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Florida's quality specialist jobs span aerospace manufacturing in the Space Coast corridor, medical device production around Tampa and Miami, and food and beverage facilities throughout Central Florida. Major employers including Lockheed Martin, AdventHealth, and Nestlé have sponsored quality roles here. The state's manufacturing depth and life sciences growth make it a consistent source of visa sponsorship opportunities for quality professionals.
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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.
Cardinal Health PET Manufacturing Services is responsible for manufacturing PET radiopharmaceuticals to enhance patient treatment through improved disease diagnosis, staging, and monitoring.
Job Summary
The Senior Specialist, Quality Assurance role will support Nuclear Manufacturing. This is part of a growing Technical Operations team within Cardinal Health’s Nuclear and Precision Health Solutions organization tasked with the development and technology transfer of radiopharmaceutical products into and among our network of qualified manufacturing facilities. Tech Transfer projects are the leading priority for this Quality Assurance position.
Responsibilities
- Primary focus in the role is to deliver QA support for the review and approval on all operational documentation as it relates to the technical transfer project such as protocols, validation documents, etc. This role will be accountable to the technical transfer leadership team while executing tech transfer projects.
- Travel to other PET manufacturing sites network-wide to provide quality review of technical transfer projects when required.
- When not supporting technical transfer projects, candidate will be responsible for all other quality functions at the PET manufacturing site, such as:
- Handles cGMP documentation review related to product release, facilities and equipment, material controls, laboratory controls, packaging and labeling, and production & process controls.
- Establishes and reports metrics related products and processes as deemed necessary by the Regional Quality Manager (RQM).
- Ensures the site manufactures products to meet the requirements of 21 CFR 212 (cGMP).
- Handles and ensures quality of documentation (control, retention, and archival) to support cGMP activities.
- Engages and collaborates with Operations department to drive quality system and cGMP requirements.
- Performs product release activities per cGMP requirements.
- Monitors CAPA in investigations and closes when completed or escalates (if necessary).
- Performs aseptic review of the site with Operations and documents results.
- Reports quality system issues to the Regional Quality Manager (RQM) and others as necessary. This includes timely escalation of discrepancies upon identification.
- Review and disposition documentation in a timely manner, such as: manufacturing batch records, EM records, validation documentation, change controls, process qualifications, on-site material preparations, equipment qualifications and/or planned maintenance, material acceptance, cleaning documents, etc.
- Works cross-functionally and can interpret the requirements as well as educate and influence others on those requirements.
Schedule
- Onsite in Fort Lauderdale, FL. 40 hours per week. Typically, Monday – Friday between the hours of 1:45 am and 12:30 pm depending upon client demand.
- Candidate must be available to work weekends to provide coverage at site as needed. Weekend work will be limited.
- Candidate must be flexible to work different shifts or schedules based on business need. Candidate must be comfortable staying until work is completed each business day. Work hours may be subject to change.
This position is based on-site at a PET manufacturing facility. Based on specific needs in the network, about 50%-75% travel time may be required to support projects requiring on-site technical transfer quality review at other PET manufacturing facilities.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in related field, or equivalent work experience, preferred
- 2+ years of experience in related science field preferred
- 1-2 years of experience in Quality Assurance and/or regulated environment preferred; cGMP, highly preferred.
- Pharmaceutical or medical device experience a plus
- ISO experience a plus
- Effective written and verbal English communication skills
- Ability to manage several tasks at the same time; Ability to focus on tasks; Ability to evaluate operating conditions.
- Ability to exercise sound judgment Personal Protective Equipment.
- Knowledge of quality systems and approaches
- Proficiency with SAP, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Outlook, and Microsoft Power Point.
- Understanding of the requirements and can perform gap assessments to those requirements, a plus
- Ability to analyze and interpret results from chromatograms by HPLC, Gas Chromatography, and E-Z Scan radiometric TLC scanner, a plus
- Understanding of quality concepts such as: cost of quality, analytical metrics and / or statistics, trending, quality planning, validation, CAPA and problem solving, a plus
- Ability to travel 50%-75%.
Work Environment
The primary work environment consists of a manufacturing pharmacy which must be kept clean, orderly, properly lighted and maintained in optimum operating condition. Employees handle radioactive materials and are exposed to very low amounts of radiation that are deemed safe by current standards. 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 group. 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.
What is expected of you and others at this level
- Applies working knowledge in the application of concepts, principles and technical capabilities to perform varied tasks
- Works on projects of moderate scope and complexity
- Identifies possible solutions to a variety of technical problems and takes action to resolve
- Applies judgment within defined parameters
- Receives general guidance and may receive more detailed instruction on new projects
- Work reviewed for sound reasoning and accuracy
Anticipated salary range: $68,500.00-$88,020.00
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: 11/8/2026 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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Which companies sponsor visas for quality specialists in Florida?
Florida employers with documented H-1B visa and EB-3 sponsorship histories for quality roles include Lockheed Martin and Boeing subsidiaries in the Space Coast region, medical device manufacturers like Stryker and Medtronic with Florida operations, and large food production companies in Central Florida. Hospitals and health systems such as AdventHealth and HCA Healthcare also sponsor quality and compliance specialists in clinical and operational functions.
Which visa types are most common for quality specialist roles in Florida?
H-1B is the most common visa for quality specialists whose roles require at least a bachelor's degree in engineering, science, or a related technical field. EB-3 sponsorship appears frequently in manufacturing and food processing, where employers sponsor workers through the PERM labor certification process. Quality roles in healthcare or regulated industries may also qualify for H-1B if the position has a clearly defined degree requirement tied to the specialty.
Which cities in Florida have the most quality specialist sponsorship jobs?
The Space Coast corridor anchored by Melbourne and Titusville concentrates aerospace and defense quality roles. Tampa and St. Petersburg have a strong medical device and pharmaceutical manufacturing presence. Miami supports quality positions in logistics, consumer goods, and life sciences. Orlando's proximity to major food and beverage operations and its growing healthcare sector also generates consistent demand for quality specialists seeking sponsored roles.
How to find quality specialist visa sponsorship jobs in Florida?
Migrate Mate filters job listings specifically for roles that include visa sponsorship, so you can search quality specialist positions in Florida without sorting through employers who don't sponsor. The platform surfaces roles across aerospace, healthcare, manufacturing, and food production, which are the primary hiring industries for quality professionals in the state. Setting a Florida location filter on Migrate Mate helps narrow results to the most active sponsoring employers in this market.
Are there state-specific factors that affect visa sponsorship for quality specialists in Florida?
Florida's manufacturing sector is heavily regulated by the FDA and FAA, which elevates the technical requirements for quality roles and makes specialty occupation arguments for H-1B more straightforward for employers. Florida has no state income tax, which affects prevailing wage calculations indirectly through cost-of-living benchmarks used by the Department of Labor. The state's large university system, including Florida International University and University of South Florida, produces engineering graduates that employers also recruit internationally, sustaining active sponsorship pipelines.
What is the prevailing wage for sponsored quality specialist jobs in Florida?
U.S. employers sponsoring a visa must pay at least the prevailing wage, which is what workers in the same role, area, and experience level typically earn. The Department of Labor sets this rate to make sure companies aren't hiring foreign workers simply because they'd accept lower pay than a U.S. worker. It varies by job title, location, and experience. You can look up current prevailing wage rates for any occupation and location using the OFLC Wage Search page.