Radiation Safety Officer

Mercor

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

Posted 10/10/2026contractRemote • United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $65 - $75 per dayWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in radiation safety management, including compliance with regulatory standards and effective communication of technical information to non-specialists. Proficient in technical writing and evaluation of radiological safety scenarios.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Radiation Safety LicenceTechnical WritingRegulatory ComplianceProgramme ManagementIncident Reporting

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Hard Skills

Radiological SafetySource InventoryCategory 1 and 2 Sealed SourcesRadiographyGaugingSterilisationALARAAuditsTrainingRegulator Submissions

Soft Skills

Strong Writing AbilityJudgment SkillsCommunication Skills

Certifications & Qualifications

Radiation Safety Licence

Industry Keywords

Radiation Protection ManagerRSODeputy RSOCompliance SpecialistPublished ResearchExpert WitnessMisuse ScenariosTechnical ReasoningNDA-Covered InformationPrepublication Review Obligations

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Write challenging single-turn prompts in radiological safety, labelled benign, dual-use, or adversarial
Evaluate model responses against a defined policy standard
Judge whether responses handled technical requests correctly
Write reference answers describing correct responses and the technical reasoning behind them
Distinguish routine professional questions from requests with potential misuse intent
Provide written rationales for judgments that non-specialists can understand
Read and write about misuse scenarios for sustained periods

Requirements

What you’ll need

Must have held the radiation safety licence and served as the person of record for acquisition, inventory, transfer, and disposal
Relevant backgrounds include 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, inspections, ALARA, audits, training, and incident reporting may be relevant
Strong writing ability; every judgment requires 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
Must disclose any such obligations so the work can be scoped accordingly

Benefits

Comp & perks

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