Radioisotope Program Shipment Coordinator

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The Isotope Science and Engineering Directorate (ISED) of Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) seeks applications for a Radioisotope Program Shipment Coordinator. ORNL is the largest US Department of Energy science and energy laboratory, conducting basic and applied research to deliver transformative solutions to compelling problems in energy and security. ORNL has an extraordinary 80-year history of solving the nation's biggest problems.

Our team is made up of over 7,000 dedicated and innovative individuals! Our goal is to create an environment where a variety of perspectives and backgrounds are valued, ensuring ORNL is known as a top choice for employment. These principles are essential for supporting our broader mission to drive scientific breakthroughs and translate them into solutions for energy, environmental, and security challenges facing the nation.

ISED supports the largest radioisotope production and research portfolio within the Department of Energy Isotope Program, together with a growing stable isotope enrichment mission. ISED produces and ships isotopes such as Cf-252, Ac-225, Ir-192, Th-228, Pm-147 and Se-75 for medicine, science, national security, and industry, using unique ORNL facilities that include the High Flux Isotope Reactor (HFIR), the Radiochemical Engineering Development Center (REDC), Bethel Valley hot cells, and associated waste handling facilities.

Every product that leaves an ISED facility, and many intermediate materials that move between ORNL facilities, depends on safe, compliant, and on‑time radioactive material transportation.

The Radioisotope Program Shipment Coordinator serves as the single ISED point of coordination for its directorate DOE-IRP sponsored radioactive material shipments, including on‑site transfers and off‑site shipments. Reporting to the Isotope Program Integration Manager, you will work on site with the ORNL Transportation team, Transport Activity Owners (TAOs), Transportation Safety Compliance, and ISED divisions to ensure that each movement is requested early, prepared in accordance with Standards-Based Management System (SBMS) procedures, and executed on schedule.

You will maintain the integrated ISED shipment schedule, coordinate between radioisotope product leads, NIDC, RRD and facilities to ensure reliable and efficient radioisotope shipments. You will track key performance indicators (KPIs), and elevate shipments that are at risk so that sponsor commitments and short‑half‑life product deliveries are protected. This role does not replace the regulatory authority of Transportation Safety Compliance or the packaging and shipping expertise of the Transportation team.

It connects ISED production planning to those organizations so that they receive earlier, more complete, and more consistent information about upcoming demand.

Major Duties/Responsibilities:

• Serve as the ISED single point of coordination for all radioisotope program (DOE-IRP) sponsored material shipments, both on‑site transfers and off‑site shipments, working with the ORNL Transportation team, Transport Activity Owners (TAOs), Radioisotope Product Leads, Transportation Safety Compliance (TSC), and ISED divisions and facilities, including HFIR, REDC, Bethel Valley hot cells, and waste handling.
• Coordinate shipment requests and preparation in accordance with SBMS procedures, including the On‑Site Transportation of Hazardous Material subject area and the ORNL On‑Site Transportation Safety Document. Ensure timely and complete submittal of required documentation, such as ORNL-530, Request for Approval for On‑Site Shipment; ORNL-531, On‑Site Hazardous/Radioactive Materials Shipping…