Facility Manager

Location: Sterling, VA | Department: Operations | Reports to: Director, Operations | Compensation: $140,000–$160,000 + bonus

About the role

The Pharmacy and Facility Manager ensures all radiopharmacy operations meet SOFIE’s quality and safety standards. This role drives site performance, supervises multidisciplinary teams, and maintains compliance with regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Manage production of all radiopharmaceutical products at the facility, ensuring sufficient doses are produced on schedule to meet daily orders.
• Supervise day-to-day radiopharmacy operations, facility operations, and staff.
• Liaise with the New Products Group to roll out and sustain novel radiopharmaceutical production for clinical trials.
• Manage multidisciplinary teams (radiochemists, pharmacists, technicians, QA/QC, etc.) and uphold SOFIE’s performance and professionalism standards.
• Implement and maintain processes to meet schedule (on-time delivery) and budget requirements for daily radiopharmaceutical demand, including:
  • Inventory management: Timely and accurate procurement of radiopharmaceuticals, supplies, and materials; monitor inventory of traditional and radiopharmaceutical products.
  • Radiopharmaceutical production: Oversee synthesis, QC/QA, dose drawing, and distribution; provide FDG, NaF, and new products as required; establish understanding of equipment functions (cyclotron, synthesis, QC, dispensing, etc.), system maintenance, and troubleshooting; prepare reagents and compound radiopharmaceuticals.
  • Logistics management: Maintain DOT regulations and delivery schedules.
  • Facilities and equipment upkeep: Ensure instruments and equipment are in exemplary working order.
• Ensure the health and safety of employees, patients, and the public by implementing and enforcing radiation safety standards (handling spills, contamination, ALARA, etc.) to meet state, federal, SOFIE, and customer requirements.
• Work with Regional Directors of Operations to set and achieve targets for site revenue, profit, quality, safety, and production yields.
• Maintain accurate spreadsheets to track radiopharmacy performance, yields, costs, and report quantitative results.
• Ensure SOFIE’s quality assurance standards are met for all radiopharmaceuticals:
  • Ensure all products comply with regulatory standards.
  • Provide daily QA of all radiopharmaceutical products manufactured at the facility.
  • Promote and uphold SOFIE’s QA culture throughout the facility.
  • Submit timely quality documentation (e.g., CAPA, DEV, OOS).
• Directly interact with and meet the standards of the state Board of Pharmacy.
• Respond to stressful situations and emergencies calmly and professionally while maintaining SOFIE’s Quality Assurance and company culture standards.
• Maintain open communication with all site teams (cyclotron, production, QC, logistics) and across SOFIE.
• Establish a working environment that balances employee morale and performance.
• Promote quality customer service.

Qualifications

• Pharm.D. from an accredited college preferred.
• Authorized user status required.
• State license required in applicable state.
• Background in Nuclear Pharmacy, Positron Emission Tomography, Radiation safety, and/or familiarity with cyclotron processes required.
• Proficient in MS Office required.
• Experience with Windows-based pharmacy systems (LIMS) strongly preferred.
• Experience with and understanding of Quality processes for manufacturing and production (Six Sigma, Lean, critical parameters) preferred.
• Experience and understanding of Quality (QC/QA) with respect to regulatory compliance strongly preferred.
• Ability to stand and/or remain seated for extended periods.
• Ability to lift 60 lbs. as needed.
• Strong problem-solving, customer service, and independent judgment skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills for interacting with physicians, customers, vendors, and personnel.
• Domestic travel for workshops and customer visits up to 10%.