Nuclear Medicine Test Specialist

Acara Solutions, Inc.; Hoffman Estates (IL); On-site; USD 69,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Acara Solutions in Hoffman Estates, IL, is seeking a Nuclear Medicine Test Specialist for a 12-month contract to advance verification and validation testing of complex nuclear medicine scanners.

You will apply your Nuclear Medicine expertise in a hands-on environment, collaborating with R&D and QA teams, providing timely observations and feedback, and ensuring thorough test coverage while supporting calibration and software validation in a clinical-like lab.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Nuclear Medicine Technology.
• 2+ years of experience in Quality Control on SPECT and SPECT/CT systems.
• Proficient with performing SPECT and SPECT/CT acquisitions in a clinical environment.
• Strong clinical knowledge of nuclear medicine and CT protocols.

Responsibilities

• Apply Nuclear Medicine background to execute manual informal and formal Verification and Validation testing of complex nuclear medicine scanners and applications.
• Provide thorough and timely feedback to development teams on observations.
• Maintain prototypes in the lab and troubleshoot issues for clinical-like use.
• Support software installation, configuration, and quality control calibration of systems.
• Collaborate with R&D, software, product, and QA teams to improve products and processes.

Skills

Quality control

SPECT testing

SPECT/CT

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Nuclear Medicine Technology

Tools

SPECT

SPECT/CT

Job description

Job Title: Nuclear Medicine Test Specialist

Employment: Contract (12 month w/potential to convert Direct)

Industry: Manufacturing

Compensation: $ 55.00/hour

Schedule: 40hours /week.8:30am-5pm

About the Opportunity:

• This is a role well suited to an ambitious Nuclear Medicine professional, looking for the next step in their career.
• We are seeking a strategic and critical thinker with a strong technical background.
• Applying your Nuclear Medicine background to execute manual informal and formal Verification and Validation testing of complex nuclear medicine scanners and applications, while providing thorough and timely feedback to the development team on observations.

Why You'll Love Working Here:

• Supportive, team-driven culture that values collaboration, transparency, and accountability
• Opportunity to grow your career with a global workforce solutions leader serving multiple industries
• People-first environment that encourages employees to bring their authentic selves to work
• Strong focus on partnership, innovation, and delivering meaningful results for clients and candidates

Why This Opportunity is Exciting:

• This role offers the chance to join a company that prioritizes both people and performance-where your contributions directly impact client success while giving you room to grow and develop professionally.

About Acara Solutions

• Acara is a premier recruiting and workforce solutions provider-we help companies compete for talent. With a legacy of experience in various industries worldwide, we partner with clients, listen to their needs, and customize visionary talent solutions that drive desired business outcomes. We leverage decades of experience to deliver contingent staffing, direct placement, executive search, and workforce services worldwide.
• Identifying, submitting, tracking, and validating product defects using industry-standard tools.
• Reporting on the quality, maturity, and progress of Nuclear Medicine products/documentation content to test leads.
• Monitoring the status of planned tasks within assigned scope of work and ensuring commitments are on track, while resolving dynamic challenges and conflicts.
• Analyzing system requirements and technical concept specifications to ensure adequate functionality coverage.
• Analyzing customer feedback and supporting customer complaint investigations.
• Interacting with internal stakeholders such as support representatives, developers, technical writers, product managers, project managers, and quality assurance colleagues.
• Maintaining prototypes in the lab in a manner as they would be used in a clinical environment, including troubleshooting issues and providing resolutions.
• Supporting software installation, configuration, and quality control calibration of systems.
• Taking part in the knowledge exchange within our R&D team to improve and further develop our products and software solutions.
• Highly hands-on role with SPECT / SPECT CT systems
• Daily work in a laboratory or clinical-like environment
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Frequent collaboration with R&D teams, Software teams, Product teams
• Focus areas include product features, testing, and defect resolution
• Independently produce high-quality deliverables
• Communicate effectively across teams

Job Requirements

What You'll Bring:

• Bachelor's Degree in Nuclear Medicine Technology
• 2+ years of experience in Quality Control on SPECT and SPECT/CT systems.

What Sets You Apart:

• Clinical knowledge, specifically a nuclear medicine background
• Trainable Skills
• Test processes and disciplined testing methodologies
• Develop strong technical depth and process proficiency
• Strengthen expertise in products and internal processes
• Proficient with performing SPECT and SPECT/CT acquisitions in a clinical environment.
• Broad clinical application experience processing nuclear medicine scans.
• Conversant in handling radioactive material on a regular basis.
• Ability to solve problems quickly and completely.
• Ability to multi-task and stay organized in a dynamic environment.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced, team-focused environment with minimal supervision.
• Strong understanding of nuclear medicine and computer tomography clinical protocols.

Additional Information:

• Upon offer of employment, the individual will be subject to a background check

Aleron companies (Acara Solutions, Aleron Shared Resources, Broadleaf Results, Lume Strategies, TalentRise, Viaduct) are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Race/Color/Gender/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Veteran.

Applicants for this position must be legally authorized to work in the United States. This position does not meet the employment requirements for individuals with F-1 OPT STEM work authorization status.