Medical Supplies Lab Technician

Position: Supply Technician/Calibration Lab Technician
Location: Naval Dosimetry Center (NDC)
Type: Full-time | Competitive salary full benefits

Overview:
Join the Naval Dosimetry Center (NDC), the Navy’s lead facility for tracking radiation exposure in nuclear-powered operations. As a Calibration Technician, you'll support the day-to-day logistics and operations that help keep Navy and Marine Corps personnel safe. This includes managing equipment shipments, maintaining inventory, processing work orders, and helping with reporting and documentation.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support end-to-end intake and receipt control of dosimeters and associated client submissions to enable traceable processing
• Support laboratory processing operations by ensuring reader and instrument calibration status and processing readiness are established prior to production runs
• Support quality control activities to ensure dosimetry results and associated reports are internally consistent and meet governing technical and quality requirements
• Support documentation and retention of processing assumptions, investigation outcomes, and adjustments so that final reported values are traceable and defensible
• Support processing steps that convert instrument output into reportable exposure results by ensuring required inputs are complete and discrepancies are identified
• Support the availability and reliability of dosimetry processing equipment by performing routine sustainment actions and supporting restoration of service when equipment performance issues occur
• Ensure equipment status, maintenance actions, and associated impacts to production are documented to support management review and quality compliance
• Prepare and contribute to the development of clear, concise, and accurate technical reports for organizational use
• Support communication with customers when submission issues, report discrepancies, or potentially significant exposure conditions require clarification or follow-up

• Associate's degree in physical sciences or a closely related discipline (e.g., physics, chemistry, health physics, or radiological science) - required

• At least one (1) year of experience in a laboratory, technical, or scientific production environment
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications including Excel and database/spreadsheet tools
• Strong written communication skills with experience producing logs, reports, and customer correspondence
• Ability to follow established procedural and quality management requirements in an accredited laboratory setting
• Ability to meet radiation safety, access, and training requirements for a laboratory work environment

• Working knowledge of ionizing radiation dosimetry operations, recordkeeping, and technical documentation
• Experience in an accredited laboratory environment (e.g., ISO/IEC 17025 or similar)
• Hands-on experience with TLD dosimetry processing
• Experience with statistical or process control reporting
• Experience with shipment tracking and regulated materials handling
• Experience maintaining auditable records and supporting audit or corrective action workflows

• Bethesda, MD 20889

• U.S. Citizenship required
• Active secret clearance required

• Navy and Marine Corps Force Health Protection Command (NMCFHPC), Naval Dosimetry Center (NDC)

• No travel required

• 40 hours per week
• 8 hours per working day

Salary : $70,000 - $85,000