Chief Medical Physicist

3 days ago

Halifax, Canada Nova Scotia Health Authority Full time

**Req ID**:203043**
**Location**:Central** Zone,**Halifax Infirmary Robie Street Entrance - QEII**
**Department**:CANC Medical Physics**
**Type of Employment**:Permanent**Hourly FT** (**100%**) x**1**
**Management/Non Union** P**osition**
**Posting Closing Date**:15-Jun-25**

Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We’re on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing, and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres, and community-based programs we operate across the province. Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators, and creative thinkers today.

**About the Opportunity**:
The Chief Medical Physicist is responsible professionally to the Head of the Radiation Therapy Service and Department of Radiation Oncology and administratively to the Senior Director and Senior Medical Director of the Cancer Care Program for all aspects of medical physics service, education and research. The Chief Medical Physicist holds a key mandate of developing and directing graduate education, research and development in the Medical Physics department. In coordination with the Director of Clinical Medical Physics, the Chief Medical Physicist is responsible in ensuring that radiation therapy is delivered in an accurate, effective and safe manner using contemporary national and international methods and standards. The Chief Medical Physicist holds an academic appointment, ordinarily in the Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, with cross-appointment to the Department of Physics and Atmospheric Science.

**The Chief Medical Physicist position is a permanent, fulltime position on Long Term Assignment with a renewable term of 5 years.**

**About You**:
We would love to hear from you if you have the following:

- PhD or DSc with specialization in Medical Physics
- Membership in the College of Physicists in Medicine (MCCPM) or a Fellow (preferred) of the Canadian College of Physicists (FCCPM) designations or the equivalent
- Seven years of experience as a radiation oncology medical physicist required
- Three years of leadership/management experience including preparation and administration of budgets, personnel supervision, and program planning
- A strong academic background including a significant publication record in medical physics
- Eligibility for appointment as faculty in the Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University
- In addition to the knowledge required for the certification process, the Chief Medical Physicist must have excellent communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills, be adaptable, show initiative and a sense of responsibility, and have good decision making and teaching skills
- Demonstrated leadership skills
- Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred

Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.

**Hours**:

- Permanent full-time position; 75 hours biweekly with a renewable term of 5 years

**Compensation and Benefits**:
**Salary currently under review.**

**Once You've Applied**

Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

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