
Senior Specialist - Quality Assurance - Nights
Colton, CAFull-time$77–99K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today
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Job overview
Cardinal Health PET Manufacturing Services manufactures PET radiopharmaceuticals for disease diagnosis, staging, and monitoring. The Senior Specialist in Quality Assurance supports product release and CGMP compliance through documentation review, quality-system reporting, and collaboration with operations. The role is in person and requires night work; the posting prefers a bachelor's degree in chemistry or biology and QA or regulated-environment experience.
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Full job description
In-Person
CA-Colton PET
Full time
20190447
Cardinal Health PET Manufacturing Services is responsible for manufacturing PET radiopharmaceuticals to enhance patient treatment through improved disease diagnosis, staging, and monitoring.
What Quality Assurance contributes to Cardinal Health:
Quality Assurance is responsible for developing and implementing a compliant and cost effective quality system that assures products and services are reliable, safe and effective.
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Demonstrates knowledge of quality systems and approaches.
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Demonstrates an understanding of the relevant regulations, standards and operating procedures.
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Demonstrates ability to perform investigations / root cause analysis and develop corrective actions.
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Demonstrates an understanding of the requirements and has the ability to perform gap assessments to those requirements.
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Demonstrates an understanding of quality concepts such as: cost of quality, analytical metrics and / or statistics, trending, quality planning, validation, CAPA and problem solving.
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Works cross-functionally and has the ability to interpret the requirements as well as educate and influence others on those requirements.
Responsibilities:
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Applies working knowledge in the application of concepts, principles, and technical capabilities to perform varied tasks
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Works on projects of moderate scope and complexity
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Identifies possible solutions to a variety of technical problems and takes actions to resolve
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Applies judgment within defined parameters
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Receives general guidance; may receive more detailed instruction on new projects
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Work reviewed for sound reasoning and accuracy
Accountabilities:
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Quality Assurance responsibilities include but are not limited to CGMP documentation review related to product release, facilities and equipment, material controls, laboratory controls, packaging and labeling, and production & process controls.
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Establish and report metrics related products and processes as deemed necessary by the RQM.
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Ensure the site manufactures products to meet the requirements of 21 CFR 212 (CGMP)
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Responsible for the quality of documentation (control, retention, and archival) to support CGMP activities
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Engage and collaboration with operations department to drive quality system and CGMP requirements
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Responsible for product release activities per CGMP requirements
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Responsible for reporting quality system issues to the regional RQM. This includes timely escalation of discrepancies upon identification.
Qualifications:
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Must be able to work NIGHTS
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Hours can start at midnight or 1am M-F located in Denver, CO
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Bachelor's of Science in Chemistry or Biology degree preferred
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Effective written and verbal English communication skills required
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1-2 years experience in QA and/or regulated environment highly preferred - cGMP
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Pharmaceutical or medical device experience a plus
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ISO experience a plus
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Quality Assurance background preferred
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Lifting: Frequent lifting between 50-75 lbs
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Ability to manage several tasks at the same time; Ability to focus on tasks ; Ability to evaluate operating conditions ; Ability to exercise sound judgment Personal Protective Equipment
Work Environment:
The primary work environment consists of a pharmacy which must be kept clean, orderly, properly lighted and maintained in optimum operating condition. Employees handle radioactive materials and are exposed to very low amounts of radiation that are deemed safe by current standards. The facility is operated under well-controlled and closely monitored conditions that are regulated by both State and Federal agencies, and that are enforced by the corporate internal quality and regulatory group. Each staff member will receive specific training in keeping radiation exposures within regulatory guidelines and he/she will be routinely monitored for their exposure to radiation. Noise levels are considered low to moderate.
Anticipated salary range: $76,700.00-$98,550.00
Bonus eligible: No
Benefits: Cardinal Health offers a wide variety of benefits and programs to support health and well-being.
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Medical, dental and vision coverage
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Paid time off plan
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Health savings account (HSA)
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401k savings plan
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Access to wages before pay day with myFlexPay
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Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
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Short- and long-term disability coverage
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Work-Life resources
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Paid parental leave
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Healthy lifestyle programs
Application window anticipated to close: 1/14/2027 *if interested in opportunity, please submit application as soon as possible.
The salary range listed is an estimate. Pay at Cardinal Health is determined by multiple factors including, but not limited to, a candidate’s geographical location, relevant education, experience and skills and an evaluation of internal pay equity.
Cardinal Health supports an inclusive workplace that values diversity of thought, experience and background. We celebrate the power of our differences to create better solutions for our customers by ensuring employees can be their authentic selves each day. Cardinal Health is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, pregnancy, veteran status, marital status, creed, status with regard to public assistance, genetic status or any other status protected by federal, state or local law.
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Headquartered in Dublin, Ohio, Cardinal Health, Inc. (NYSE: CAH) is a distributor of pharmaceuticals, a global manufacturer and distributor of medical and laboratory products, and a provider of performance and data solutions for healthcare facilities.
We are a crucial link between the clinical and operational sides of healthcare, delivering end‑to‑end solutions and data‑driving insights that advance healthcare and improve lives every day. With deep partnerships, diverse perspectives and innovative digital solutions, we build connections across the continuum of care.
With more than 50 years of experience, we seize the opportunity to address healthcare's most complicated challenges — now, and in the future.
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How this job compares
Set against the 5,057 open Quality Assurance jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 5, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$77–99K/yr
- California median$111–161K/yr268 salary ranges
- US median$88–141K/yr2,290 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $88K, is 37% below the California median midpoint ($139K) — in the lowest quarter of Quality Assurance salary ranges in California.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 455 open Quality Assurance jobs in California and 5,057 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in California
- Northrop Grumman20 open
- CDM Smith16 open
- Actalent13 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience — less than three in four Quality Assurance postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 3,880 postings).
- Education
- 1,735 of the 5,057 open Quality Assurance jobs (34%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 5, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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