Radioisotope Application Engineer

Telix Pharmaceuticals is a dynamic, fast-growing radiopharmaceutical company with offices in Australia (HQ), Belgium, Japan, Switzerland, and the United States. Our mission is to deliver on the promise of precision medicine through targeted radiation. At our core, we exist to create products that seek to improve the quality of life for people living with cancer and rare diseases. You will be supporting the international roll-out of our approved prostate cancer imaging agent and helping us to advance our portfolio of late clinical-stage products that address significant unmet need in oncology and rare diseases.

See Yourself at Telix

As Radioisotope Application Engineer, you will develop and optimize automated processes for isotopes dissolution, purification, and preparation, ensuring compliance with cGMP and radiation safety standards. You will validate workflows and enhance process performance to improve yield, reproducibility, and robustness. Collaborating with cross-functional teams, you will align production capabilities with clinical and commercial needs. You also provide technical expertise and documentation to support audits, regulatory submissions, and other projects at Telix.

Key Accountabilities:

• Operations:

• Implement processes for dissolution, purification, and preparation of radioisotopes produced from solid and liquid targets.

• Optimize process performance to enhance yield, reproducibility, and operational robustness.

• Validate and qualify methods, and workflows in compliance with GMP and radiation protection requirements, and pharmacopoeia specifications.

• Technical Support: Contribute as a subject matter expert (SME): Participate in cross-functional projects by providing technical expertise related to dissolution and purification processes.

• Team Collaboration: Collaborate with other teams (cyclotron operations, R&D, QA, QC, radiopharmaceuticals production and warehouse) to align process capabilities with user, clinical and commercial needs.

• Troubleshooting and Diagnostics: Manage troubleshooting by identifying and resolving purification operational issues, to minimize production downtime.

• Documentation and Reporting:

• Prepare and update technical documentation and validation reports to support audits and regulatory submissions.

• Write technical Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and Work Instructions (WI) for precise and consistent processes.

• Report all results in a clear and detailed way.

• Availability for Flexible Hours: Willing and able to work overtime or outside regular hours when required or requested. Participate in « on call » rotations.

• Additional Responsibilities: Perform other duties as assigned to support team objectives and production facility operations. For instance, as back-up for production technician production.

Education and Experience:

• Educational Background: Master’s degree in engineering or sciences (g. chemistry, radiochemistry, pharmacy or biomedical), or equivalent by experience.

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in the radioisotopes production sector

• Experience (at least 1 year) in GMP manufacturing environment.

• A knowledge of cGMP requirements is required.

• Prior knowledge and expertise in cyclotrons and targets are advantageous.

• Language Proficiency: Fluent in English, French would be considered as an asset

Key Capabilities:

• Commitment to excellence: Take pride in your work and consistently strive for excellence in everything you do

• Results-oriented: Driven to achieve goals and objectives, with a strong focus on delivering measurable results

• Creativity and innovation: Possess a willingness to think outside the box and come up with unique and creative solutions to challenges

• Strong communication skills: Able to communicate effectively with colleagues and stakeholders at all levels, using clear and concise language

• Collaboration: Work effectively as part of a team, actively sharing knowledge and expertise to achieve common goals

• Resilience: Demonstrate the ability to bounce back from setbacks and persevere in the face of challenges

• Inclusive mindset: Demonstrate an understanding and appreciation for diversity, and actively work to create an inclusive environment where everyone feels valued and respected

• Adaptability: Comfortable working in a dynamic environment, able to adjust to changing priorities, and willing to take on new challenges

• Ethical behavior: Act with integrity and demonstrate a commitment to ethical behavior in all interactions with colleagues and stakeholders

• Continuous learning: Show a commitment to ongoing learning and professional development, continually seeking out opportunities to expand your knowledge and skills

At Telix, we believe everyone counts, we strive to be extraordinary, and we pursue our goals with determination and integrity. You will be part of an engaged and supportive group of colleagues who all have a shared purpose: to help people with cancer and rare diseases live longer, better quality lives. Being a Telix employee means being a part of a unique, global, interdisciplinary team working to deliver what's next in precision medicine. We have hybrid and remote employees located all around the world. We offer competitive salaries, annual performance-based bonuses, an equity-based incentive program, generous vacation, paid wellness days and support for learning and development.

Telix Pharmaceuticals is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.

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