Laboratory Technician

Cardinal Health•Denver, CO

10d

About The Position

The Laboratory Technician works in Cardinal Health’s Nuclear Manufacturing operation, which produces time-sensitive radiopharmaceuticals in an integrity-driven, highly regulated environment to support patient treatment through disease diagnosis, staging, and monitoring. The role performs manufacturing, quality control, cleanroom, inventory, documentation, and radiation-safety work. This is a 40-hour-per-week position that operates on both day and night shifts. The schedule runs Sunday through Friday, with start times varying from 9:00 p.m. to 10:00 a.m. Occasional weekend work is required. The technician must be flexible to work different shifts, schedules, and days, and to work overtime as needed. The role may require travel up to 10 percent. The technician completes extensive training and routine assignments under close supervision, following defined standard operating procedures and scientific methods. Work is reviewed for accuracy, quality guidelines must be followed, and deviations require supervisor approval.

Requirements

High school diploma, GED, equivalent, or equivalent work experience; this qualification is listed as preferred.
0–1 years of experience preferred.
Effective written and verbal English communication skills.
Ability to repeatedly follow detailed processing instructions.
Ability to manage several tasks at once, evaluate operating conditions, and exercise sound judgment and problem-solving skills.
Ability to manage up to 75 pounds as needed.
Ability to see fine particulate and differentiate colors in liquid solutions.
Ability to hear, write in English, and speak English clearly to communicate in a manufacturing setting.
Manual dexterity for equipment operation and occasional reaching and lifting of small objects.
Ability to be an effective team member and work comfortably in a nuclear environment.
Ability to work overnight, different shifts and schedules, weekends or a weekend rotation, and holidays or a holiday rotation.
Ability to work overtime with little or no advance notice.
Ability to travel up to 10 percent.

Nice To Haves

Education in the sciences, such as chemistry or biology, preferred.
Laboratory experience highly preferred.
Prior manufacturing experience, preferably in a controlled environment and/or regulated industry, desired.

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 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 production documentation, including daily production records, reports, and maintenance records, and perform clerical and administrative tasks.
Manage SAP inventory, including receiving and inspecting materials for use and maintaining cycle counts.
Perform daily radiation-safety tasks and general laboratory cleaning.
Maintain appropriate licenses, training, and certifications and adhere to quality guidelines and standard operating procedures.