Radiation Safety Manager

The name Sotera Health was inspired by Soteria, the Greek goddess of safety, and reflects the Company’s unwavering commitment to its mission, Safeguarding Global Health®.

Sotera Health Company is a leading global provider of mission-critical sterilization and lab testing and advisory services for the healthcare industry. With a combined tenure across our businesses of nearly 200 years and our industry recognized scientific and technological expertise, we help to ensure the safety of millions of patients and healthcare practitioners around the world every year.

Across our 64 facilities worldwide, we have over 3,000 employees who are dedicated to safety and quality. We are a trusted partner to more than 5,800 customers in over 50 countries, including more than 40 of the top 50 medical device companies and 9 of the top 10 pharmaceutical companies.

Reporting to the Director of EH&S, the Manager of Radiation Safetyhas responsibility for the continuous improvement and support of the Corporate Radiation Protection programs for Sterigenics. This position will provide support, training and regulatory oversight for all global irradiator facilities to ensure compliance with all federal, state and Company Radiation Safety requirements. This role supports our sterilization facilities globally and can reside in the Charlotte, Dallas/Fort Worth, Southern or Northern California, or Chicagoland, IL area.

• Support ongoing implementation of the Corporate EH&S and Radiation Safety System at identified irradiation facilities including the development of standards and work instructions.
• Provide training and training materials to the facilities for required safety training topics.
• Assist facility Radiation Safety Officers as needed to improve the safety awareness in identified plants. And have the ability to onboard new facility Radiation Safety Officers.
• Support implementation of Radiation Safety Management Programs at designated facilities.
• Conduct incident investigations and corrective/preventative actions for all incidents. Assist the facility in incident tracking and trend evaluations.
• Participate in and conduct periodic inspections and lead Radiation Safety and Radiation Security Corporate Audits for all facilities. Follow up on all items with appropriate management.
• Coordinate and support ongoing and new license or compliance requirements.
• Work closely with Operations, Engineering, and QA departments to ensure continued Radiation Safety compliance and further support EH&S corporate initiatives.
• Support irradiator facilities during regulatory inspections.
• Manage the corporate IH monitoring program.
• Prepare license applications and amendments, when needed. Also prepare and submit regulatory agency reports.
• Manage the licensed radiation inventory for all global facilities.
• Become familiar with federal, state and local license requirements for identified plants.

• Bachelor’s Degree, in a technical discipline is preferred.
• Equivalent certifications and demonstrated experience will be considered.
• Five or more years’ experience in Radiation Safety and Radiation Licensing requirements
• Strong knowledge of Federal, state, and local Radiation Safety related regulations.
• Experience in compliance requirements related to NRC 10 CFR Part 36 and 37 is preferred.
• Experience in regulatory compliance requirements in international locations is preferred.
• Computer proficiency ability, Microsoft Office preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Well organized, ability to manage multiple locations and projects.
• Approximate overnight travel required: 20%

Payrate: $105,500 to $182,000 Depending on experience