Nuclear Pharmacist

Cardinal Health, Inc.; Southfield (MI); On-site; USD 104,000 - 149,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision coverage

401k savings plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Cardinal Health, Inc. is seeking a Nuclear Pharmacist to ensure safe, accurate, and timely radiopharmaceuticals for hospitals and imaging centers. This role operates in a regulated environment, requiring precision, leadership, and coordination of staff to maintain top-tier pharmacy operations.

The position includes on-call requirements, weekend coverage, and travel to affiliated sites as needed, with a strong focus on safety, quality, and cost-effective patient care.

Qualifications

• Pharmacist license in the operating state (or in process)
• 2–4 years of experience preferred
• Willingness to travel to other pharmacies as needed
• Comfortable working in a nuclear environment
• Must hold a valid driver’s license
• Ability to work weekends, on call, holidays or alternate shifts

Responsibilities

• Provide pharmaceutical care to patients as staff pharmacist including compounding nuclear medications
• Perform quality testing (chromatography) and direct distribution with drivers
• Oversee pharmacy inventory and ordering; procure alternatives when needed
• Lead hiring, onboarding and performance management for staff
• Optimize internal workflows and scheduling for efficient operations
• Assist in cost-saving and growth initiatives for the nuclear pharmacy
• Maintain relationships with suppliers and assist in demand planning
• Engage in administrative tasks and customer interactions
• Provide emergency coverage as needed in KY and WV

Skills

Customer service

Manual dexterity

Team leadership

Communication skills

Reading/writing English

Flexibility

Adaptability

Driving license

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy or PharmD

Tools

None

Job description

What Nuclear Pharmacy contributes to Cardinal Health

Nuclear Pharmacy is responsible for providing radiopharmaceuticals and other drugs to medical care providers under highly regulated State and Federal guidelines; may also consult with or advise physicians and nuclear medicine technologists on the safe and efficacious use of radioactive drugs for diagnosis and therapy

Job Summary

At Cardinal Health, Nuclear Pharmacists play a critical role in advancing diagnostic and therapeutic medicine. In this highly specialized position, you’ll help ensure patients receive safe, accurate, and timely radiopharmaceuticals—supporting lifesaving decisions in hospitals and imaging centers every day. If you thrive in regulated environments, value precision, and want your expertise to make a real difference, this role offers meaningful work with long—term career opportunity.

Schedule

• Works on a 5 week rotation
• Every 5th week is a night shift
• Other weeks would rotate through the day shift
• Must be available to work some weekends as needed
• Various schedule with a mix of days, nights, weekends, holidays and on call.

Responsibilities

• Provides pharmaceutical care to patients as a staff pharmacist, including compounding of nuclear medications, testing for quality through chromatography, and directing distribution of medication using a team of drivers.
• Assesses and maintains pharmacy inventory and executes necessary orders, including reviews, to maintain optimal supply and ongoing availability of drugs, identifying and procuring alternative drugs to mitigate risks, when necessary.
• Leads processes for hiring of pharmacy staff, onboarding, and performance management, including leadership of competency evaluations process and documentation.
• Manages and directs internal workflows of nuclear pharmacy, including optimization of staffing and scheduling to maintain best-in-class and streamlined pharmacy operations.
• Assists in execution of plans for lowering costs, increasing efficiency and driving profitable growth to support strategic business objectives in the nuclear pharmacy business.
• Maintains relationships with outside suppliers and vendors to understand availability of drug components and assist in demand planning.
• Participates in administrative tasks to facilitate nuclear pharmacy operations, including interactions with customers
• Performs other job-related duties as required to ensure the goals and objectives of the department are met including delivering doses if necessary.
• Provides potential emergency coverage in Kentucky and West Virginia as needed

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy or PharmDpreferred
• Valid Pharmacist’s license in the state in which the pharmacyoperates, orisin the process of obtaininga valid licensepreferred.
• 2-4 years of experience, preferred
• Willingness to travel to other pharmacies as needed to provide coverage
• Strong customer service skills
• Manual dexterityrequiredfor occasional reach, lifting, holding of small objects, and dispensing doses
• Comfortable working in a nuclear environment
• Must hold a valid driver's license
• Ability to work weekends, on call, holidays, overtime, alternate days/shifts, or be in a rotation
• Intermediate computer skills (ability to use computers and tablets)
• May require vendor credentialing
• Basic proficiency in English is required, including being able to read and write in English in order to process documents.
• Prior Authorized User certification is preferred. Nuclear Pharmacy Training can be provided

Authorized User:

As defined in part by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, an individual who has completed a minimum of700 hoursof training in a structured educational program consisting of both didactic training and supervised on the job training in radiation physics, instrumentation, radiation protection, chemistry, math and radiation biology. This is usually divided into two sections:200 hoursof formal course work and500 hoursof supervised experience. For current pharmacists, the requirements are the same plus a preceptor statement of training from an Authorized Nuclear Pharmacist.

Anticipated salary range:

$104,300- $149,100

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 window anticipated to close:

11/10/2026

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.

Candidates who are back-to-work, people with disabilities, without a college degree, and Veterans are encouraged to apply.

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/Affirmative Action 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.