POSITION PURPOSE
The primary objective of the Principal Radiochemist (Radioisotopes Separations Development) is to conduct separations research and development with the aim to improve existing radioisotope production methods and enable new radioisotope availability. The position holder applies new separations discoveries and existing technological advances to increase efficiency of radioisotope production and reveal previously undiscovered radioisotope separations for medical applications. The position holder uses expertise and experience to build and utilise networks across NST, Nuclear Medicine businesses, national and international impera collaborators tives. for the delivery of high impact outcomes, ultimately contributing to ANSTO’s strategic.
ACCOUNTABILITIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
Key Accountabilities
• Provide research leadership and development expertise in the separation of new and improved radioisotope manufacturing processes, innovation, and the generation of intellectual property.
• Conduct research and development activities with the aim to enable new radioisotope availability, increase efficiency of production, and explore new separation technology with the intent of translating radioisotopes for medically relevant uses.
• Lead, perform, and contribute to the design and prototyping of radioisotope separations work related to chemical and radiochemical handling, sampling, separation, and analysis. Implement and execute new and improved radioisotope separation methods for proof of principle supply to ANSTO’s user communities.
• Conduct routine radioisotope production and propose, evaluate, validate, and execute new and improved manufacturing methods for routine supply of radioisotopes to user communities.
• Drive the creation and development of technologies that support sustainable separation and manufacture of medical radioisotopes, which includes proposing research or development programs, negotiating resources, development of work plans and ensuring completion of activities.
• Lead the preparation of scientific reports, publish papers, reports, patents, and abstracts, presenting results in national and international forums.
• Makes significant contribution towards the management of radioisotope laboratories and equipment through an asset management framework and assist with the capital development program to ensure the availability and utilisation of capabilities, meeting operational safety, security, sustainability and compliance requirements within applicable standards, legislation, and regulations.
• Lead and assist in the development and maintenance of quality, safety, and compliance programs. Write SRA, SWMES, work instructions and procedures for equipment usage and for safe experimental practice, validation records and protocols. Ensure equipment is used properly, safely and in accordance with ANSTO policies and procedures.
• Develop and maintain extensive national and international networks to represent ANSTO and identify and secure collaborative research opportunities with strategic partners, including international government radiochemical research and manufacturing laboratories, universities, and industry.
• Undertake additional duties as required and during period of leave of other staff.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND EXPERIENCE
1. PhD in radiochemistry, materials, inorganic, organic, medicinal chemistry, or pharmaceutical sciences.
2. Proven experience and knowledge with the development of separation and analytical techniques for the separation of chemical and/or radio chemicals.
3. Provide imaginative, thorough solutions to a wide range of complex, ambiguous, and/or difficult separation problems.
4. Knowledge and experience with the manufacture of radioisotopes and or radiopharmaceuticals, their development and radioanalytical measurement.
5. Extensive experience and knowledge in a senior role, demonstrated technical leadership, the supervision of staff and students, including coaching and mentoring skills, provision of constructive feedback on performance, as well as giving advice and guidance on ways of developing skills, knowledge, and experience.
6. Good project management experience, including the co-ordination of the work of other staff, effective deployment of resources, ability to manage multiple parallel tasks, management of priorities and organisational skills.
7. Proven experience ensuring own work and the work of others complies with quality, safety, standards, regulatory and statutory requirements, ideally gained through working within a highly regulated manufacturing environment.
8. Demonstrated high level interpersonal, communication and negotiation skills with the capacity to influence key decision-makers.
9. Demonstrated experience to develop and maintain productive working relationship with a wide variety of staff, commercial and academic partners, and regulators.
10. Proven research leadership and publication track record in radioisotope and/or radiopharmaceutical manufacturing method development.
The primary objective of the Principal Radiochemist (Radioisotopes Separations Development) is to conduct separations research and development with the aim to improve existing radioisotope production methods and enable new radioisotope availability. The position holder applies new separations discoveries and existing technological advances to increase efficiency of radioisotope production and reveal previously undiscovered radioisotope separations for medical applications. The position holder uses expertise and experience to build and utilise networks across NST, Nuclear Medicine businesses, national and international impera collaborators tives. for the delivery of high impact outcomes, ultimately contributing to ANSTO’s strategic.
ACCOUNTABILITIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
Key Accountabilities
• Provide research leadership and development expertise in the separation of new and improved radioisotope manufacturing processes, innovation, and the generation of intellectual property.
• Conduct research and development activities with the aim to enable new radioisotope availability, increase efficiency of production, and explore new separation technology with the intent of translating radioisotopes for medically relevant uses.
• Lead, perform, and contribute to the design and prototyping of radioisotope separations work related to chemical and radiochemical handling, sampling, separation, and analysis. Implement and execute new and improved radioisotope separation methods for proof of principle supply to ANSTO’s user communities.
• Conduct routine radioisotope production and propose, evaluate, validate, and execute new and improved manufacturing methods for routine supply of radioisotopes to user communities.
• Drive the creation and development of technologies that support sustainable separation and manufacture of medical radioisotopes, which includes proposing research or development programs, negotiating resources, development of work plans and ensuring completion of activities.
• Lead the preparation of scientific reports, publish papers, reports, patents, and abstracts, presenting results in national and international forums.
• Makes significant contribution towards the management of radioisotope laboratories and equipment through an asset management framework and assist with the capital development program to ensure the availability and utilisation of capabilities, meeting operational safety, security, sustainability and compliance requirements within applicable standards, legislation, and regulations.
• Lead and assist in the development and maintenance of quality, safety, and compliance programs. Write SRA, SWMES, work instructions and procedures for equipment usage and for safe experimental practice, validation records and protocols. Ensure equipment is used properly, safely and in accordance with ANSTO policies and procedures.
• Develop and maintain extensive national and international networks to represent ANSTO and identify and secure collaborative research opportunities with strategic partners, including international government radiochemical research and manufacturing laboratories, universities, and industry.
• Undertake additional duties as required and during period of leave of other staff.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND EXPERIENCE
1. PhD in radiochemistry, materials, inorganic, organic, medicinal chemistry, or pharmaceutical sciences.
2. Proven experience and knowledge with the development of separation and analytical techniques for the separation of chemical and/or radio chemicals.
3. Provide imaginative, thorough solutions to a wide range of complex, ambiguous, and/or difficult separation problems.
4. Knowledge and experience with the manufacture of radioisotopes and or radiopharmaceuticals, their development and radioanalytical measurement.
5. Extensive experience and knowledge in a senior role, demonstrated technical leadership, the supervision of staff and students, including coaching and mentoring skills, provision of constructive feedback on performance, as well as giving advice and guidance on ways of developing skills, knowledge, and experience.
6. Good project management experience, including the co-ordination of the work of other staff, effective deployment of resources, ability to manage multiple parallel tasks, management of priorities and organisational skills.
7. Proven experience ensuring own work and the work of others complies with quality, safety, standards, regulatory and statutory requirements, ideally gained through working within a highly regulated manufacturing environment.
8. Demonstrated high level interpersonal, communication and negotiation skills with the capacity to influence key decision-makers.
9. Demonstrated experience to develop and maintain productive working relationship with a wide variety of staff, commercial and academic partners, and regulators.
10. Proven research leadership and publication track record in radioisotope and/or radiopharmaceutical manufacturing method development.
