Senior Medical Physicist, Lead of Clinical Operations

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Union: Non-Union
Site: Princess Margaret (PM) Cancer Centre
Department: Radiation Medicine Program
Reports to: Head, Medical Physics
Grade: X0:14
Hours: 37.5 hour per week
Salary: To commensurate with experience and consistent with UHN compensation policy
Shifts: 5 shifts per week
Status: Permanent Full-Time
Closing Date: December 31, 2024

The Department of Medical Physics and the Radiation Medicine Program at Princess Margaret (PM) Cancer Centre are posting for a position of Senior Medical Physicist, Lead of Clinical Physics Operations for a permanent, full-time position. Reporting to and working closely with the Head of Medical Physics, this role involves providing operational leadership of the clinical physics activities within the Radiation Medicine Program. The successful candidate will join the leadership team of the Department of Medical Physics. The responsibilities focus on overseeing clinical project implementation, maintaining and improving clinical processes, facilitating interdisciplinary communication, representing the Department of Medical Physics in operational committees, guiding equipment selection and facility development, supervising new technology implementation, enhancing quality assurance protocols, and ensuring smooth operation of the support services.

The Department of Medical Physics supports staff professional and academic growth by providing access to research and development opportunities related to topics in a set of focus areas. Topics include process automation, data science, MR-guided external beam radiotherapy and brachytherapy, adaptive radiotherapy, radiation dosimetry, proton therapy technology development, functional imaging for treatment response assessment and optical techniques and biophotonics in conjunction with radiation.

The Department of Medical Physics is active in education and training of medical physicists through its CAMPEP-accredited residency program at the University of Toronto, Department of Radiation Oncology. The department also maintains a strong relation with University of Toronto's Department of Medical Biophysics through which it recently established a CAMPEP-accredited Ph.D. program, providing robust access to top-notch graduate students. The successful candidate will be encouraged and supported to secure an academic appointment at the Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of Toronto.

Facility and Equipment:

The PM is a world leading cancer centre with state-of-the-art imaging and radiation treatment equipment including four CT-simulators, two MR simulators, 15 linear accelerators (Elekta and Varian), two Gamma Knife units, hybrid MR-guided brachy and external beam radiation therapy units, and an Elekta Unity MR-Linac, and two HDR afterloaders (Elekta); RayStation is the core Treatment Planning System at PM for external beam, with Oncentra Brachy and Oncentra Prostate for HDR brachytherapy, and Variseed for LDR brachytherapy. There are advanced clinical and research programs in IGRT, SBRT, brachytherapy (both HDR and LDR), adaptive planning, MR-guided RT, AI in treatment planning, radiomics, radiation physics and dosimetry, photonics, particle therapy, device development and translational research, with personalized radiotherapy approaches as well as a robust clinical trials program.

The successful candidate holds a PhD degree in Medical Physics or related field, is CCPM or ABR certified and has clinical experience in advanced imaging, dosimetry, treatment planning and delivery technologies in external beam radiation therapy. The successful candidate also has demonstrated clinical leadership skills in different technological environments and is a leader and team player with outstanding communication and organizational problem-solving skills. The candidate remains calm in stressful situations, promotes a respectful and transparent atmosphere and is keen in promoting the advancement of team members in clinical development, education and research. Demonstration of academic activity as evidenced by publications, grants, education and training leadership and committee activity in professional and scientific societies (COMP, AAPM, ASTRO, ESTRO, etc) is considered an asset.

Why join UHN?

In addition to working alongside some of the most talented and inspiring healthcare professionals in the world, UHN offers a wide range of benefits, programs and perks. It is the comprehensiveness of these offerings that makes it a differentiating factor, allowing you to find value where it matters most to you, now and throughout your career at UHN.

• Competitive offer packages
• Government organization and a member of the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP https://hoopp.com/)
• Close access to Transit and UHN shuttle service
• A flexible work environment
• Opportunities for development and promotions within a large organization
• Additional perks (multiple corporate discounts including: travel, restaurants, parking, phone plans, auto insurance discounts, on-site gyms, etc.)

Current UHN employees must have successfully completed their probationary period, have a good employee record along with satisfactory attendance in accordance with UHN's attendance management program, to be eligible for consideration.

All applications must be submitted before the posting close date.

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UHN is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive recruitment process and workplace. Requests for accommodation can be made at any stage of the recruitment process. Applicants need to make their requirements known.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.