Compounding Automation & Formulation Lead

Barrington James; Virginia (MN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site work

Mon-Fri schedule

Job summary

Barrington James is supporting a Virginia-based community compounding pharmacy seeking a Compounding Formulation and Automation Specialist. The role is hands-on, involving formulation, equipment settings, quality checks, and documentation in a modern automated lab.

The position can be part-time or full-time, with weekday daytime hours, no weekends, and a focus on developing scalable formulations and training the pharmacy team in automated processes.

Qualifications

• Pharmacist or pharmacy technician with hands-on non-sterile compounding experience.
• Strong knowledge of pharmaceutical dosage forms and formulations.
• Comfort with technology and equipment and the ability to troubleshoot.
• Ability to train and educate pharmacy personnel.
• Ability to work independently with strong communication.

Responsibilities

• Develop reproducible formulations from prescriptions across creams, gels, suspensions, capsules, troches and transdermals.
• Select bases, calculate quantities and set process and mixing parameters for automated compounding equipment.
• Operate and troubleshoot compounding automation including a mixing system, 3D printing and a tablet press.
• Document formulations, procedures and quality checks so they can be repeated by the team.
• Train pharmacists and technicians on equipment and best practices.
• Standardize workflow for consistent production and beyond use dating.
• Support compliance with USP <795> and USP <800>.

Skills

Non-sterile compounding

Pharmaceutical dosage forms

Troubleshooting equipment

Train pharmacy staff

Communication skills

Education

Pharmacist degree

Pharmacy technician certification

Tools

3D printing

Tablet press

Automated mixing system

Automation equipment

Job description

Barrington James is supporting a Virginia-based community compounding pharmacy seeking a Compounding Formulation and Automation Specialist. The role is hands-on, involving formulation, equipment settings, quality checks, and documentation in a modern automated lab.

The position can be part-time or full-time, with weekday daytime hours, no weekends, and a focus on developing scalable formulations and training the pharmacy team in automated processes.