AstraZeneca
Director, Theranostics and Radiation Science
$204K–$306K
US - Boston - MA · Director · Full-time · Posted Sep 11, 2026
- Experience
- 5-10 years of post-training clinical and/or industry experience; 1-2 years of industry experience preferred.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in physics, mathematics, engineering, or another physical science, followed by a graduate degree (M.S. or Ph.D.) in medical physics, physics, or a related scientific discipline; medical physics residency or equivalent postdoctoral training.
About the job
Leads imaging and internal dosimetry strategy for radiopharmaceutical programs, supports clinical trial execution, and mentors the Radiation Science team.
What you'll do
- Own imaging and dosimetry strategy and oversee imaging protocols, quality control, and patient-specific dosimetry for assigned programs.
- Coordinate imaging execution across clinical sites and cross-functional teams; manage external imaging and dosimetry vendors.
- Author or review regulatory submission content and mentor team members and study teams.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in a physical science followed by a graduate degree in medical physics, physics, or a related scientific discipline.
- Medical physics residency or equivalent postdoctoral training, plus relevant experience in nuclear medicine, molecular imaging, or radiopharmaceutical development.
- Experience with personalized radiopharmaceutical dosimetry and imaging/dosimetry software; radiopharmaceuticals, SPECT and PET, image reconstruction, and camera quality control.
- Strong radiation biology and physics knowledge; imaging infrastructure knowledge such as DICOM and PACS; working knowledge of at least one programming language.
Nice to have
- 1-2 years of industry experience.
- Board certification in medical physics (e.g., ABR, CCPM, or equivalent); familiarity with client/server architectures and image processing.
Pay
USD 203,709-.305,564 (base salary)
Tools
OLINDA, MIM, DICOM, PACS, MATLAB, R, Python, SPECT and PET
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