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Quality Control Chemist roles qualify for EB-2 and EB-3 green card sponsorship through the PERM labor certification process, which requires employers to document recruitment efforts before filing your I-140 petition. Pharmaceutical, manufacturing, and food safety companies regularly sponsor foreign chemists for permanent residency, making targeted job searching and early employer conversations essential to your sponsorship timeline.
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What Quality Control 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 Control is responsible for the analysis or inspection of materials, components, products or processes for compliance with specifications and standards.
Responsibilities
- Reports to Supervisor, Quality Control (Chemistry)
- Ensures timely and thorough inspections and analysis of incoming materials, Drug Substance, In-Process and Drug Product samples.
- Performs investigations, deviations, change controls and CAPAs.
- Execute method verification, validation and/or transfer protocols.
- Perform stability testing in alignment with stability protocol(s) at the prescribed cadence.
- Authors standard operating procedures, analytical method worksheets, forms and other documents as necessary and applicable.
- Demonstrates detail-oriented attention in all facets of responsibilities.
- Performs visual assessment and analytical evaluation or test of products or processes.
- Demonstrates knowledge of testing methods, product usage, and applicable regulations and standards.
- Adheres to established policies and procedures.
- Establishes test methodology.
- May train others on SOPs, PROTOCOLs, instruments and quality guidelines.
- May execute analytical equipment qualification protocols or computer system validation test scripts.
- Aligns work priorities with immediate supervisor/management.
- Gain awareness of other departments at site. Seek to understand the functions of those departments and the points of interaction between Quality Control and your role.
- Exhibits Cardinal Health's high ethical standards and code of conduct.
- Performs special projects or tasks as necessary based on skill set and/or development goals and business needs.
- Performs other job duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree or previous work experience in a similar role or related field chemistry, or biology preferred.
- 2+ years of relevant work experience working with 21 CFR 210, 211 in the FDA regulated industry (Pharmaceutical or Medical Device) preferred.
- Has general knowledge of GDP documentation practices and requirements.
- Has experience in authoring a variety of forms of documentation such as SOPs, Change Controls, CAPAs, Deviations and Laboratory Investigations.
- Must work well with others and understand how to be successful in a team environment.
- Must be detail oriented, organized, able to multitask, a self-starter, and self-motivated.
- Must be proficient in Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel and possess strong technical writing skills.
- Demonstrated success in collaborating with people and working on a team.
- Strong communications skills.
Location
- Onsite in Indianapolis, IN
Performance Expectations
- Demonstrates a commitment to the organization’s mission, vision and values supporting organizational decisions and behaviors. Contributes to the development and implementation of systems and processes ensuring strategic goal attainment.
- Works as part of a team with others and shows respect and values diversity toward others.
- Takes actions to continually improve quality and safety in daily work. Actively participates in improving work processes to meet and exceed expectations. Identifies opportunities for improvement based on process observations, outcome measures, and feedback.
- Reports errors in a timely and appropriate manner. Takes initiative and is accountable for areas of responsibility meeting regulatory requirements including but not limited to maintaining required trainings as appropriate to position requirements.
- The ability to act calmly and patiently when working under pressure and/conditions of stress. Maintains integrity, composure, communicates with honesty, transparency, clarity and promotes alternative perspectives.
Physical/ Mental Requirements
- The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear; and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment
- The primary work environment consists of a professional office environment within a radiopharmaceutical manufacturing facility, the materials warehouse as well as the laboratory setting.
- 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 groups. 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.
- The work hours of this position is Friday - Sunday, Noon - Midnight.
What is expected of you and others at this level
- This role will perform analysis of Incoming Materials, Drug Substance, In-Process and Drug Product samples.
- This role will execute method verification, validation and/or transfer protocols.
- This position will perform stability testing in alignment with stability protocol(s) at the prescribed cadence.
- This position may execute analytical equipment qualification protocols or computer system validation test scripts.
- Exhibits Cardinal Health's high ethical standards and code of conduct.
- Approaches work situations with a positive and energizing style.
- Aligns work priorities with immediate supervisor/management.
