Advanced Medical Physicist (Radiation Oncology)

Location: Orland Park, Illinois, United States; onsite

Salary: USD 92.54–124.94 per hour

Company

Northwestern Medicine provides patient-focused healthcare services and employee benefits across its medical system.

What you will do

• Manage medical physics operations within a radiotherapy clinic.
• Perform complex treatment planning, patient positioning support, and comprehensive machine and patient quality assurance.
• Conduct acceptance testing, commissioning, validation, and data characterization for radiation therapy equipment and computer systems.
• Develop treatment protocols, standard operating procedures, technical documentation, and quality initiatives.
• Oversee radiation safety, equipment compliance, imaging workflows, and technical aspects of radiation oncology programs.
• Consult with physicians, verify treatment plans and patient charts, and supervise medical physics assistants, residents, and dosimetrists.

Requirements

• ABR Board Certified in Therapeutic Medical Physics.
• Illinois Emergency Management Registered Therapeutic Radiological Physicist required.
• Expertise in radiation therapy equipment acceptance testing, commissioning, validation, and quality assurance.
• Experience with treatment planning, dosimetry, imaging guidance, radiation safety, and regulatory compliance.
• Ability to collaborate with physicians, nurses, therapists, and dosimetrists.

Nice to have

• PhD.
• 4–8 years of experience.
• Illinois Emergency Management Registered Diagnostic Imaging Specialist.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time day-shift schedule.
• Patient-first healthcare environment.
• Tuition reimbursement and loan forgiveness.
• 401(k) matching and lifecycle benefits.
• Benefits supporting physical, emotional, and financial well-being.