Medical Physicist - Medical Physics - Regular

Position Overview

The Medical Physics Department in the Odette Cancer Centre (OCC) at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto, Ontario, has an opening for a full time, permanent Medical Physicist. The OCC is an academic comprehensive cancer centre whose Radiation Treatment Program (RTP) serves over 7500 new patients per year through its external beam and brachytherapy programs. The department has 24 qualified medical physicists in a staff of 45.

Sunnybrook’s mission is to care for our patients and their families when it matters most; its vision is to invent the future of health care.

The Medical Physics Department and the RTP excel in the use of MR in radiotherapy, for simulation and for treatment planning. The Program has innovative clinical and research programs in SBRT for primary and metastatic disease, brain radiosurgery, and adaptive radiotherapy on MR and CT platforms. The Department provides specialized support for a dedicated MR‑guided brachytherapy suite for extensive programs in both HDR and LDR brachytherapy, as well as a busy Gamma Knife program.

• Acceptance and commissioning of equipment
• Development and clinical implementation of new technologies and techniques
• Physics support for all services offered within the RTP
• Consultation with radiation therapists and oncologists
• Quality improvement
• Participation in disease site teams

The position reports to the Head of the Department of Medical Physics. The successful candidate will be expected to seek an academic appointment at the University of Toronto's Department of Radiation Oncology (UTDRO), and will participate in UTDRO’s Radiation Oncology Residency Program. Academic appointments within other departments at the University of Toronto and at Toronto Metropolitan University are possible.

• Must be eligible for qualification as a medical physicist in Canada
• Superior leadership and communication skills and ability to establish and grow effective working relationships as a member of a transdisciplinary team
• Experience in project management, quality improvement, change management, research, and teaching is encouraged