Executive Leader, Radiation Safety & Natural Sciences

Florida; Tallahassee (FL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual and Sick Leave benefits

Nine paid holidays and one Personal/Fl

Health, life, dental, vision insurance

Job summary

The Florida Department of Health seeks a Chief of Natural Sciences to provide executive leadership for Florida's statewide Radiation Control Program. You will oversee multidisciplinary teams responsible for regulating radioactive materials, x-ray equipment, radiologic technologist education, and environmental monitoring.

The role emphasizes supervisory oversight, strategic budgeting, policy development, interagency coordination with NRC, FDA, EPA, and state partners, and ensuring program

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of program management experience and 5 years of supervisory experience.
• Preferred 5 years of radiological health or health physics experience; Bachelor's degree as listed.
• Travel time 1-25%.

Responsibilities

• Provide executive leadership for statewide Radiation Control Program with 94 employees.
• Direct radiation control programs including regulation of radioactive materials and x-ray equipment.
• Coordinate radiologic emergency response and environmental monitoring.
• Develop budgets, policy, and program modernization; QA/QC systems.
• Oversee staff development, performance reviews, and timekeeping.

Skills

Program management

Supervisory experience

Communication

Interagency coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in math, physics, chemistry, engineering, biology, or physical science

Radiological health or health physics experience

Job description

The Florida Department of Health seeks a Chief of Natural Sciences to provide executive leadership for Florida's statewide Radiation Control Program. You will oversee multidisciplinary teams responsible for regulating radioactive materials, x-ray equipment, radiologic technologist education, and environmental monitoring.

The role emphasizes supervisory oversight, strategic budgeting, policy development, interagency coordination with NRC, FDA, EPA, and state partners, and ensuring program