Health Physics, Senior Specialist

Cardinal Health•Indianapolis, IN

About The Position

Health Physics supports the manufacturing facility in the safe use of radioactive materials and radiation-producing machines. The role develops, deploys, implements, and provides training on health physics and radiation safety policies, procedures, and programs. Related activities include licensing, packaging design, auditing, facility and equipment testing, emergency response, and other regulatory work. The Senior Specialist supports regulatory compliance and the facility’s environmental health and safety (EH&S) and radiation safety programs. The position coordinates routine safety tasks, training, audits, inspections, incident investigations, emergency response procedures, and corrective actions, while providing technical expertise to facility personnel and supporting responses to significant events. This is a full-time, 40-hour-per-week position scheduled Monday through Thursday, 12:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. The candidate must be flexible to work different schedules based on business needs. The anticipated salary range is $68,500–$88,020, and the position is not bonus eligible.

Requirements

2–4 years of experience, preferred.
Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent work experience, preferred.
2 or more years of professional experience in an EH&S or Radiation Safety role, preferred.

Nice To Haves

Experience handling radioactive material.
Knowledge of EH&S procedures and waste management.
Experience in EH&S, including hazardous waste compliance, laboratory safety, and manufacturing safety.
Familiarity with EH&S management systems and their successful implementation.

Responsibilities

Research regulatory issues to ensure compliance with applicable local, state, and federal regulatory agencies, including NRC, DOT, and EPA.
Coordinate and ensure compliance with daily, weekly, and monthly EH&S and radiation safety tasks.
Identify facility safety training needs and develop and coordinate safety training programs.
Lead and facilitate safety committee meetings to engage employees in improving the safety culture.
Provide technical support to facility personnel to ensure compliance with occupational safety and health and radioactive material regulations.
Review and lead injury, illness, and non-injury incident investigation reports, and follow up as necessary.
Perform facility audits and inspections to ensure compliance with company and local, state, and federal regulations.
Participate in and respond to environmental health incident and emergency investigations, recommending corrective actions when needed.
Identify possible solutions to technical problems and take action to resolve them.
Coordinate all aspects of the environmental health and safety management program.
Develop emergency response procedures and act as the site’s emergency coordinator.
Identify potential safety hazards related to radioactive and non-radioactive materials and document them using Cardinal Health’s risk assessment program.
Provide support and subject matter expertise for events such as regulatory agency inquiries, natural disasters, business continuity matters, and significant incidents.
Inform the Manager, RSO/EHS when situations require follow-up actions.
Perform other job duties as assigned.