Lead Clinical Medical Physicist: Proton Therapy Leader

PSI Laboratory for Energy Systems Analysis (LEA); Villigen; On-site; CHF 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Paul Scherrer Institute in Villigen, Switzerland, invites applications for Lead Clinical Medical Physicist to head the Clinical Medical Physics Group and Therapy Planning team within the Center for Proton Radiation Therapy.

You will lead budgets, clinical duty service, and quality assurance, coordinate information flow, coach staff, and drive modernization including digitalization and AI tools. Excellent English; Swiss certification in medical physics is expected.

Qualifications

• University degree in physics, medical physics or a related field.
• Swiss certification in medical physics or an equivalent qualification recognized in Switzerland.
• Substantial professional experience in radiotherapy.

Responsibilities

• Technical, organizational and personnel leadership of the Clinical Medical Physics Group and the Therapy Planning team.
• Responsibility for the group budget, clinical duty service, working time monitoring and absence planning.
• Coordination of the technical and administrative exchange of information across all organizational units.
• Coaching and individual development of team members.
• Clinical operational responsibility for medical physics activities at Gantry 2, Gantry 3 and Optis.
• Leadership of clinical medical physics and therapy planning support.
• Leadership and further development of the quality assurance program for all facilities.
• Interest in modernization of the clinical program (digitalization, automation, AI tools).
• Initiation of and contribution to strategic initiatives within the Medical Physicists Platform.
• Initiation, leadership and participation in research and development projects; inter-departmental collaboration.
• Presentation of research results through publications and conferences.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Organizational skills

Strategic thinking

Interdisciplinary collaboration

English

German knowledge

Education

University degree in physics, medical physics or related field

Swiss certification in medical physics or equivalent

Job description

Paul Scherrer Institute in Villigen, Switzerland, invites applications for Lead Clinical Medical Physicist to head the Clinical Medical Physics Group and Therapy Planning team within the Center for Proton Radiation Therapy.

You will lead budgets, clinical duty service, and quality assurance, coordinate information flow, coach staff, and drive modernization including digitalization and AI tools. Excellent English; Swiss certification in medical physics is expected.