At Lilly, we unite caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world. We are a global healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Our employees around the world work to discover and bring life-changing medicines to those who need them, improve the understanding and management of disease, and give back to our communities through philanthropy and volunteerism. We give our best effort to our work, and we put people first. We’re looking for people who are determined to make life better for people around the world.
Organization Overview:
At Lilly, we unite caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world. We are a global healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Our 35,000 employees around the world work to discover and bring life-changing medicines to those who need them, improve the understanding and management of disease, and give back to our communities through philanthropy and volunteerism. We give our best effort to our work, and we put people first.
We’re looking for people who are determined to make life better for people around the world.
Lilly Philadelphia’s radiochemistry facilities play a key role in discovering and developing imaging agents that guide and transform precision pharmaceutical development in neuroscience and oncology for a company with an industry-leading pipeline and a portfolio of targeted radioligand and neuroscience assets aimed at making medicines to fight cancer, pain and neurological diseases to make life better. The site is centered around the radiochemistry mission and is currently less than 100 scientist and administrative/support staff on a site that is limited in size but complex and dynamic in activities and mission.
Responsibilities:
The Lilly Philadelphia Radiation Safety Officer (RSO) holds responsibility on the site for maintaining and providing functional oversight of the site license to use radioactive material in accordance with State (PADEP) and Federal (U.S. NRC) requirements. The primary objective of the role will be to oversee licensing and provide technical expertise and operational support in the development, implementation and maintenance of radiation use at the site to achieve aims of the business. While the primary aim of the role is ionizing radiation safety, efforts may include non-ionizing radiation and some support of environmental health and safety programs or activities as needed.
The RSO role will collaborate with radiochemists, scientists, operations and support personnel on site to help grow safety culture, manage risk and ensure adherence to regulatory requirements and Lilly internal standards. Representing Lilly Philadelphia site radiation safety, the role will join a growing community of radiation safety professionals providing technical excellence across the organization as Lilly grows in research and development to provide a robust pipeline of radioimaging and radiotherapy solutions to reach patients in need.
Oversee and maintain the PADEP radioactive materials license, equipment registration, writing and facilitating license amendments and renewals. Serve as the site representative for licensed activities to local and federal regulators during radiation inspections and audits.Develop, implement and maintain policies and procedures specific to radioactive material and radiation producing equipment (e.g. PET/CT) use in radiosynthesis, positron emission tomography imaging, in vitro testing and quality control processes. Partner with Corporate radiation safety in policy development, education and implementation for staff that conduct activities at various radiation facilities off site that could involve radiation exposure.Supervise, manage and participate in the daily performance of fundamental radiation safety-