Radiation Safety Officer

For 75 years, Charles River employees have worked together to assist in the discovery, development and safe manufacture of new drug therapies. When you join our family, you will have a significant impact on the health and well‑being of people across the globe. Whether your background is in life sciences, finance, IT, sales or another area, your skills will play an important role in the work we perform.

In return, we’ll help you build a career that you can feel passionate about.

A Radiation Safety Officer is responsible for: managing EHSS and Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) programs in adherence to local, state, and federal regulations. The individual in this role leads teams of people in projects and implementation of sustainable processes that will ensure the health and safety of our employees and may supervise others.

• Establish, administer and update specific EHSS programs for compliance with state and federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Department of Transportation (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC),and other regulatory programs as necessary.
• Implement the radiation safety program, which includes:
  • Managing radioactive isotope inventory, maintaining documents relating to thelicense.
  • Maintaining documentation that demonstrates that the dose to individual membersof the public does not exceed the NRC limit.
  • Ensuring that licensed material is transported in accordance with applicable NRC andDOT requirements.
  • Completing all activities involving radioactive material, including monitoring andsurveying of all areas where radioactive material is used.
  • Acting as liaison with NRC and other regulatory authorities.
  • Distributing and collecting personnel monitoring devices, evaluating bioassays,monitoring exposures and recommending appropriate remedial actions.
  • Conducting training programs and otherwise instructing personnel in the proper procedures for handling radioactive materials prior to use, at periodic intervals(refresher training), and as required by changes in procedures, equipment,regulations, etc.
  • Coordinating the radioactive waste disposal program, including effluent monitoring and recordkeeping on waste storage and disposal records.
  • Performing leak tests on all sealed sources and calibration of radiation survey instruments.
  • Holding periodic meetings with, and provide reports to, site management, in conjunction with the Radiation Safety Committee.
  • Ensuring that all users are properly trained.
  • Performing periodic audits, in conjunction with the Radiation Safety Committee, ofthe radiation safety program, and ensuring corrective actions are communicated toall personnel who use licensed materials.
• Assist management team in emergency response and function as EHSS Emergency Coordinator for 24-hour incident response; assist in the investigation of injuries resulting inlost time claims and/or safety violations and property damage; make recommendations for corrective action.
• Serve as Chairperson of Safety Committee(s); provide regulatory guidance on EHSS issues tostaff.
• May request and maintain necessary facility permits, licenses and compliance reports from/for federal, local and state regulatory authorities; may obtain necessary licenses to function as Radiation Safety Officer.
• Perform all other related duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Environmental Health and Safety, Environmental Engineering, or a related discipline, with 5 or more years related experience in EHSS, preferably in a laboratory or scientific organization.
• An equivalent combination of education and experience may be accepted as a satisfactory substitute for the…