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***This position is eligible for up to $10,000 Relocation***
General Description of the Job Class
The System Chief Dosimetry provides strategic, clinical, and operational
leadership for medical dosimetry services across Duke University Health System
and its network sites. This role oversees treatment planning quality, staffing,
performance, and standardization of dosimetry practices across multiple sites.
As a clinical expert, the System Chief Dosimetry partners with Radiation
Oncology physicians, medical physicists, radiation therapists, and
administrative leaders to ensure safe, accurate, and efficient treatment
planning. Responsibilities include advancing planning techniques, standardizing
workflows, optimizing resource utilization, and ensuring compliance with
clinical, regulatory, charge capture, and accreditation standards.
This leader drives system-wide initiatives in clinical excellence, innovation,
workforce development, and operational performance, while supporting the
implementation of new technologies and treatment modalities. The role requires
regular collaboration across sites and travel within the health system.
The position will have a dual reporting relationship to the Radiation Oncology
Ambulatory Operations Director and the Chief of Physics. The System Chief
Dosimetry plays a key role in advancing high-quality, standardized radiation
treatment planning across Duke Health.
Duties and Responsibilities of this Level
System Leadership and Operations
* Provides system-wide leadership for dosimetry services across all Radiation
Oncology sites.
* Aligns treatment planning practices with physician, physics, and operational
priorities.
* Oversees staffing models, workload distribution, and planning turnaround
times.
* Develops and standardizes treatment planning workflows, protocols, charge
capture and documentation practices.
* Monitors productivity, plan quality, and operational performance metrics.
* Supports efficient resource utilization and capacity planning across sites.
Clinical Oversight
* Ensures high-quality, accurate, and timely development of radiation therapy
treatment plans.
* Oversees adherence to physician prescriptions and evidence-based planning
standards.
* Partners with medical physicists to ensure dosimetric accuracy and plan
integrity.
* Supports implementation of advanced planning techniques and new technologies
(e.g., IMRT, VMAT, SRS, SBRT).
* Provides clinical guidance and troubleshooting for complex cases.
* Maintains clinical competency in radiation therapy treatment planning to
remain current with evolving technologies, planning techniques, and standards
of care.
* Serves as a clinical dosimetry resource and provides treatment planning
support as needed to address staffing gaps, operational challenges, or
fluctuations in workload.
* Maintains direct knowledge of frontline dosimetry workflows and operational
challenges to support informed leadership, effective decision-making, and
strong engagement with the dosimetry team.
Staff Leadership and Development
* Leads and develops site dosimetry leaders and dosimetry staff.
* Recruits, mentors, and retains high-performing dosimetry professionals across
all sites.
* Promotes a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous learning.
* Oversees onboarding, competency validation, and ongoing professional
development.
Quality and Safety
* Ensures compliance with regulatory, accreditation, and institutional
standards.
* Leads quality assurance initiatives related to treatment planning and
dosimetric accuracy.
* Monitors plan quality metrics, peer review outcomes, and safety events.
* Partners with physicists to support QA programs, audits, and continuous
improvement efforts.
Required Qualifications at this Level
Education
* Bachelor's degree in medical dosimetry or related field required
Experience
* 5 years of clinical dosimetry experience required.
* 3 years of leadership experience in radiation oncology preferred.
Degrees, Licensure, and/or Certification
Certified Medical Dosimetrist (CMD) required.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
* Advanced expertise in radiation treatment planning and dosimetric principles.
* Strong knowledge of treatment planning systems and oncology workflows.
* Experience with advanced techniques (IMRT, VMAT, SRS, SBRT).
* Demonstrated ability to lead multi-site or complex clinical operations.
* Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
* Effective communication and collaboration across interdisciplinary teams.
* Commitment to clinical excellence and patient-centered care.
* Experience in an academic medical center environment preferred.
* Experience with Varian systems (e.g., Eclipse and ARIA) preferred.
* Experience with proton therapy and brachytherapy planning desirable.
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opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender,
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