Radiation Physicist

Inova Health System
parental leave, paid time off
United States, Virginia, Fairfax
8095 Innovation Park Drive (Show on map)
Oct 29, 2025
Inova Center for Personalized Health is looking for a dedicated Radiation Physicist to join the team. This role is Full-Time Monday through Friday Day Shift. Sign on bonus eligible Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation. Featured Benefits: * Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program. * Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions - starting on your first day. * Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans. * Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost. * Work/Life Balance: offering paid time off, paid parental leave, flexible work schedules, Job Responsibilities: Designs, and performs research projects and promotes research outputs. Provides educational activities to medical school students, dosimetry students, therapy students, and medical physics residents. Provides support to the dosimetry team in treatment planning. Provides support to the radiation therapy team in patient treatment. Works closely with radiation oncologists in every aspect of patient's radiation therapy care. Develops, and performs routine quality assurance of patient's plan and the system. Validates new devices, equipment or tools for patient's treatment. Additional Requirements A master's degree in Physics or a related field is required, a doctoral degree in Physics or a related field is preferred Minimum 3 years experience in Clinical Medical Physics The American Board of Radiology (ABR) certified required Virginia Inspector within the first 3 months of hire, but must have submitted the application to the State at time of hire Availability to work outside of normal business hours (nights and weekends) is required Knowledge of scripting is preferred Experience with Raystation treatment planning system is preferred Prior experience with proton therapy is preferred Strong communication skills - both orally and in writing are required