A full-time position is immediately available for a Medical Physicist at UPMC Hillman Cancer Center. The person hired in this position will provide medical physics services to departments within the central Pittsburgh Region.  Our radiation oncology centers are ACRO-accredited, equipped with state-of-the-art Varian linear accelerators with on-board kV imaging, EPID, OBI/CBCT imaging, respiratory gating, RapidArc, and SRS/SBRT,  LDR and HDR brachytherapy, GE Discovery PET/CT and GE CT scanner, and utilize ARIA and Eclipse for documentation and treatment planning. 

Primary responsibilities for this position include but are not limited to, regular quality assurance testing of radiotherapy equipment and treatment delivery processes, dosimetric calibration of radiation therapy equipment, SRS/SBRT and IMRT treatment planning and delivery, and oversight of 4D-CT and gated radiation therapy, and various types of brachytherapy procedures. Active participation in clinical and developmental research projects is encouraged. The successful candidate should have demonstrated clinical skills in these areas and is expected to function independently with excellent oral and written communication skills. 

The successful candidate will join a team of more than 30 medical physicists across the UPMC Hillman Cancer Center network. He/she will have the full support of the Medical Physics Division. The Division’s goal is to scale advanced techniques across the network to enable high-quality care close to patients’ homes.  The successful candidate should have demonstrated clinical skills and is expected to function independently with excellent oral and written communication skills. Board certification and at least three years of clinical experience are preferred but not required, and we encourage early-career physicists to apply.

About UPMC:

The UPMC Hillman Cancer Center network is one of the largest integrated cancer networks in the United States with more than 60 locations throughout Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Maryland including 24 radiation oncology departments in the United States, and four centers in Europe.  With our team of dedicated clinicians, standardized processes, state-of-the-art equipment, and an integrated IT platform, the UPMC network is a national leader in scaling world-class care to radiation oncology patients close to their homes

Compensation:

• Faculty appointment 
• Sign-On & Relocation bonus
• Competitive salary plus incentive plan
• Outstanding UPMC benefits
• CME time and allowance

About the community:

Pittsburgh leaped to No. 26 on U.S. News and World Report’s list of the Best Places to live in the U.S. for 2022 and is rated by The Economist as one of the most livable cities in the U.S. It is a mid-size city with all the amenities of a large city and a friendly community. Known as the city of bridges, with 446 bridges, it has more than any city in the country. Pittsburgh offers an unmatched sports culture, world-class museums and universities, an abundance of parks, and access to outstanding outdoor recreation such as the Great Allegheny Passage, a 334-mile, car-free trail for hikers, runners, and cyclists.

Qualifications:

Required – M.S. or Ph.D. Degree in Physics or Medical Physics; ABR/ABMP Certification in Therapeutic Radiological Physics or Therapeutic Radiology is preferred but not required.

CONTACT:         

Saiful Huq, Ph.D., FAAPM, FInstP

Professor and Director of Medical Physics               

Department of Radiation Oncology            

UPMC Cancer Pavilion, 5150 Centre Avenue            

Room 542, Pittsburgh, PA  15232                                

Phone: 412-647-1813 (work)                                        

Fax: 412-647-1161                                                         

E-mail:  huqs@upmc.edu                                                                        

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran

About UPMC

A $23 billion health care provider and insurer, Pittsburgh-based UPMC is inventing new models of patient-centered, cost-effective, accountable care. The largest nongovernmental employer in Pennsylvania, UPMC integrates 92,000 employees, 40 hospitals, 800 doctors’ offices and outpatient sites, and a more than 4 million-member Insurance Services Division, the largest medical insurer in western Pennsylvania. In the most recent fiscal year, UPMC contributed $1.7 billion in benefits to its communities, including more care to the region’s most vulnerable citizens than any other health care institution, and paid more than $900 million in federal, state and local taxes. Working in close collaboration with the University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences, UPMC shares its clinical, managerial and technological skills worldwide through its innovation and commercialization arm, UPMC Enterprises, and through UPMC International. U.S. News consistently ranks UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside among the nation’s best hospitals in many specialties and ranks UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh on its Honor Roll of America’s Best Children’s Hospitals. For more information, go to UPMC.com.

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