Radiation Safety Officer

Mercor

. Write challenging single-turn prompts in radiological safety, labelled benign, dual-use, and adversarial .

Posted 9/29/2026contractRemote • United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $65 - $75 per hourWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in radiological safety, including the management of radiation safety licenses and compliance with regulatory standards. Proficient in technical writing and the ability to communicate complex concepts clearly to non-specialists.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Radiation Safety LicenceTechnical WritingRegulatory ComplianceProgramme ManagementRadiological Safety Evaluation

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Hard Skills

Radiation Safety ManagementSource InventoryALARA PrinciplesIncident ReportingRegulator SubmissionsRadiographyGaugingSterilisationAuditsTraining

Soft Skills

JudgmentAnalytical ThinkingCommunication

Certifications & Qualifications

Radiation Safety Licence

Industry Keywords

Radiological SafetyCompliance SpecialistRSODeputy RSONDA-Covered InformationExport-Controlled InformationPrepublication ReviewCategory 1 and 2 Sealed Sources

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Write challenging single-turn prompts in radiological safety, labelled benign, dual-use, and adversarial
Evaluate model responses against a defined policy standard
Judge whether responses handled radiological safety requests correctly
Write reference answers and explain the technical reasoning behind them
Create prompts that distinguish legitimate professional questions from dangerous misuse scenarios
Provide written rationales that non-specialists can follow
Read and write about radiological-safety misuse scenarios for sustained periods
Scope the work appropriately where classified, export-controlled, NDA-covered, or prepublication-restricted obligations exist

Requirements

What you’ll need

Must have held a radiation safety licence and been the person of record for acquisition, inventory, transfer and disposal
Experience as a named RSO on a broad-scope licence, RSO or deputy RSO at a university, hospital or research institute, industrial or irradiator RSO, licensing and compliance specialist, or radiation protection manager
Experience with programme management, source inventory, regulatory compliance, Category 1 and 2 sealed sources, radiography, gauging, sterilisation, regulator submissions, amendments and inspections, ALARA, audits, training, and incident reporting, as applicable
Ability to distinguish routine professional questions from potentially dangerous misuse scenarios
Strong technical writing ability; every judgment must include a written rationale understandable to a non-specialist
Prior technical writing, published research, or expert witness experience is a strong signal
Must not use classified or export-controlled information, NDA-covered information, or information subject to prepublication review obligations
Qualified applicants must meet applicable legal work requirements

Benefits

Comp & perks

Earn up to $250 for each successful referral
Reasonable accommodations upon request
Ability to pause or step away from misuse-scenario work at any point without penalty