Lab Technician (Nights)

Cardinal Health•Columbus, OH

About The Position

Cardinal Health’s Nuclear Manufacturing team manufactures time-sensitive radiopharmaceuticals in an integrity-driven, highly regulated environment to support patient treatment through disease diagnosis, staging, and monitoring. The Lab Technician manufactures radioactive isotopes, performs quality control testing, prepares product and customer vials in an ISO 7 cleanroom, and supports environmental monitoring, production scheduling, inventory management, radiation safety, and laboratory cleaning. The position includes extensive e-learning and hands-on training, with ongoing proficiency requirements. This role is scheduled for 40 hours per week, Sunday night/Monday through Friday. Start times vary between 8:00 p.m. and 2:00 a.m. based on business needs, and the technician must be able to begin an eight-hour shift at any time in that window. The role also requires flexibility to work different days and shifts, holidays on a rotating basis, and overtime as needed. Pay is $21.00 per hour; the position is not bonus eligible.

Requirements

High school diploma, GED, equivalent, or equivalent work experience; education in a science such as chemistry or biology is preferred.
Basic proficiency in English, including the ability to read and write in English to process documents.
Ability to work overnight shifts.
Ability to work holidays, overtime, alternate days or shifts, or participate in a rotation.
Comfort working in a nuclear environment.
Ability to manage several tasks at once and repeatedly follow detailed processing instructions.
Ability to evaluate operating conditions and exercise sound judgment and problem-solving skills.
Ability to manage weight up to 75 pounds.
Ability to see fine particulate and differentiate colors in liquid solutions.
Manual dexterity for equipment operation and occasional reaching and lifting of small objects.
Ability to be an effective team member.

Nice To Haves

Education in a science such as chemistry or biology.
High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) or Gas Chromatography (GC) experience.
0–1 years of laboratory experience.
Prior manufacturing experience, preferably in a controlled environment and/or regulated industry.

Responsibilities

Complete extensive training, including e-learning assignments and hands-on components, and demonstrate and maintain proficiency.
Manufacture radioactive isotopes, including synthesis setup, hot cell manipulations, and distribution.
Conduct quality control testing of each batch.
Work in an ISO 7 cleanroom to make product vials and customer vials for drug production.
Perform environmental and personnel monitoring in ISO 5, ISO 7, and ISO 8 environments.
Coordinate the daily production run schedule based on customer and pharmacy needs.
Maintain documentation and communication practices, including daily production records, report preparation, and maintenance records.
Manage SAP inventory, including receiving and inspecting materials and maintaining cycle counts.
Perform daily radiation safety tasks and general laboratory cleaning.