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TerraPower Production Radiochemist in Everett, Washington
TITLE: Production Radiochemist (TerraPower Isotopes) LOCATION: Everett, WA, USA The TerraPower Isotopes (TPI) division has been established to pursue medical isotopes development: advancing nuclear science for significant human health benefits. We seek to support revolutionary radiotherapies for treatments of various cancers through the supply of radioisotopes, notably actinium-225. TerraPower currently has unique access to a supply of thorium for the long-term production of actinium-225 in the growing Targeted Alpha Therapy (TAT) market and may expand into other nuclear related medical treatments in the future. The TerraPower Isotopes program is an integral part of the Washington State based TerraPower team, a company working to raise living standards globally. In 2006, the company originated with Bill Gates and a group of like-minded visionaries who evaluated the fundamental challenges to raising living standards around the world. TerraPower's mission is to be a world leader in new nuclear technologies, while developing innovators and future leaders in the nuclear field. TerraPower is seeking to hire highly motivated and forward-thinking professionals who are interested in focusing on advanced radiopharmaceutical applications and influencing change within nuclear medicine. TerraPower is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate in hiring on the basis of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. In addition, as a federal contractor, TerraPower has instituted an Affirmative Action Plan (AAP) to proactively recruit, hire, and promote women, minorities, disabled persons and veterans. Production Radiochemist TerraPower is seeking a Production Radiochemist to join us in developing and isolating unique radioisotopes intended for use in targeted therapy for cancer. The successful candidate will be a key contributor in building radiochemical generators and providing isotopes to the pharmaceutical industry. This role will entail a wide breadth including daily radiochemical process operation in hot cells and gloveboxes, batch production, and support quality control activities for the manufacture of radioisotopes. This position will also support basic maintenance, troubleshooting and process documentation. This position interfaces with a dynamic interdisciplinary environment in which effective communication, teamwork and collaboration is required, while maintaining composure to act safely, ensure quality of data, and enable timely decision-making. The position will require good judgement in ensuring regulatory compliance while delivering on commercial production needs. Responsibilities The Production Radiochemist's primary responsibilities include: * Support daily radioisotope production activities including preparation of materials, execution of hot cell and glovebox based radiochemical process operations, and dispensing and release of product batches. * Perform hands-on manufacturing of radioisotopes (in hot cells and gloveboxes), following standard operating procedures (SOPs) and batch records. * Lead preparation of documentation for product batch records. * Lead cleaning and maintenance of production equipment. * Lead preparation of materials and stock solutions to enable production. * Maintain documentation on process operations as directed by SOPs. * As needed, follow SOPs to prepare and analyze test samples as required for quality control of production processes. * Liaise and collaborate with TPI Quality Assurance (QA) and broader TerraPower Materials & Chemistry team to support production planning, issue-resolution, audits, inspection, sample QA, out-of-specification investigations, corrective action program reports reso