Adaptive Specialist
Elekta
Summary
A Clinical Applications Adaptive Specialist is responsible for consulting, training, and supporting Oncology professionals and associated staff in the effective use of Elekta MR based and CT based Adaptive Radiotherapy solutions. Responsibilities include remote / on-site / classroom training and ongoing remote /onsite user clinical adoption support.
Job description
Responsibilities
- On-Site Implementation: Provides clinical applications training to customers both on site and remotely to ensure customer is well prepared to obtain training that will enable them to operate their Elekta Adaptive radiotherapy solutions including treatment planning software, conventional external beam treatment devices, associated imaging and informatics systems according to a minimum of safe and effective use guidelines with the highest level of satisfaction.
- Workflow: Assist in managing the customer’s clinical expectations and ensuring clinical readiness and confidence to delivery adaptive radiotherapy treatments. Review customer current clinical practices and develop future state models (workflow) to enhance the implementation goals to be effective and efficient with the use of software & hardware products.
- Configuration: Understanding of adaptive workflows and the fundamentals of how adaptive is executed in the clinic to effectively review customer current clinical practices and develop future state adaptive models (workflow) to enhance the implementation goals of their Elekta adaptive radiotherapy solution. Perform necessary database configuration to customer databases to support the future adaptive workflows.
- Customer Support: Provide remote and onsite clinical and technical support to internal and external customers, helping troubleshoot workflow and product-related questions, reinforce safe and effective use, and coordinate with the appropriate Elekta teams when issues require further investigation or escalation.
- Follow-Up Training: Accurately assess follow-up training needs. Develop session goals and length with clients. Identify attendees for each planned session. Coordinate schedules with project management (when needed) cognizant of customer constraints. Deliver adaptive training as planned.
- In-House and Regional Training: Prepare for and deliver assigned adaptive courses as required.
- Users Meeting/Trade Shows: Assist with design and developing assigned session goals and objectives for user meetings. Prepare presentation and participant material. Provide trade show support as requested.
- Sales Assistance: Assist with occasional remote or onsite adaptive software and/or hardware demonstrations to assist in necessary sales situations.
- Provide Team Support: Performs all required applications specialist responsibilities including but not limited to creating and maintaining formal customer training support documents; design, as well as continued training for new product releases. Actively participate in the support and training of large client sites when needed.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree
- Minimum two years’ experience in software/hardware, training/support or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Demonstrated dosimetry skills
- Hands-on treatment planning experience including external beam radiation therapy planning, contouring and plan optimization, adaptive planning concepts
- Ability to travel up to 75% of the time which may include weekends & International Travel
- Valid driver’s license and passport
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent presentation skills
- Ability to interact with customers effectively
- Clinical experience in adaptive radiation Oncology preferred
- Experience using MOSAIQ, Elekta One Planning and Elekta products preferred
- CMD (Certified Medical Dosimetrist) or Medical Physics experience preferred
- Familiarity with curriculum development process and educational methodology preferred
- Change Management skills preferred
- Familiarity with Microsoft 365 Suite, Webex, and Salesforce desired
Company overview
Elekta is a global Swedish medical technology company specializing in the development and manufacturing of advanced radiation therapy and radiosurgery equipment for cancer treatment and brain disorders. Founded in 1972 by neurosurgeon Lars Leksell and his son Laurent Leksell, the company pioneered the revolutionary Gamma Knife technology for stereotactic radiosurgery. Today, Elekta operates in over 120 countries with more than 40 offices worldwide and approximately 4,700 employees. The company's comprehensive product portfolio includes linear accelerators (such as Versa HD and Elekta Unity MR-Linac), the Leksell Gamma Knife system for neurosurgery, brachytherapy devices, and sophisticated oncology software solutions including MOSAIQ oncology information system and Monaco treatment planning software. Elekta is committed to advancing precision radiation therapy through innovative technologies that enable personalized cancer care, with a mission to ensure global access to high-quality cancer treatment solutions. The company continues to lead in developing integrated systems that combine imaging, treatment planning, and radiation delivery to improve clinical outcomes for cancer patients worldwide.