Radiopharmaceuticals Postdoc: PET Imaging & Synthesis

St Jude Children's Research Hospital; Memphis (TN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign‑on bonus

Relocation stipend

Health insurance

Laptop provided

Professional development allowance

Retirement savings program

Job summary

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital invites postdoctoral fellows to join the Neumann lab, focusing on radiopharmaceuticals, radiochemistry, and synthetic organic chemistry.

The role emphasizes developing imaging agents for PET and collaborating across oncology, neuroscience, and infectious disease disciplines. Lab work includes in vitro and in vivo evaluation, with access to cutting‑edge core facilities and a strong translational research environment.

Qualifications

• PhD in chemistry, radiochemistry, or a related field.
• Experience in radiopharmaceutical synthesis and imaging.
• Familiarity with PET imaging modalities is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop radiopharmaceuticals with diagnostic/therapeutic potential.
• Synthesize imaging agents using radiochemistry and organic synthesis.
• Collaborate with oncology, neuroscience, and infectious disease teams on translational projects.

Skills

Synthetic organic chemistry

Radiochemistry

Molecular imaging

Education

PhD in Chemistry/Radiochemistry/Related field

Tools

PET/CT

PET/MRI

Job description

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital invites postdoctoral fellows to join the Neumann lab, focusing on radiopharmaceuticals, radiochemistry, and synthetic organic chemistry.

The role emphasizes developing imaging agents for PET and collaborating across oncology, neuroscience, and infectious disease disciplines. Lab work includes in vitro and in vivo evaluation, with access to cutting‑edge core facilities and a strong translational research environment.