Health Physicist

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Cincinnati (OH); Hybrid; USD 154,000 - 197,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Telework eligible

Job summary

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, GA is seeking a Health Physicist to advise on occupational radiation dose estimation and cancer causation within the EEOICPA program. The role requires high-level scientific expertise and will involve consultation with the Presidentially-appointed Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health.

You will serve as the agency's principal technical expert, evaluating dose reconstruction activities and providing solutions that inform compensation

Qualifications

• Foreign education credentials must be evaluated to show equivalence to U.S. education or full credit given at U.S. institutions.

Responsibilities

• Function as a nationally and internationally recognized expert on occupational radiation dose estimation and cancer causation, providing scientific advice for compensation program decisions.
• Act as the Agency's principal technical expert, addressing the Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health on scientific matters and issues related to EEOICPA.

Education

Foreign education evaluation/credentials assessment

Job description

• Hiring Agency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Department: Department of Health and Human Services

This position is located in the Department of Health and Human Services, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. This announcement will close at 11:59 PM, on the day that 50 applications have been received or the closing date of the announcement, whichever comes first.

Key Responsibilities

As a Health Physicist, you will: Function as a nationally and internationally recognized expert relating to occupational radiation dose estimation and cancer causation by providing scientific advice and consultation on solutions to critical problems which require outstanding creativity in generating new hypotheses, approaches, and standards to be used in compensation program decision making.

Act as the Agency's principal technical expert who will address the Presidentially -appointed Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health regarding scientific matters and issues relevant to the EEOICPA program. Evaluate existing and alternative dose reconstruction activities as it relates to the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act (EEOICPA).

Requirements & Education

Foreign Education: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university.

For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $154100 – $197200/yr.

Is this position remote or telework eligible?

This position is eligible for telework.

What security clearance is required?

This position requires a Top Secret security clearance.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-10-26.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.

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