Cyclotron Manager

This post provides an exciting opportunity for an experienced cyclotron engineer to take on a senior role within our PET Centre and the Research Department of Imaging Chemistry and Biology (ICAB).

The post holder will be responsible for managing both the GE880 GE PETtrace and RDS112cyclotrons and associated equipment to ensure that they are able to meet the needs of the PERL and CARL radiochemistry laboratories and the wider PET and ICAB user groups. They will work closely with the Chemistry Operations Manager and will be a key point of contact and expertise for industry partners involved in radionuclide production. They will provide highly specialist mechanical and electrical engineering support for the cyclotrons and associated equipment in PERL and CARL. They will oversee the maintenance and development of all cyclotron-related activities and performance (e.g. radionuclide yields, targetry, ancillary equipment and infrastructure) to support routine radionuclide production in parallel with a range of research activities. They will also oversee maintenance and support of other specialist equipment within the facility (e.g. hot cells, automated platforms, dispensers, other
equipment associated with the production of radiopharmaceuticals), including supporting validation of equipment according to GMP guidelines., The post holder will be responsible for planning preventative and corrective maintenance programmes, as well as ordering spare parts and dealing with faults and breakdowns. They will lead staff training in cyclotron operation and the reliable delivery of radionuclide production. They will also play a lead role in the investigation and communication of operational updates and issues to appropriate staff members including Kings College London Engineers, and Estates and Facilities staff.The post holder will work closely with the operations, technical, research and administrative PET laboratory managers to optimise the day-to-day activities of the role and will have a key role in ensuring safety of all staff within the facilities.

This is a full time post (35 Hours per week), and you will be offered anindefinitecontract

The Kings College London and Guys & St Thomas PET Centre is part of both King's College London's (KCLs) Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine and Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust (GSTT). It is responsible for providing services to >8,000 patients and research participants per year from across South-East London and the wider UK. The PET Centres scanning suites are critically dependent on radionuclides generated by a GE880 GE PETtrace cyclotron to supply the Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) Positron Emitting Radiopharmaceutical Laboratory (PERL) facility to produce a range of radiopharmaceuticals for human use. In parallel, the Research Department of Imaging Chemistry and Biology (ICAB), part of the School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences, relies on both the GE PETtrace and a Siemens RDS112 cyclotron to provide radionuclides to its Cyclotron and Radiochemistry Laboratory (CARL) that produces a range of novel radiopharmaceuticals underpinning research