Associate Director Physics Team Leader and Process Automation

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Associate Director Physics & Process Automation Team Leader

Location:

This position will be located in Watertown, MA and will not have the ability to be located remotely. This position will require 20% travel as defined by the business.

We are looking for experience in physical irradiation technologies and related process automation technologies, with an emphasis on isotope production technologies. The Unit is driving successful execution of a wide range of isotope‑related projects, from early strategic discussions through technical leadership of early process development and develop ability assessment of chosen isotope irradiation technologies. The role reports to the Head of the Global Isotope Development Unit.

• Be part of the IDU Leadership team.
• Work collaboratively with cross‑functional and multidisciplinary teams spanning multiple NVS global sites to develop efficient radio‑chemical separation techniques.
• Co‑lead projects with project lead; formulate and execute project strategy, manage interfaces with project leads, including timelines, priority, and board presentations.
• Build and lead an internal Radiochemical team of experimental scientists and project leads. Seek technical and operational input from key stakeholders to build the project execution plan.
• Lead internal project meetings, collect and interpret data to advance projects, adapt strategy, and address scientific questions. Summarize team discussions and decisions in minutes. Define clear key milestones and go/no‑go criteria based on data.
• Guide projects with respect to isotope approaches and technologies and lead the corresponding efforts. Lead develop ability assessment, manufacturing line development, and early process development. Track and oversee projects by maintaining an overview of goals, activities, commitments, and timelines, aligned with strategic priorities. Manage and optimize project plans and resource assignments to mitigate risks.
• Align with RLT LT project strategy and resourcing. Provide regular project/portfolio updates to IDU LT.
• Manage and communicate project status, issues, and resolution options to ensure optimal and timely information flow to all stakeholders (NTO and TRD).
• Foster effective, proactive, and open communication within and across project teams. Build trust among team members to achieve transparency and clarity of program goals, progress, and issues. Mentor less experienced team members.
• Contribute to vendor/CRO evaluations, coordination of outsourcing requests, budget monitoring and communication, evaluation of external collaborations and due diligence.
• Ensure best practices, knowledge exchange, and continuous mentoring and training of our team members.

• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree required; master’s or PhD preferred.
• At least 5 years of relevant experience in radiopharmaceuticals or related fields, with a strong focus on process automation and physics; academic experience will also be considered.
• Strong background in radiochemistry and radio‑isotope production technologies, including irradiation technologies and accelerators.
• Previous track record of success in a leadership position, working with international and multidisciplinary development teams.
• Ambitious, highly collaborative, and fully committed to team and project success.
• Result‑ and quality‑oriented; able to balance conflicting interests and make compromises to ensure project progress.
• Excellent project management skills, organizational and team management skills, interpersonal communication, strong verbal and written communication.
• Creativity with demonstrated critical thinking and problem‑solving skills; able to attend to detail while seeing the bigger picture.
• Comfortable with ambiguity and change; eager and fast learner willing to adopt new tools and processes.
• Ability to operate in a fast‑paced, dynamic environment and effectively manage multiple lines of communication and requests in parallel.

The salary for this position is expected to range between $ - $ USD per annum. The final salary offered will be determined based on…