Medical Physicist

Nova Scotia Health Authority; Halifax; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health authority in Nova Scotia is seeking a Chief Medical Physicist to oversee medical physics services and education. The role requires a PhD in Medical Physics, extensive experience in radiation oncology, and strong leadership skills. This permanent full-time position offers a chance to contribute to innovative healthcare solutions in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Travel insurance

Long-term disability

Life insurance coverage

Defined benefit pension plan

Qualifications

• Seven years of experience as a radiation oncology medical physicist required.
• Three years of leadership/management experience including budget preparation.
• Strong academic background with significant publication record.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for all aspects of medical physics service, education, and research.
• Ensure radiation therapy is delivered accurately and safely.
• Develop and direct graduate education and research in Medical Physics.

Skills

Communication

Leadership

Interpersonal skills

Decision making

Teaching skills

Education

PhD or DSc with specialization in Medical Physics

Job description

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Job Title: Chief Medical Physicist - Medical Physics

Location: Central Zone, Halifax Infirmary Robie Street Entrance - QEII

Department: CANC Medical Physics

Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly FT (100%) x 1

Management/Non Union Position

Posting Closing Date: 15-Jun-25

Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We’re on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing, and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres, and community-based programs we operate across the province. Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators, and creative thinkers today.

Nova Scotia Health employs professionals in all corners of our beautiful province. We believe there's a place here for everyone to call home, from vibrant cities with exuberant nightlife to quaint towns with picturesque trails. The work-life balance that comes with a Nova Scotia Health role means you'll have the time to explore, discover, and participate in that coveted Atlantic lifestyle. Visit us today and check out www.novascotia.com to see why more people from across the globe are moving here.

About the Opportunity

The Chief Medical Physicist is responsible professionally to the Head of the Radiation Therapy Service and Department of Radiation Oncology and administratively to the Senior Director and Senior Medical Director of the Cancer Care Program for all aspects of medical physics service, education and research. The Chief Medical Physicist holds a key mandate of developing and directing graduate education, research and development in the Medical Physics department. In coordination with the Director of Clinical Medical Physics, the Chief Medical Physicist is responsible in ensuring that radiation therapy is delivered in an accurate, effective and safe manner using contemporary national and international methods and standards. The Chief Medical Physicist holds an academic appointment, ordinarily in the Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, with cross-appointment to the Department of Physics and Atmospheric Science.

The Chief Medical Physicist position is a permanent, fulltime position on Long Term Assignment with a renewable term of 5 years.

About You

We would love to hear from you if you have the following:

• PhD or DSc with specialization in Medical Physics
• Membership in the College of Physicists in Medicine (MCCPM) or a Fellow (preferred) of the Canadian College of Physicists (FCCPM) designations or the equivalent
• Seven years of experience as a radiation oncology medical physicist required
• Three years of leadership/management experience including preparation and administration of budgets, personnel supervision, and program planning
• A strong academic background including a significant publication record in medical physics
• Eligibility for appointment as faculty in the Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University
• In addition to the knowledge required for the certification process, the Chief Medical Physicist must have excellent communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills, be adaptable, show initiative and a sense of responsibility, and have good decision making and teaching skills
• Demonstrated leadership skills
• Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred

Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.

Hours

• Permanent full-time position; 75 hours biweekly with a renewable term of 5 years

Compensation and Benefits

Salary currently under review.

Successful candidates may be eligible for our benefits package which includes health, dental, travel, long-term disability, and life insurance coverage as well as a defined benefit pension plan.

Once You've Applied

Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

Nova Scotia Health is committed to being a workforce that is free of discrimination, values diversity, and is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. We encourage all qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotian, Persons of Colour, Foreign Nationals/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply and self-identify.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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