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We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Radiochemist to join our team at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. As a Senior Radiochemist, you will be responsible for providing comprehensive technical support for the operations of the Bioassay and Radiological Measurement Laboratories.

• Provide high-quality radiochemical/radiation detection analyses for workplace, personnel, and environmental samples in support of various LLNL ES&H operations.
• Follow existing quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) guidelines, identify and report QA/QC issues to management, and make recommendations to develop and implement solutions.
• Maintain complete and accurate records of work performed and report results to ensure compliance with standards, rules, and regulations.
• Review and interpret technical data generated by instrumentation and enter data in the Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) databases.
• Analyze performance test and performance evaluation samples to maintain external accreditations.
• Implement and document new operating processes and procedures as well as review and revise existing ones.
• Operate, calibrate, and maintain chemical processing equipment and analytical instruments, such as ICP-mass spectrometers, gas proportional counters, and liquid scintillation counters.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Collaborate with team lead and team members in the development of new radioanalytical procedures.
• Coordinate procurement, installation, and set-up of new laboratory instrumentation.
• Update and analyze QC control charts for processes and/or instrumentation.

• Ability to secure and maintain a U.S. DOE Q-level security clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship.
• Bachelor's degree in Analytical Chemistry or Radiochemistry, or other scientific technical area, related field, or equivalent level of knowledge and relevant experience.
• Fundamental knowledge and understanding of analytical or radioanalytical chemistry, including chemical processing techniques and instrumentation.
• Experience with processing and analysis of workplace and environmental samples using various analytical/radioanalytical techniques and instrumentation.
• Experience with laboratory QA/QC practices, ES&H practices, and/or good laboratory practice.
• Effective organizational skills with a detail-oriented mindset necessary to handle multiple tasks in a demanding environment with conflicting priorities, tight and changing deadlines, unscheduled events, and frequent interruptions while providing high-level customer service and good follow-through.
• Sufficient verbal and written communication skills necessary to effectively present, explain, and communicate technical and operational information to peers and supervisors.
• Decision-making and problem-solving skills to evaluate and solve problems within the scope of prescribed practices and procedures.
• Ability to work under general direction as well as collaboration in a team environment with a broad cross-section of people, including effective interpersonal skills with the ability to handle complex, sensitive, and confidential issues with tact, discretion, and mature judgment.

• Ability to calibrate and maintain instrumentation and identify analytical issues with sample preparation or instrumentation.
• Comprehensive knowledge of radiochemical techniques and concepts, including radioisotope separations and radiation detection instrumentation.