Radiation Safety Officer

Job Summary:

The Radiation Safety Officer (RSO) will lead and manage a comprehensive, enterprise-wide Radiation Protection Program within a complex academic health system operating under a broad-scope radioactive materials license issued by the State of California. Reporting to the Assistant Vice Chancellor for Environment, Health & Safety (EH&S), the RSO serves as the designated institutional authority and regulatory designee on both ionizing and non-ionizing radiation safety and compliance across clinical, research, and academic operations.

The RSO partners closely with the institutional Radiation Safety Committee (RSC) and provides subject matter leadership and technical guidance to ensure safe, compliant, and effective use of radiation technologies across UCSF’s hospitals, clinics, and research campuses throughout the Bay Area. This includes oversight of radioactive materials, radiation-producing machines, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), lasers...