Lab Technician (Nights)

Cardinal Health•East Rutherford, NJ

2d•$21 - $32

About The Position

Cardinal Health’s Nuclear Manufacturing team manufactures time-sensitive radiopharmaceuticals in an integrity-driven, highly regulated environment governed by agencies such as the FDA, NRC, and DOT. These products support patient treatment through disease diagnosis, staging, and monitoring. The Lab Technician manufactures radioactive isotopes, performs batch quality-control testing, and prepares product and customer vials in cleanroom environments. The role also includes environmental and personnel monitoring, coordination of daily production schedules, documentation and recordkeeping, inventory management, radiation safety tasks, and general laboratory cleaning. This is a full-time overnight position, 40 hours per week, generally Monday through Friday. Start times range from 7 p.m. to midnight, with end times from 3:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. or until work is complete, depending on business needs. Training may take place on a day-shift schedule. The technician must be flexible to work different shifts and schedules, and participate in weekend and holiday rotations and overtime as needed.

Requirements

High school diploma, GED, equivalent, or equivalent work experience; science education is preferred.
Must be able to work the overnight shift.
Must be able to work weekends, on-call shifts, holidays, overtime, alternate days or shifts, and rotation schedules as needed.
Basic proficiency in English, including the ability to read and write English to process documents.
Comfort working in a nuclear environment.
Ability to manage multiple tasks and repeatedly follow detailed processing instructions.
Ability to evaluate operating conditions and use 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, with occasional reaching and lifting of small objects.
Ability to work effectively as a 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

Successfully 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 using laboratory equipment and methods.
Work in an ISO 7 cleanroom to make product vials 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 daily production records, prepare reports, maintain records, and perform other clerical and administrative tasks.
Manage SAP inventory, including receiving and inspecting materials and maintaining cycle counts.
Perform daily radiation-safety tasks and general laboratory cleaning.
Communicate and document work effectively, including through oral communication and written records.