PET Operations Advisor – Contract Manufacturing – West Coast

Responsibilities

• Contract manufacturing of sponsor products within Nuclear & Precision Health Solutions PET organization.
• Travel 75-80% of the time to support PET manufacturing sites.
• Supports continuous improvement initiatives with quality and regulatory, customer service, culture, and financials.
• Supports the training team as needed.
• Troubleshoots and corrects issues in SAP.
• Trains others for SAP and media fill.
• Performs plant maintenance as needed.
• Handles facility material ordering.
• Performs end of month inventory synchronization.
• Acts as technical expert for contract manufacturing.
• Conducts onboarding training for new hires.
• Trains employees on products in Quality Control and production areas.
• Participates in projects.
• Communicates contingency plans with pharmacy and/or other PET sites.
• May act as Quality Assurance designee, Radiation Safety Officer (RSO) and/or EHS (Environmental Health and Safety) leader.
• Troubleshoots and performs basic maintenance on equipment and sends it out for recalibration.
• Performs minor maintenance on the cyclotron and interpret different error codes.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Ability to travel 75%-80%.
• May need to be flexible to relocate if not within the region of the position.
• Bachelor’s degree in related field (scientific or technical), or equivalent work experience preferred.
• 2 - 4 years of experience preferred.
• Ability to train and coach others from technical expertise.
• Prior PET manufacturing site experience preferred. Sr. Technician level preferred, will consider other technician levels (proficient in all duties and responsibilities).
• Must obtain cyclotron Authorized user certification within 1 year of hire.
• Must obtain media fill qualification within 1 year of hire.
• Advanced knowledge in SAP strongly preferred.

Anticipated Salary Range

Anticipated salary range: $68,500.00 - $88,020.00

Bonus eligible: No

Benefits

Cardinal Health offers a wide variety of benefits and programs to support health and well-being.

• Medical, dental and vision coverage
• Paid time off plan
• Health savings account (HSA)
• 401k savings plan
• Access to wages before pay day with myFlexPay
• Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
• Short- and long-term disability coverage
• Work-Life resources
• Paid parental leave
• Healthy lifestyle programs

Application Information

The application window anticipated to close: 08/10/2026

If interested in the opportunity, please submit your application as soon as possible.