Physicist Sr - Radiation Oncology - Kelsey Seybold Clinics: Main Campus

UnitedHealth Group•Spring, TX

7h•$112,700 - $193,200•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Medical Physicist serves as a key leader within the radiotherapy team and is responsible for promoting the safety of patients, staff, and the public while advancing the quality and precision of imaging and therapeutic radiation delivery. This role encompasses a broad range of senior-level responsibilities across administrative, clinical, educational, informatics, equipment performance evaluation (EPE), quality, and safety domains. The Senior Medical Physicist provides expert scientific and technical guidance in the resolution of complex clinical and operational issues and supports the evaluation, implementation, and optimization of new procedures and technologies. In collaboration with physicians and other Radiation Oncology professionals, this position helps ensure the delivery of safe, effective, and high-quality patient care. You’ll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Requirements

Master's or doctoral degree in physics, medical physics, biophysics, radiological physics, medical health physics, or equivalent disciplines from an accredited graduate program
Active Full Medical Physicist (FMP) license in therapeutic radiological physics per the Texas Occupations Code §602
Active certification by: The American Board of Radiology, The American Board of Medical Physics; or The Canadian College of Physicists in Medicine
5+ years postgraduate experience
Experience in EBRT: 2D/3D/4D, IMRT/VMAT, SBRT, motion management (e.g., breath hold, SGRT), CT simulation, and image registration
Experience with Varian technology including: TrueBeam radiotherapy system, Treatment planning system (Eclipse), Oncology information system (ARIA), Surface guidance (Vision RT/OSMS)
Experience in quality management, process improvement, and incident learning
Driver’s License and access to reliable transportation

Nice To Haves

Master's or doctoral degree in medical physics, radiological physics, or equivalent disciplines from a CAMPEP-accredited graduate program
Completion of a residency in medical physics, radiological physics, or equivalent disciplines from a CAMPEP-accredited residency program
8+ years of postgraduate professional experience
Experience in SRS and SRT
Experience with Varian technology including: Edge radiotherapy system, Real-time motion management (gating via SGRT, RPM, and triggered imaging), Dose Lab QA systems, Portal Dosimetry
Experience with third-party systems including:, Sun Nuclear QA systems (including DQA3, Profiler, ArcCheck, and 1D tank), Radformation QA systems, SNC 3D scanning system
Experience with CT simulation, change management, safety culture, and familiarity with Texas Radiation Control Regulations

Responsibilities

Promoting the safety of patients, staff, and the public.
Advancing the quality and precision of imaging and therapeutic radiation delivery.
Providing expert scientific and technical guidance in the resolution of complex clinical and operational issues.
Supporting the evaluation, implementation, and optimization of new procedures and technologies.
Ensuring the delivery of safe, effective, and high-quality patient care in collaboration with physicians and other Radiation Oncology professionals.