What Quality Assurance contributes to Cardinal Health
Quality develops and implements quality policies, procedures, and processes to ensure products and services comply with regulatory standards and specifications.
Quality Assurance develops and implements a compliant and cost effective quality system that assures products and services are reliable, safe and effective. This job family provides oversight of production/manufacturing activities, training to operational and quality control personnel, and educates business leaders on Quality policies and procedures and ensures that all products and services are properly reviewed for quality and documented.
What Temperature Management Contributes to Cardinal Health
The Temperature Management team ensures the safe handling of pharmaceutical and medical products by overseeing all temperature excursion events. This includes:
Serving as the point of contact with pharmaceutical and medical manufacturers to obtain product stability information following a temperature excursion.
Assessing stability data to determine product impact and ensure patient safety.
Maintaining required continuing education to support Health Care Professional certification, which is necessary for engaging with manufacturers that release stability information only to certified professionals.
Assisting facilities with completing temperature excursion documentation to ensure all necessary information is accurately captured.
Job Summary
The Senior Specialist, Quality Assurance ensures the safe handling of pharmaceutical and medical products by overseeing temperature excursion events and evaluating product stability to protect patient safety. This position serves as the primary contact with manufacturers, supports facilities with excursion documentation, and maintains key stability and excursion data. The role also contributes to the Quality Management System by administering temperature monitoring platforms, assisting with temperature studies across multiple facilities, and supporting related projects. Success requires strong attention to detail, effective prioritization, independent work, and sound judgment within established guidelines.
Responsibilities
Temperature Disposition Processing
Contact manufacturers regarding temperature excursions and evaluate the resulting stability data to ensure products remain safe and compliant.
Escalate issues that may lead to a Cardinal Health–initiated product recall.
Maintain a comprehensive database of temperature excursions and manufacturer stability data.
Provide support to site personnel when temperature excursions occur.
Use Microsoft tools—including SharePoint—on a daily basis.
Support for Quality Systems (Pharmaceutical & Medical Distribution)
Serve as a system administrator for temperature monitoring platforms, including Digi SmartSense.
Participate in assigned temperature management projects.
Assist with temperature studies for more than 75 facilities.
Serve as a backup for the Canada temperature management.
Location
Qualifications
What is expected of you and others at this level
Anticipated salary range: $68,500 - $88,020
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: 5/27/2026 *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.
Candidates who are back-to-work, people with disabilities, without a college degree, and Veterans are encouraged to apply.
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