Radiation Safety Officer — Nuclear Isotope Lab (Idaho Falls)

ResumeXrays LLC; Idaho Falls (ID); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible time off

Equity

Bonuses

Health insurance

Job summary

Oklo is seeking a Radiation Safety Officer (RSO) to own the Radiation Protection Program at the Idaho Radioisotopes Laboratory in Idaho Falls. The ideal candidate is a CHP or equivalent with deep expertise in radiation safety program implementation and strong leadership capabilities.

You will lead NRC and state regulatory interactions, develop controls, supervise staff, and guide operations from isotope production to waste management, ensuring ALARA practices and facility readiness.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Health Physics, Nuclear Engineering, Radiochemistry, Chemistry, Physics, or a related technical discipline.
• Minimum of 10 years of progressively responsible experience in health physics, radiation safety, or radiological operations.
• Experience implementing and managing radiation protection programs in regulated radiological environments.
• Experience leading or supervising technical staff, including mentoring, training, and professional development.
• Strong working knowledge of NRC regulations, radiation protection principles, ALARA practices, contamination controls, and radiological work planning.
• Strong technical writing, organizational, problem-solving, and operational decision-making skills.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the designated Radiation Safety Officer with technical authority and accountability for the IRL Radiation Protection Program.
• Establish, maintain, and enforce radiation protection standards and procedures using sound health physics principles.
• Provide oversight for radioactive material handling, isotope production, contamination controls, radioactive waste management, and radiological work planning.
• Lead, mentor, and develop radiation protection personnel and staff to maintain safety culture.
• Perform and oversee radiological evaluations including shielding analyses, dose assessments, ALARA planning, and work reviews.
• Integrate radiation protection requirements into facility modifications, procedures, commissioning, and upgrades.
• Interface with regulators during inspections, audits, licensing activities, and regulatory communications.
• Prepare, review, and approve regulatory documentation, license amendments, corrective actions, procedures, and training.
• Lead investigations of radiological events and root-cause analysis with corrective actions.
• Support operational readiness, emergency preparedness, and commissioning activities.
• Collaborate with operations, engineering, maintenance, and leadership to align radiation protection with goals.
• Promote operational excellence, procedural compliance, and nuclear safety culture.

Skills

Technical writing

Problem solving

Operational decision-making

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Health Physics, Nuclear Engineering, Radiochemistry, Chemistry, Physics, or related technical discipline

Job description

Oklo is seeking a Radiation Safety Officer (RSO) to own the Radiation Protection Program at the Idaho Radioisotopes Laboratory in Idaho Falls. The ideal candidate is a CHP or equivalent with deep expertise in radiation safety program implementation and strong leadership capabilities.

You will lead NRC and state regulatory interactions, develop controls, supervise staff, and guide operations from isotope production to waste management, ensuring ALARA practices and facility readiness.