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TerraPower Radiopharmaceutical Operations Technician in Everett, Washington
Title: Radiopharmaceutical Operations Technician Location: Location: Everett, Washington, United States Job Type: Full-time Description:TITLE: Radiopharmaceutical Operations Technician Location: Everett
TerraPower Isotopes (TPI™) has been established to pursue medical isotopes development--advancing nuclear science for significant human health benefits. We seek to support revolutionary radiotherapies for treatments of various cancers through the supply of radioisotopes. TPI currently produces actinium-225 for the growing alpha therapy market and intends to expand.
The TerraPower Isotopes (TPI) business is an integral part of the Washington State based TerraPower team, a company working to raise living standards globally. In 2006, the company originated with Bill Gates and a group of like-minded visionaries who evaluated the fundamental challenges to raising living standards around the world. TerraPower's mission is to be a world leader in new nuclear technologies, while developing innovators and future leaders in the nuclear field.
TPI is seeking to hire highly motivated and forward-thinking professionals who are interested in focusing on advanced radiopharmaceutical applications and influencing change within nuclear medicine. TerraPower is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate in hiring on the basis of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
Radiopharmaceutical Operations Technician The Radiopharmaceutical Operations Technician is a key member of several teams across the Operations Department. This role entails a wide breadth including the handling of radioactive materials in a laboratory environment equipped with multiple fume hoods, gloveboxes, and hot cells. Responsibilities:
• Perform chemical separations and dispensing of an advanced radiopharmaceutical ingredient starting material in gloveboxes and hot cells.
• Conduct radiation and contamination surveys.
• Assist in the collection, packaging, storage, and shipment of radiological waste.
• Conduct routine preventive maintenance tasks such as filter replacement and equipment calibration.
• Conduct / assist in complex preventive and corrective maintenance tasks performed in a radiologically controlled work environment.
• Assist in maintaining inventory of parts, tools, and consumables.
• Assist in general laboratory housekeeping.
• Assist the customer operations team in product fulfillment to include order acknowledgement and dispensing of final isotope product, which may also include packaging, logistics and shipping.
• Perform equipment decontamination.
• Perform clerical and administrative services including maintenance of daily records, preparation of receipts, report preparation, and other document control in conformance with Good laboratory Practices (GxP). Develop procedures and documentation as required.
• Perform other tasks and duties as specified by the TerraPower Isotopes Operation Manager.
Key Qualifications and Skills
This position interfaces with a dynamic interdisciplinary environment in which effective communication, teamwork and collaboration is required, while maintaining composure to act safely, ensure quality of data, and enable timely decision-making. The position will require good judgement in ensuring regulatory compliance while delivering on commercial production needs.
• Experience performing exposure rate and contamination surveys and working in radiologically controlled areas.