Associate Director Physics Team Leader and Process Automation

Role Summary

Associate Director Physics Team Leader and Process Automation. Location: Indianapolis, IN or Fort Worth, TX (no remote). Travel up to 20%. Focus on physical irradiation technologies and related process automation, with emphasis on isotope production technologies. Leads a Process automation and Physics Development Team within the Global Isotope Development Unit to drive isotope-related projects from early strategy and development to technical leadership and developability assessments of irradiation technologies.

Responsibilities

• Be part of the IDU Leadership team
• Collaborate with cross-functional and multidisciplinary teams across multiple global sites to develop efficient radio-chemical separation techniques
• Co-lead projects with project leads; formulate and execute project strategy; manage interfaces, timelines, priorities, and board presentations
• Build and lead internal Radiochemical team of experimental scientists and project leads; gather technical and operational input to build the project execution plan
• Lead internal project meetings; collect and interpret data to advance projects; adapt strategy; ensure minutes capture decisions; ensure milestones and go/no-go criteria are data-driven and documented; maintain accurate project information in systems
• Guide projects on isotope approaches and technologies; lead developability assessment, manufacturing line development, and early process development; monitor goals, activities, commitments, and timelines; manage risks
• Align with RLT LT project strategy and resourcing; provide regular project/portfolio updates to IDU LT
• Manage and communicate project status, issues, and resolution options to ensure timely information flow to stakeholders (NTO and TRD)
• Foster proactive, open communication within and across teams; mentor less experienced members
• Contribute to vendor/CRO evaluations, outsourcing coordination, budget monitoring, external collaborations, and due diligence
• Ensure best practices, knowledge exchange, and continuous mentoring and training of team members

Qualifications

• Required: Bachelor‚Äôs degree; Master‚Äôs or PhD preferred
• Required: At least 5 years‚Äô relevant experience in radiopharmaceuticals or related fields with a strong focus on process automation and physics (academic experience considered)
• Strong background in Radiochemistry and radio-isotope production technologies, including irradiation technologies and accelerators
• Proven leadership experience with international, multidisciplinary development teams
• Ambitious, collaborative, and committed to team and project success
• Result- and quality-oriented; able to navigate conflicting interests and drive progress
• Excellent project management, organizational, and interpersonal communication skills
• Creative with strong problem-solving, attention to detail, and ability to see the bigger picture
• Comfortable with ambiguity and change; fast learner willing to adopt new tools and processes
• Ability to operate in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple communications and requests in parallel

Skills

• Project management
• Leadership and team building
• Radiochemistry and radiopharmaceutical production
• Process automation and physics development
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Strategic planning and risk management
• Data interpretation and decision framing

Education

• Bachelor‚Äôs degree required; Master‚Äôs or PhD preferred

Additional Requirements

• Travel up to 20% as defined by the business