Senior Director, Radiation Protection, Environmental Health, Safety

Siemens Healthineers

. Develop and execute the global RPEHS strategy and future capability roadmap.

Posted 10/28/2026full-timeUnited StatesSenior💰 $177,780 - $244,442 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in Radiation Protection and EHS management, with a strong focus on regulatory compliance, organizational strategy, and talent development. Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and manage complex regulatory environments while ensuring operational readiness and safety.

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Radiation Protection ManagementEHS Strategy DevelopmentRegulatory ComplianceLeadership in Multidisciplinary TeamsCertified Health Physicist

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Hard Skills

Radiation ProtectionHealth PhysicsEHS Management SystemsRegulatory InspectionsOrganizational StrategyBudget ManagementWorkforce PlanningRisk AssessmentOperational ControlsData Automation

Soft Skills

Executive CommunicationBusiness JudgmentCross-Functional CollaborationTalent DevelopmentDecision-Making

Certifications & Qualifications

Certified Health PhysicistMedical Health Physics Certification

Industry Keywords

Radiopharmaceutical ManufacturingU.S. Radiation Protection ProgramCyclotron RegistrationALARA PrinciplesCompliance Assessments

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Develop and execute the global RPEHS strategy and future capability roadmap.
Integrate RPEHS into business strategy, investment, facility development, operational readiness, and major business decisions.
Own the governance, effectiveness, and continuous evolution of the global Radiopharma EHS Management System.
Establish global requirements, operational controls, accountabilities, performance expectations, management review, and escalation principles.
Set the RPEHS digitalization, data, workflow, and automation roadmap.
Design and lead the global RPEHS organization, including structure, decision authority, budget, workforce strategy, talent development, succession, engagement, and retention.
Develop managers and technical leaders and build cross-functional networks.
Provide executive visibility and escalation of significant risks, regulatory developments, performance, capability gaps, and resource requirements.
Serve as designated CRSO and administer and improve the U.S. Radiation Protection Program.
Own U.S. radioactive material licensing and cyclotron-registration strategy and maintain relationships with radiation-control authorities.
Provide final Radiation Protection review and approval for licensing submissions, facility designs, licensed activities, programs, products, projects, and process changes.
Establish and approve U.S. Radiation Protection Program requirements and lead the Corporate Radiation Safety Committee.
Oversee dosimetry, ALARA, monitoring, radioactive material transportation, waste management, material accountability, records, compliance assessments, and corrective actions.
Exercise independent regulatory judgment and lead Radiation Protection aspects of incidents, reportability decisions, notifications, inspections, investigations, legal matters, and significant U.S. regulatory issues.

Requirements

What you’ll need

University degree in Radiation Protection, Health Physics, Medical Physics, Nuclear Engineering, Physics, EHS, or a closely related scientific or engineering discipline.
Significant leadership experience in Radiation Protection, EHS, radiopharmaceutical manufacturing, accelerator operations, or another complex regulated environment.
Demonstrated experience leading managers and multidisciplinary technical teams across countries, cultures, organizational boundaries, and time zones.
Demonstrated experience in organizational strategy, management systems, business growth, organizational design, talent development, budgets, workforce planning, and resource prioritization.
Strong executive communication and business judgment, with the ability to translate technical, regulatory, and organizational risks into decisions and build alignment across a complex matrix organization.
At least five years of applied health physics experience involving Radiation Protection issues comparable to the U.S. Radiopharma program.
Demonstrated experience as a named RSO or CRSO with U.S. radioactive-material licensing, cyclotron registrations, regulatory inspections, investigations, corrective actions, and Radiation Protection Program management.
Demonstrated ability to exercise independent regulatory judgment and prioritize competing Radiation Protection, regulatory, and operational demands across multiple U.S. sites, including time-critical situations.
Certification by the American Board of Health Physics as a Certified Health Physicist or by the American Board of Medical Physics in Medical Health Physics.
Ability to meet applicable licensing, regulatory, and location requirements for CRSO designation and maintain effective engagement with U.S. licensed operations and regulatory authorities.
A successful candidate must be able to work with controlled technology in accordance with US export control law.

Benefits

Comp & perks

medical insurance
dental insurance
vision insurance
401(k) retirement plan
life insurance
long-term and short-term disability insurance
paid parking/public transportation
paid time off
paid sick and safe time