Manager, TPI R&D Chemistry

Equal employment opportunity, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.

Responsibilities

The Manager, TPI R&D Chemistry primary responsibilities include:

• Maintaining a positive work atmosphere, inclusive company culture and effective collaboration across TPI project teams and broader TerraPower organization.
• Lead and develop a high-performing Radiochemistry Process Development organization, with accountability for workforce planning, budgeting, performance management, and employee engagement.
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Serve as the primary technical and organizational leader for Radiochemistry Process Development, influencing cross-functional teams across Engineering, Operations, Production, Quality, Regulatory, Safety, and Program Management to deliver integrated project outcomes.
• Delivering against TPI R&D Radiochemistry team objectives and determining how to use resources to meet schedules and project goals, including the development of relevant components of project scope and schedule.
• Reporting and communicating progress to higher levels of organization on project and team performance in the form of meeting updates and presentations.
• Train, develop, and mentor TPI R&D Radiochemistry team members, including through servant leadership, providing weekly or biweekly 1:1 interaction with team members, and providing effective feedback to support employees growth in the team and broader TerraPower organization.
• Manage coordination of R&D Radiochemistry team in technical risk identification and developing project scope necessary to advance radiochemical process development, including design and execution of R&D radiochemistry experimental campaigns.
• Lead radiochemistry laboratory and system development, including the design of flexible experimental chemistry capabilities to support TPI R&D activities.
• Review TPI R&D Radiochemistry deliverables including research reports, procedures, production records and publications.
• Provide radiochemistry support for the design, scale-up, start-up; and ongoing production of radioisotopes with emphasis to hands-on support alongside team members in TPI radiochemistry laboratories.
• Interface effectively with TerraPower quality assurance disciplines as needed to ensure Good Laboratory Practices (GLP) are followed, quality of experiments, analytical methods, and designs are maintained and continuously improved.
• Oversee development of and maintain laboratory procedures.
• Oversee compliance with site safety and radiation protection guidelines, and ensure effective teamwork and communication with health physicists, Authorized Users and RSO.
• Emphasize safety in new and existing design and safe practices in all experimental activities.
• Lead in ensuring that the organization, housekeeping and effectiveness of TerraPower radiochemistry use-areas and production facilities is maintained at a high standard at all times.
• Perform other general duties associated with the position as a member of the radiochemistry team, to ensure ongoing effectiveness and continuous improvement of TerraPower R&D efforts. Key Qualifications and Skills
• Graduate degree in radiochemistry, chemistry, chemical engineering or similar.
• PhD with a minimum of 5 years of postgraduate laboratory experience, or MS with at least 7 years of postgraduate laboratory experience, including expertise in radiochemistry, radiochemical separations, and chemical synthesis.
• Minimum of 5 years of progressive people leadership experience managing scientific or technical teams, including hiring, coaching, performance management, employee development, and resource planning.
• Ability to influence without direct authority across technical and business functions.
• Extensive background in radiochemistry and radiochemical separations relevant to radiopharmaceuticals, isotopes and the purification and production of actinium-225 and other relevant alpha-emitting isotopes, including analytical methods for characterization of f-block elements by means of radioanalytics, spectroscopy, and wet-chemistry techniques.
• Demonstrated experience coordinating and delivering on complex technical tasks requiring input from multiple stakeholders.
• Ability to understand requirements (regulations, codes and standards, etc.), incorporate them into TerraPower documents, and provide associated guidance to TerraPower personnel.
• Flexibility to work periodic off-hours in support of routine production.
• The successful candidate will possess a high degree of trust and integrity, communicate openly and display respect and a desire to foster teamwork.
• Strong organizational and communication skills including technical writing, presentation, and interpersonal skills.

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