Medical Physics Assistant

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The World’s Best Stop at Nothing
There’s a reason St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is consistently ranked on Glassdoor’s “Best Places to Work” list. Actually, there are more than 6,500 reasons. At our world-class pediatric research hospital, every one of our 6,500 professionals shares our commitment to making a difference in the lives of the children we serve. There’s a unique bond when you are part of a team that will stop at nothing to advance the treatments and cures of pediatric catastrophic diseases.

The result is a collaborative, positive environment where all employees, regardless of their role, receive the resources, support, and encouragement to advance and grow their careers.

St. Jude is seeking a qualified Medical Physics Assistant to join the Department of Radiation Oncology, one of the world’s leading pediatric radiation oncology programs.

• Six full-time medical physics faculty members
• One staff clinical physicist
• Four dosimetrists
• Two medical physics assistants
• A dedicated linear accelerator engineer
• Research scientists, postdoctoral fellows, clinical research associates, and information systems staff.
• Five full-time pediatric radiation oncologists
• Dedicated nursing, radiation therapy, and child life teams

The department treats approximately 300 children, adolescents, and young adults each year in a clinical environment encompassing approximately 45,000 square feet of dedicated space for patient care, treatment planning, radiation therapy, and sedation and anesthesia support.

This position offers the opportunity to work in an advanced clinical and research environment with state-of-the-art imaging and radiation therapy technologies, including:

• Image-guided linear accelerator systems
• Spectral CT
• PET/CT
• 1.5T and 3.0T MRI systems dedicated to treatment planning and on‑treatment assessment
• Advanced treatment planning and image‑guidance technologies

The St. Jude Proton Therapy Center features a synchrotron, high-energy beam transport, two gantry treatment rooms, and a fixed‑beam treatment room. The center incorporates high‑precision patient positioning, volumetric image guidance, and dedicated scanning nozzles.

As the world’s first proton therapy facility dedicated exclusively to treating children with cancer, the center provides an exceptional environment for clinical innovation, advanced medical physics, and translational research in pediatric radiation therapy.

The Medical Physics Assistant performs routine quality assurance and radiation physics services under the direction of a qualified Medical Physicist.

The position supports both photon and proton therapy programs, including treatment system and imaging equipment quality assurance, patient‑specific QA, and the collection and processing of treatment‑related data.

The Medical Physics Assistant also contributes to the maintenance of physics equipment, organization of radiation physics and quality assurance documentation, implementation of radiation safety practices, and departmental quality improvement and quality control initiatives.

• Perform routine medical physics services under the direction of a qualified Medical Physicist, including photon and proton treatment machine QA, imaging system QA, and patient‑specific QA.
• Collect, process, and maintain treatment‑related data.
• Assist with the maintenance and organization of medical physics equipment.
• Organize and maintain documentation related to radiation physics, equipment calibration, and quality assurance.
• Assist with implementation and maintenance of radiation safety protocols.
• Support departmental quality improvement initiatives and quality control programs,…