What Nuclear Manufacturing contributes to Cardinal Health
Manufacturing is responsible for cost of production and maintenance activities including process improvement, supply chain management, quality assurance, employee safety and engagement, and environmental commitment.
Nuclear Manufacturing is responsible for the manufacturing of time sensitive radiopharmaceuticals in an integrity driven, highly regulated environment (i.e. FDA, NRC, DOT) to support patient treatment through disease diagnosis, staging, and monitoring.
Schedule
Full-time 40 hours per week. This position supervises stacked, overlapping night shifts with staggered start times between 10:00 PM and 1:00 AM, overlapping into early morning operations.
Flexibility to work nights, weekends, holidays, and rotating oncall coverage as required
During startup and early operations, offshift support may be required to ensure business continuity
Responsibilities
Works in compliance with all regulatory standards including EHS, cGMP, Radiation Safety, applicable FDA and pharmacy laws, DOT, and internal policies and interpretations
Manages small group of staff to ensure manufacturing operations
Conducts performance reviews
Creates employee schedules around manufacturing production hours and needs
Handles facility budgeting. Generates reports as it relates to financial performance
Acts as Project Manager for investigational new drugs
Executes Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) in accordance with current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) requirements including Good Documentation Practices (GDP)
Monitors and verifies quality in accordance with SOPs
Performs general maintenance
Maintains a sterile environment, including required cleaning of equipment and facility
Work in partnership with cross functional teams to ensure product/production expectations and demands are met
Adheres to a large volume of SOPs, with the ability to adapt to process improvements
Utilizes technology to support manufacturing processes
Maintain qualifications for production and/or quality in order to release product
Qualifications
Bachelors degree in science or a related field or equivalent regulated industry experience
Minimum 2+ years of experience in a regulated manufacturing environment
Ability to obtain and maintain current qualifications to include production and/or quality
Demonstrated success in managing people and leading a team
Strong communication skills
Ability to lift up to 75 lbs
Ability to rotate shifts and/or schedules as business need requires. This will include weekends, holidays and on call responsibilities
Demonstrated experience success at managing a cross functional team required
Experience with the manufacturing ofFDG and Sodium Flouride is preferred
Experience manufacturing PET radiopharmaceuticals such as FDG, Vizamyl and Flyrcado.
Experience working in compliance with all regulatory standards including Environmental Health and Safety, cGMP, Radiation Safety, applicable FDA and pharmacy laws, DOT, and internal policies and interpretations
Handson experience with HPLC and other analytical testing methods
Experience working with sponsor products or investigational drugs
Prior experience conducting performance reviews and creating employee schedules
Project management experience, including IND support
Budgeting or financial reporting experience
Experience supporting facility startup or expansion
Past experience conducting performance reviews preferred
Past experience creatingemployee schedules around manufacturing production hours and needs preferred
Prior budgeting experience preferred
Past financial reporting experience preferred
Anticipated Salary Range: $80,900 - $115,500
Bonus eligible:Yes
Benefits:Cardinal Health offers a wide variety of benefits and programs to support health and well-being.
Medical, dental and vision coverage
Paid time off plan
Health savings account (HSA)
401k savings plan
Access to wages before pay day with myFlexPay
Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
Short- and long-term disability coverage
Work-Life resources
Paid parental leave
Healthy lifestyle programs
Application window anticipated to close: 5/30/26*if interested in opportunity, please submit application as soon as possible.
The salary range listed is an estimate. Pay at Cardinal Health is determined by multiple factors including, but not limited to, a candidates geographical location, relevant education, experience and skills and an evaluation of internal pay equity.
Candidates who are back-to-work, people with disabilities, without a college degree, and Veterans are encouraged to apply.
Cardinal Health supports an inclusive workplace that values diversity of thought, experience and background. We celebrate the power of our differences to create better solutions for our customers by ensuring employees can be their authentic selves each day. Cardinal Health is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, pregnancy, veteran status, marital status, creed, status with regard to public assistance, genetic status or any other status protected by federal, state or local law.
