Compounding Specialist: Formulations & Client Support

RXinsider LTD.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO and holidays

Health savings account

Opportunities to learn and grow

401k retirement plan

Team events

Job summary

Medisca is seeking a Compounding Specialist to support internal and external clients with compounding inquiries, formulas, and regulatory standards. The role emphasizes scientific evaluation, literature review, and expert consultation across niche areas such as peptides and hormone restoration therapy.

The ideal candidate is a pharmacist or pharmacy technician with relevant compounding experience, strong communication skills, and a detail-oriented approach.

Qualifications

• Educational background - BS Pharmacy, PharmD or Pharmacy Technician
• Experience as a Pharmacist with 3 - 5 years of experience in the pharmaceutical compounding industry (Preferable 1 year + experience in a Compounding Pharmacy lab)
• Peptide Formulation and Education experience (Sterile and Non-Sterile)
• 503A, 503B and cGMP experience.
• Knowledge of regulations and guidelines of USP, NAPRA, FDA, Health Canada, state and provincial boards of pharmacy.
• Experience in training and/or teaching to pharmacists and lab technicians is considered an asset
• Knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite (Word, Outlook, Teams, PowerPoint and Excel) required

Responsibilities

• Review of non-sterile and sterile formulations, as per client requests.
• Evaluate the client request to ensure safety, therapeutic efficacy, justification, appropriateness of the requested route of administration, active ingredient concentration, dosage and relevance to the clinical diagnosis as provided by the compounder.
• Verify that formulas are based on concrete scientific evidence thorough primary literature search.
• Verify physiochemical compatibility, suitability and stability of APIs and excipients in formulation.
• Verify mathematical calculations, detailed preparatory steps, ingredient sensitivities, auxiliary labels, legal parameters and more.
• Receive, interpret and respond to client compounding inquiries; through email or telephone communication.
• Provide technical expertise on troubleshooting day-to day-compounding issues.
• Provide support in terms of mathematical calculations, base selection, ingredient incompatibilities and suitability, formulation chemistry, API-specific monographs, and more.
• Understand and consult on recommended and proprietary technologies, devices, equipment and ready bases for pharmacy compounding.
• Provide consultation support regarding specific niche areas of practice, including but not limited to peptides, hormone restoration therapy, veterinary compounding, pain management and dermatology.
• Provide consultation support regarding current standards of practice, regulatory inquiries, facility workflow and more.
• Address escalated client inquiries, problems or situations.
• Perform scientific literature searches to support internal/external requests and compile researched literature into a standardized template for distribution to clients.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Strong work ethic

Time management

Attention to detail

Ethical practice

Education

BS Pharmacy

PharmD

Pharmacy Technician

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Medisca is seeking a Compounding Specialist to support internal and external clients with compounding inquiries, formulas, and regulatory standards. The role emphasizes scientific evaluation, literature review, and expert consultation across niche areas such as peptides and hormone restoration therapy.

The ideal candidate is a pharmacist or pharmacy technician with relevant compounding experience, strong communication skills, and a detail-oriented approach.