Engineering Service Technologist IV

Union:  Non-union Number of vacancies:   1 New or Replacement Position:  Replacement Site:  Toronto General Hospital Department:  Research and Innovation Cores Reports to:  Medical Scientific Liaison, UHNRC Hours: 37.5 hours per week (flexibility required to accommodate operations in facility; must be available to work outside of regular hours for emergency repairs and/or during periods of abnormal workload, which includes holidays and weekends) Salary Range:  $80,399 - $100,484 per annum Status:  Permanent Full-Time  Closing Date: November 20, 2026 Position Summary The UHN Radiotheranostics Core (UHNRC) facility is an integral part of UHN's dedication to bringing cutting-edge radiopharmaceutical therapies to patients. The successful candidate will have a keen interest in applying technical and engineering expertise to support the GMP manufacture of radiopharmaceuticals for clinical trials. UHNRC is seeking a highly motivated Engineering Technologist to join our team. The ideal candidate will possess strong troubleshooting, analytical, and technical skills, with the ability to diagnose and resolve issues across integrated mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, instrumentation, utility, and process systems. The successful individual will thrive in a multidisciplinary environment where equipment reliability, operational performance, and regulatory compliance are essential to radiopharmaceutical production. The Engineering Technologist will support the maintenance, optimization, troubleshooting, calibration, qualification, and repair of hot cells, isolators, cyclotron, synthesis units, transfer systems, and associated facility and utility infrastructure. The candidate will play a leading role in coordinating calibration and preventive maintenance schedules for all equipment in the facility, ensuring activities are proactively planned and maintain GMP compliance. The role will work closely with quality, production, facilities, and external vendors to schedule activities. Duties The primary purpose of the Engineering Technologist is to perform technical operations that support the maintenance, reliability, and lifecycle management of equipment and facility systems used in the GMP manufacture of radiopharmaceuticals. Responsibilities include coordinating and overseeing calibration and preventive maintenance programs across the facility, including but not limited to: Troubleshoot, maintain, repair, and optimize cyclotron systems, hot cells, isolators, synthesis units, transfer systems, manipulator arms, and associated manufacturing equipment. • Diagnose mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, instrumentation, and process-system issues using structured troubleshooting and root cause analysis techniques to maintain equipment reliability and resolve operational issues. • Oversee and coordinate the facility-wide preventive maintenance and calibration program, ensuring all manufacturing equipment, utilities, facility systems, and critical infrastructure are appropriately scheduled, tracked, executed, and documented in accordance with GMP requirements. • Support computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) activities related to calibration scheduling, work orders, asset management, and maintenance history review. • Perform preventive, predictive, corrective, and emergency maintenance activities to maximize equipment uptime and reliability. • Ensure the reliable operation and maintenance of facility and utility systems, including HVAC, compressed gases, electrical distribution, emergency power, radiation safety systems, and other critical infrastructure supporting GMP manufacturing clean rooms. • Execute equipment maintenance, calibration, and verification activities in accordance with GMP requirements and approved procedures. • Ini