Nuclear Pharmacist: Precision Radiopharma Expert

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid time off

Education assistance

401(k)

Job summary

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.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy or PharmD required by start date.
• Valid Michigan Pharmacist’s license, or in the process of obtaining a valid license preferred.
• 2-4 years of experience, preferred.
• Working knowledge of biohazardous waste management procedures preferred.
• Ability to travel as needed for pharmacy coverage.
• Willingness to travel to other pharmacies as needed to provide coverage.
• Strong customer service skills.
• Manual dexterity required for 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).
• Prior Authorized User certification is preferred. Nuclear Pharmacy Training can be provided.

Responsibilities

• Provides pharmaceutical care to patients as a staff pharmacist, including compounding of nuclear medications and directing distribution of medication.
• Assesses and maintains pharmacy inventory and executes necessary orders to maintain availability of drugs.
• Leads processes for hiring of pharmacy staff, onboarding, and performance management.
• Manages internal workflows of nuclear pharmacy and staffing/scheduling optimization.
• Assists in plans for lowering costs and driving profitable growth to support strategic objectives.
• Maintains relationships with outside suppliers and vendors for drug components and demand planning.
• Participates in administrative tasks to facilitate nuclear pharmacy operations.
• Performs other duties including delivering doses as required.

Skills

Nuclear pharmacy

Customer service

Manual dexterity

English proficiency

Driver's license

Education

Pharmacy degree (B.Pharm/ PharmD)

Job description

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.