Validation Specialist, Radiation Therapy

Siemens Healthineers

Confirmed live today High trust
Hybrid

Quick summary

Work type
Hybrid
Location
Palo Alto, CA
Salary
$115,980–$159,478 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
56 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live today

Market check

Salary context

Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $183k
This role $138k
$104k $231k
below market most similar roles pay here above market

This role pays less than 84% of similar roles. Most pay $152,000–$214,000 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $138k versus about $183k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

Employer

About Siemens Healthineers

Siemens Healthineers is a leading global medical technology company, headquartered in Germany, that provides imaging, diagnostics, and artificial intelligence-driven solutions to healthcare providers.

Siemens Healthineers currently has 41 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $129,900–$178,618 across 41 roles with salary data.

Most-posted roles

View all roles at Siemens Healthineers

At a glance

TL;DR · Validation Specialist, Radiation Therapy

The Validation Specialist joins the Product Validation team to represent the clinical voice of radiation therapists and medical dosimetrists. This role involves identifying workflow bottlenecks, missed opportunities, and critical features to ensure medical devices are safe, intuitive, and meet intended use requirements. You will develop and execute design validation plans, perform requirements analysis, and conduct risk hazard analysis for oncology products. Key responsibilities include providing feedback on treatment techniques and supporting the development of Oncology Information Systems, Treatment Planning Management Systems, and Treatment Delivery and Imaging Systems. Required expertise includes clinical experience in radiation oncology, proficiency with IMRT and VMAT techniques, and knowledge of radiation safety. You will utilize specific tools including ARIA, Eclipse, and linear accelerators such as the C-Series, TrueBeam, and Halcyon.

What you'll do

  • Identify clinical workflow bottlenecks, missed opportunities, and critical features to prevent patient mistreatment or hazards.
  • Ensure products are safe, effective, and meet intended use requirements through objective test evidence prior to release.
  • Evaluate clinical practices and treatment techniques with Product Management and Engineering teams to define new requirements.
  • Provide continuous feedback to improve the design, development, and modification of radiation and oncology products.
  • Develop, modify, and execute design validation plans to meet specific product and system requirements.
  • Participate in requirements analysis, use case development, and risk hazard analysis.
  • Analyze and write test designs and procedures while establishing traceability to requirements and risk mitigations.
  • Consult with cross-functional teams to resolve usability, software, and scope problems.

What we're looking for

  • Must have current clinical certification/registration as a Radiation Therapist and five years of Radiation Oncology clinical experience.
  • Must have a Bachelor's degree and five years of Radiation Oncology clinical experience as a Radiation Therapist or Clinical Applications Specialist.
  • Must have a thorough understanding of simulation, imaging, and treatment delivery clinical workflow scenarios in a radiation therapy center.
  • Must be proficient with treatment delivery techniques including IMRT, VMAT, and stereotactic radiosurgeries (SRS/SBRT).
  • Must have knowledge of radiation safety practices and safe handling of ionizing radiation equipment.
  • Must be able to travel globally 5-25% to support validation efforts.
  • Must be located in the Palo Alto region or willing to relocate to Palo Alto, California (preferred).
  • Export Control: “A successful candidate.

More like this

Similar roles

R&D Medical Physicist

Siemens Healthineers

Palo Alto, CA 7 days ago $160,500–$220,682
Monte Carlo Geant4 Python MATLAB Excel Dosimetry Physics Radiation Physics Medical Physics Radiation Transport Modeling LINAC Commissioning Beam Modeling treatment‑planning systems QMS IEC Verification
2+ yrs exp

Principal System Architect

Siemens Healthineers

PAO H 3100 47 days ago $224,490–$308,671
Systems Engineering Medical Device Risk Management FDA Design Controls Treatment Planning Systems Radiation Therapy Dose-rate Modeling Clinical Workflow Data Systems Hardware Development
10+ yrs exp Hybrid

Senior Validation Engineer

Nvidia

Hillsboro, OR 53 days ago
Validation Engineering Oscilloscope I2C SPI I3C UART PCIe USB Ethernet Infiniband Switching Power Supply Testing Nyquist Analysis EMI EMC Linux Thermal Testing
10+ yrs exp

Senior Validation Engineer

Nvidia

Hillsboro, OR 173 days ago $168,000–$258,750
Validation Engineering Oscilloscope I2C SPI I3C UART PCIe USB Ethernet InfiniBand Switching Power Supply Testing Nyquist Analysis EMI EMC Linux Thermal Testing
10+ yrs exp

PST Validation Engineer

Qualcomm

San Diego, CA 11 days ago $101,400–$152,200
ASIC Design Post-Silicon Validation Emulation Python C RTL JTAG Kernel Debuggers Lauterbach Trace32 Design Verification Prompt Engineering Silicon Bring-up
2+ yrs exp

Senior System and Hardware Validation Engineer

Qualcomm

San Diego, CA +1 40 days ago $117,800–$176,600
Hardware Engineering SoC BIOS BMC Redfish PCIe Networking Storage SI/PI Agile JIRA Confluence SharePoint Firmware Hardware Co-design Telemetry
2+ yrs exp