Lab Technician (Nights)

Cardinal Health•Sharon Hill, PA

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, conducts batch quality control testing, prepares product and customer vials, and performs environmental and personnel monitoring in controlled cleanroom environments. The role also includes production coordination, documentation and administrative work, inventory management, radiation safety tasks, and general laboratory cleaning. The position is scheduled for 40 hours per week, Sunday night/Monday morning through Friday. Employees must be willing to start an eight-hour shift between 9 p.m. and 4:30 a.m.; shifts rotate according to business needs. Weekend rotations are required one to two weekends per month. Flexibility to work different shifts, schedules, holidays, days, and overtime is required. The position offers a $1,000 new-hire sign-on bonus and pays $25.00 per hour.

Requirements

High school diploma, GED, equivalent, or equivalent work experience; the posting marks this qualification as preferred.
Ability to work the overnight shift.
Ability to work weekends, on call, holidays, overtime, alternate days or shifts, and rotation schedules.
Basic proficiency in English, including the ability to read and write in English to process documents.
Comfort working in a nuclear environment.
Ability to manage several tasks simultaneously and repeatedly follow detailed processing instructions.
Ability to evaluate operating conditions and exercise sound judgment and problem-solving skills.
Ability to manage weights 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 sciences such as chemistry or biology.
High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) or Gas Chromatography (GC) experience.
Zero to one year of laboratory experience.
Prior manufacturing experience, preferably in a controlled environment and/or regulated industry.

Responsibilities

Complete extensive training, including e-learning 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 using laboratory equipment and methods.
Work in an ISO 7 cleanroom to make product and customer vials for use in 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 strong documentation, oral communication, and writing practices; perform clerical and administrative tasks, including maintaining daily production records, preparing reports, and maintaining records.
Manage SAP inventory, including receiving and inspecting materials for use and maintaining proper cycle counts.
Perform daily radiation safety tasks and general laboratory cleaning.