- Gain awareness of other departments at site. Seek to understand the functions of those departments and the points of interaction between Quality Control and your role.
- Exhibit professional conduct and respect for others.
Anticipated salary range: $67,500-$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 (Untracked)
- 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: 8/9/2026 *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.
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.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship as a Quality Control Chemist
Align your credentials to PERM job requirements
PERM labor certifications for Quality Control Chemist roles often specify a bachelor's or master's degree in chemistry or a related science. Verify your foreign degree has been evaluated by a NACES-accredited credential service before applying, since DOL audits can stall certification without recognized equivalency documentation.
Target industries with established PERM filing history
Pharmaceutical manufacturers, contract testing labs, and food and beverage producers file PERM applications for Quality Control Chemists most consistently. Prioritizing companies already operating in regulated industries shortens your path to sponsorship because their HR teams understand the DOL filing process.
Search sponsoring employers using Migrate Mate
Use Migrate Mate to filter Quality Control Chemist roles by employers who have active green card sponsorship history. Seeing verified PERM and I-140 filing records upfront removes guesswork and lets you focus applications on companies already committed to sponsoring foreign professionals.
Clarify EB-2 versus EB-3 eligibility before offers
If your role requires an advanced degree or you hold a master's in analytical or organic chemistry, negotiate EB-2 classification early. EB-3 covers bachelor's-level positions but carries longer priority date waits for some nationalities, so confirming the category before signing your offer letter matters.
Ask employers about PERM recruitment timelines upfront
PERM requires employers to complete DOL-mandated recruitment steps before filing, which can add four to eight months before your I-140 is even submitted. Asking a prospective employer whether they have existing PERM templates for your job code signals readiness and helps you set realistic start date expectations.
Verify prevailing wage before your offer is finalized
DOL requires your offered salary to meet or exceed the prevailing wage for your location and job duties. Run a search using OFLC Wage Search before your offer stage so you can identify whether an employer's compensation aligns with DOL requirements and avoid delays caused by wage-level discrepancies during filing.
Green Card Quality Control Chemist: Frequently Asked Questions
Do Quality Control Chemist roles commonly qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 green card sponsorship?
Both categories apply, depending on the position's stated requirements. Roles requiring only a bachelor's degree in chemistry typically fall under EB-3 skilled worker classification. Positions requiring a master's degree, or where you have an advanced degree and the employer agrees to file EB-2, qualify under EB-2. Your employer's attorney determines the category based on the actual job duties and minimum requirements documented in the PERM application.
How does green card sponsorship differ from H-1B sponsorship for a Quality Control Chemist?
H-1B visa is a temporary nonimmigrant status with an annual lottery cap and a maximum duration of six years without extensions. EB-2 and EB-3 green card sponsorship through PERM leads to permanent residency with no annual cap concerns at the EB-3 classification level for most countries. The tradeoff is timeline: PERM labor certification, I-140 approval, and adjustment of status together typically take two to four years before permanent residency is granted.
How can I find Quality Control Chemist jobs where employers are already open to green card sponsorship?
Search for roles using Migrate Mate, which surfaces Quality Control Chemist positions specifically from employers with documented PERM and green card filing history. This approach avoids spending time on applications where sponsorship is uncertain and lets you concentrate outreach on companies that have already navigated the DOL process for similar roles.
What role does the PERM labor certification play in sponsoring a Quality Control Chemist?
PERM is the mandatory DOL process where your employer documents that no qualified U.S. worker was available for your position at the prevailing wage. The employer must conduct specific recruitment steps, including job postings and documented outreach, before submitting the ETA 9089 form. A certified PERM is required before USCIS will accept your I-140 immigrant visa petition.
Will a foreign chemistry degree be accepted during the PERM and I-140 process?
Foreign degrees are generally accepted if they are equivalent to a U.S. bachelor's or master's degree in a relevant science field, but equivalency must be formally established. USCIS evaluates foreign credentials during the I-140 stage, and DOL audits may request evaluation documentation during PERM review. Using a NACES-member credential evaluation service before your employer starts the PERM process reduces the risk of delays caused by unanswered equivalency questions.