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Quality Control Chemist roles qualify as H-1B visa specialty occupations because they require at least a bachelor's degree in chemistry, biochemistry, or a related field. Pharmaceutical, biotech, and manufacturing employers regularly sponsor H-1B petitions for QC positions, and the 85,000-slot annual cap applies unless your employer is a university or nonprofit research institution.
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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 H-1B Visa Sponsorship as a Quality Control Chemist
Align your degree to QC job descriptions
USCIS scrutinizes whether your specific degree field matches the role. A degree in analytical chemistry or biochemistry strengthens your specialty occupation case more than a general science degree, so highlight coursework in instrumentation, GMP, or regulatory compliance on your resume.
Search LCA filings for QC Chemist sponsors
Use the OFLC Wage Search to filter Labor Condition Application filings by SOC code 19-4031 before applying. Employers who have certified LCAs for QC Chemist roles in the past two years are actively set up to sponsor, which shortens your offer-to-petition timeline significantly.
Target pharmaceutical and contract testing employers
Pharma manufacturers, contract research organizations, and food safety labs file H-1B petitions for QC Chemists at much higher rates than general manufacturers. Migrate Mate filters employer H-1B filing history by occupation so you can identify these sponsors before you apply.
Get your foreign credentials evaluated early
If your chemistry degree is from outside the U.S., obtain a credential evaluation from a NACES-member evaluator before your employer files. A three-year bachelor's from some countries may require supplemental coursework documentation to satisfy USCIS specialty occupation requirements for laboratory roles.
Negotiate a start date that clears the cap gap
If you're transitioning from OPT or another status, ask your employer to file by April 1 for an October 1 start date. QC labs running 24-hour GMP operations often need continuity, so framing your October start as operationally planned rather than visa-driven helps the conversation with hiring managers.
Confirm your employer's E-Verify enrollment before signing
If you'll be working STEM OPT before transitioning to H-1B, your employer must be enrolled in E-Verify. QC roles at smaller contract labs sometimes aren't enrolled, and discovering this after accepting an offer delays both your OPT extension and your H-1B petition.
H-1B Visa Quality Control Chemist: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Quality Control Chemist role qualify as an H-1B specialty occupation?
Yes. USCIS consistently treats QC Chemist positions as specialty occupations because they require a bachelor's degree or higher in chemistry, biochemistry, pharmaceutical sciences, or a closely related field. The O*NET profile for this occupation confirms a bachelor's-level education requirement. Roles that list only an associate degree or equivalent experience as acceptable may face an RFE, so the job description's degree language matters.
Which industries sponsor H-1B visas most often for QC Chemists?
Pharmaceutical manufacturers, biotech companies, contract research organizations, medical device firms, and food and beverage producers are the most active H-1B sponsors for QC Chemist roles. These employers run regulated labs under FDA or ISO standards and typically have established immigration processes in place. You can browse employers with verified H-1B filing history for this role on Migrate Mate.
How does the prevailing wage requirement affect QC Chemist H-1B petitions?
Your employer must pay at least the DOL prevailing wage for your specific QC Chemist role based on the work location and experience level. The LCA, which the employer certifies before filing the H-1B petition, locks in that wage commitment. You can look up prevailing wage levels for your location using the OFLC Wage Search to gauge whether an offer is likely to clear the DOL threshold.
Can my employer file H-1B for a QC Chemist role that requires shift work or travel to client sites?
Yes, but worksite requirements add complexity. If the role involves traveling to client facilities or working at multiple labs, your employer must file an amended LCA for each worksite outside the original metropolitan statistical area. For roles at client manufacturing sites, the employer of record must still be the H-1B petitioner, not the client company.
What happens to my H-1B status if my employer is acquired or merges with another company?
If the acquiring company assumes your employer's assets and liabilities and your job duties remain substantially the same, your H-1B status generally continues without a new petition under the successor-in-interest doctrine. Your employer should notify USCIS and amend the petition if your role, title, or location changes materially. QC Chemists in pharmaceutical M&A situations should confirm with their employer's legal team whether an amended petition is required.