Job Description

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 on‑call coverage as required
• During startup and early operations, off‑shift 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

• Bachelor’s 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 of FDG and Sodium Flouride is preferred

• Experience manufacturing PET radiopharmaceuticals such as FDG, Vizamyl and Flyrcado.

• Demonstrated project management experience strongly preferred

• 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

• Hands‑on 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 creating employee 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 candidate’s 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.

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