in work that goes far beyond ordinary. Each of us is empowered to apply our individual talents and unique perspectives in a supportive culture, promoting global participation in clinical trials, while our shared values of passion, innovation, urgency, accountability, inclusion, and integrity bring out the highest potential of each of our colleagues.

On-site Protocol

BMS has an occupancy structure that determines where an employee is required to conduct their work. This structure includes site-essential, site-by-design, field-based, and remote-by-design jobs. The occupancy type that you are assigned is determined by the nature and responsibilities of your role:

Site-essential roles require 100% of shifts onsite at your assigned facility. Site-by-design roles may be eligible for a hybrid work model with at least 50% onsite at your assigned facility. For these roles, onsite presence is considered an essential job function and is critical to collaboration, innovation, productivity, and a positive company culture. For field-based and remote-by-design roles, the ability to physically travel to visit customers, patients, or business partners and to attend meetings on behalf of BMS as directed is an essential job function.

BMS is dedicated to ensuring that people with disabilities can excel through a transparent recruitment process, reasonable workplace accommodations/adjustments, and ongoing support in their roles. Applicants can request a reasonable workplace accommodation/adjustment prior to accepting a job offer. If you require reasonable accommodations/adjustments in completing this application, or in any part of the recruitment process, direct your inquiries to adastaffingsupport@bms.com. Visit careers.bms.com/eeo-accessibility to access our complete Equal Employment Opportunity statement.

BMS cares about your well-being and the well-being of our staff, customers, patients, and communities. As a result, the company strongly recommends that all employees be fully vaccinated for Covid-19 and keep up to date with Covid-19 boosters.

BMS will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, pursuant to applicable laws in your area.

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