Health Physicist III

Come join our team at Jefferson Lab, where great minds matter.

Posting Date: 02/17/2026
Range: $115,900 - $183,000 (SE-III)
Work type: Hybrid (combination of on and off-site work based on business needs)

What your job will be like:
This position provides technical leadership for the laboratory's Radiation Control (RadCon) programs, including personnel and area dosimetry, radiological training, and radioanalytical laboratory support. The incumbent will oversee regulatory compliance, procedure development, quality assurance audits, and interpretation of radiological data, while mentoring and supervising RadCon staff. The position requires a subject matter expert for evaluating radiological impacts and supporting continuous improvement through corrective actions and lessons learned. Specific assignments include group leader level responsibilities for several program elements of the radiation control program and ability to act as the Radiation Control Manager when needed. The position involves radiologically challenging, time sensitive tasks with regulatory constraints. In this role you will:

• Oversee the dosimetry program and act as the technical lead for the external dosimetry program.
• Ensure radiological training program aligns with laboratory mission needs while maintaining regulatory compliance and consistency with best practices. Provide mentorship and training to staff within the radiation control department.
• Lead staff in the support of the RadCon radioanalytical lab, including equipment maintenance, calibration and quality assurance.
• Write, revise and manage RadCon procedures, manuals, technical bases and other documentation needed to support the programs under your cognizance, ensuring compliance with applicable regulatory and other guiding documents.
• Perform periodic QA audits in assigned areas of RadCon activities. Develop corrective action plans and provide input to lessons learned program.
• Serve as lead in evaluation of radiological impact associated with new and/or anomalous conditions.

Qualifications We Require:
Education:

• Bachelor's Degree in a scientific/engineering field
• Advanced degree in relevant field is preferred

Licenses:

• Certified Health Physicist (CHP) conferred by the American Board of Health Physics is required upon hire

Experience:

• 10 or more years' experience in Health Physics or Radiological Engineering
• 5 or more years' experience at DOE facility or within a research environment
• Experience as a technical lead in dosimetry, radioanalytical laboratories, training, or operational health physics/radiological engineering
• Experience in Accelerator Health Physics, excellent technical expertise in one or more specific areas of radiation protection
• Demonstrated leadership at the project level
• Experience managing multiple projects and tasks
• Established track record of completing complex projects, as evidenced by publications in peer-reviewed journals, presentations at conferences and other signs of recognition by the radiation protection community is expected
• Experience at a DOE high-energy accelerator facility is preferred
• Experience in the area of training development and delivery, specifically with respect to the DOE Radiological Control Technologist (RCT) and Radiological Worker programs preferred

Experience and Education Exchange:
Education above the minimum may be substituted for experience

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of methods and principles used in personnel dosimetry systems and familiarity with DOE requirements related to such systems
• Broad working knowledge of DOE regulations and directives related to radiation safety
• Knowledge of DOE standards for training development and job/task analysis
• Familiarity with radiation detection instrumentation and methods used to measure complex radiation fields
• Knowledge of laboratory analytical techniques used to characterize and quantify radionuclides from environmental and process samples
• Familiarity with small group leadership and personnel management principles

About Jefferson Lab

Join a community with a common purpose of solving the most challenging scientific and engineering problems of our time. The Jefferson Lab campus is located in southeastern Virginia amidst a vibrant and growing technology community.

A career at Jefferson Lab is more than a job. You will be part of "big science" and work alongside top scientists and engineers from around the world unlocking the secrets of our visible universe. Managed by Jefferson Science Associates, LLC; Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility is entering an exciting period of mission growth and is seeking new team members ready to apply their skills and passion to have an impact. You could call it work, or you could call it a mission. We call it a challenge. We do things that will change the world.

Total Rewards at Jefferson Lab

At Jefferson Lab, we believe that a comprehensive employee benefits program is an important and meaningful part of the compensation employees receive. Our benefits program includes, but is not limited to:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Care Plans
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time-off and Leave Programs (vacation, holidays, sick leave)
• 401(k) Plan - 9% Lab Contribution; 100% vested
• Flexible Work Arrangements (Hybrid & Alternate Work Schedules available)
• Tuition Assistance, Training and Professional Development Programs
• Live near the waterways of the Chesapeake Bay region with access to nearby beaches, mountains, and all major metropolitan centers on the East Coast

Jefferson Science Associates, LLC (JSA) manages and operates the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (Jefferson Lab). JSA is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race, color, religion, ethnicity, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, or veteran status or on any other basis prohibited by federal, state, or local law. As part of the JSA's equal employment opportunity policy, we also take affirmative action as called for by applicable laws and Executive Orders to ensure that minority group individuals, females, disabled veterans, recently separated veterans, other protected veterans, Armed Forces, and qualified disabled persons are introduced into our workforce and considered for promotional opportunities.

JSA is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities (unless doing so will result in an undue hardship). If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please send an e-mail to recruiting @ jlab.org or call (757) 269-7100 to provide the nature of your request. Reasonable accommodations are considered on a case-by-case basis.

Employment with JSA is conditional upon DOE approval if at any time during your employment you are participating in a Foreign Government Talent Recruitment Program or Affiliated activity. Generally, such programs/activities include any foreign-state-sponsored attempt to acquire U.S.-funded scientific research through programs run or funded by the government that target scientists, engineers, students, academics, researchers, and entrepreneurs of all nationalities working or educated in the United States. This includes positions or appointments, both domestic and foreign, titled academic, professional, or institutional appointments whether or not remuneration is received and whether full-time, part-time or voluntary.