Scientist
Posted 4 Sep 2026
Advertised as “Scientist II, Radiochemistry”
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- Level
- II
- Expected experience
- 5+ yrs
- Management level
- Individual contributor
- Employment
- Hybrid
No salary listed for this role.
Study levelBachelor's
Field of studyChemistry, Nuclear Chemistry, Radiochemistry (or related)
Study levelMaster's or higher
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
The Scientist II, Radiochemistry will provide scientific and technical expertise to support the development, validation, transfer, and execution of radiochemistry processes for radiopharmaceutical products in a GMP-regulated environment. This role requires strong hands-on knowledge of radiochemistry principles, analytical methods, manufacturing and QC procedures, radiopharmaceutical process development, and radiation safety protocols. The successful candidate will be responsible for authoring, reviewing, and maintaining high-quality GMP documentation, including protocols, reports, batch records, SOPs, deviations, change controls, and supporting materials for regulatory submissions. This position will collaborate cross-functionally with Manufacturing, Quality Control, Quality Assurance, Regulatory, and external partners to ensure radiochemistry activities are scientifically sound, compliant, well documented, and aligned with applicable USP <823> guidelines.
Key Accountabilities:
- Strong scientific expertise in radiochemistry, radiopharmaceutical process development, and radioactive material handling.
- Demonstrated experience working in a GMP-regulated environment with strong understanding of data integrity and audit-ready documentation practices.
- Ability to author, review, and maintain GMP documentation, including SOPs, batch records, protocols, reports, deviations, change controls, and validation records.
- Knowledge of radiation safety protocols, ALARA principles, contamination control, and safe handling of radionuclides.
- Experience with radiochemical analytical techniques and QC methods such as HPLC, TLC, GC, radio-TLC, dose calibrators, and related radiation safety instrumentation.
- Experience supporting method development, method transfer, process validation, and manufacturing and QC procedure implementation.
- Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to investigate technical issues, support root cause analysis, and implement scientifically sound corrective actions.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with Manufacturing, QC, QA, Regulatory, and external partners.