Inventory Specialist: Compounding

Hims, Inc.; New Albany (OH); On-site; USD 56,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary & equity

Unlimited PTO

Comprehensive health benefits

Employee Stock Purchase Program

401k with matching

Offsite team retreats

Job summary

Hims & Hers is seeking a Compounding Inventory Specialist to ensure accuracy and integrity of inventory used in compounded medications. You will verify product weights, follow SOPs, and manage waste and FEFO in a fast-paced lab.

The role emphasizes inventory movement from reserve into the lab, regulatory compliance, and collaboration with pharmacists and IC staff to support data-driven inventory decisions.

Qualifications

• Experience in pharmacy or compounding inventory environments.
• Active, licensed Pharmacy Technician certification.
• Strong attention to detail, particularly with product weights and quantities.
• Knowledge of FEFO, lot segregation, and compounding compliance practices.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, hands-on lab environment.
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.

Responsibilities

• Maintain day-to-day inventory within the lab compounding suites, ensuring accuracy across all compounding-related SKUs and ingredients.
• Verify product weights during compounding and receiving processes to confirm accuracy against expected quantities.
• Ensure waste is decremented properly and in accordance with SOPs and compliance standards.
• Manage the movement of inventory from reserve/bulk storage into the lab, maintaining accurate transaction records.
• Apply and monitor FEFO principles to minimize expired or wasted product.
• Identify and expedite discrepancies between system quantities and physical counts.
• Support cycle count programs and participate in root-cause investigations for inventory variances.
• Maintain compliance with GMP, SOX, and other applicable pharmacy inventory control standards.
• Follow and help refine SOPs related to compounding inventory movement, waste tracking, and reserve replenishment.
• Process and document returned product accurately, ensuring proper disposition in accordance with SOPs.
• Execute disposal transactions in the WMS, verifying quantities and reason codes align with physical waste generated.
• Maintain audit-ready disposal records, including drop bin logs and disposal slips, to support SOX and regulatory reviews.
• Reconcile disposal reporting against expected waste volumes to identify and flag discrepancies.
• Support periodic audits (internal or KPMG) by providing documentation and explanations for returns and disposal activity.
• Escalate patterns of unusual returns or disposal volume to IC leadership for root-cause investigation.
• Work closely with pharmacists, compounding technicians, and the broader Inventory Control team to ensure smooth lab operations.
• Partner with site IC leadership and analysts to support reporting and data needs related to compounding inventory.
• Support data research efforts related to inventory trends, discrepancies, and waste patterns within the compounding suites.
• Assist with ad-hoc reporting and analysis to support inventory accuracy initiatives.

Skills

Pharmacy inventory experience

Attention to detail

FEFO knowledge

Fast-paced lab work

Communication & collaboration

Education

Pharmacy Technician certification

Tools

WMS familiarity

Job description

Hims & Hers is the leading health and wellness platform, on a mission to help the world feel great through the power of better health. We are redefining healthcare by putting the customer first and delivering access to care that is affordable, accessible, and personal, from diagnosis to treatment to delivery. No two people are the same, so we provide access to personalized care designed for results. By normalizing health & wellness challenges and innovating on their solutions, we’re making better health outcomes easier to achieve.

Hims & Hers is a public company, traded on the NYSE under the ticker symbol “HIMS.” To learn more about the brand and offerings, you can visit hims.com/about and hims.com/how-it-works. For information on the company’s outstanding benefits, culture, and its talent-first flexible/remote work approach, see below and visit www.hims.com/careers-professionals.

Job Summary:

The Compounding Inventory Specialist plays a critical role on the Inventory Control team, working within the lab compounding suites to ensure the accuracy and integrity of inventory used in compounded medications. This role is responsible for verifying product weights, IC SOPs are being followed, ensuring waste is decremented properly, managing inventory movement from reserves into the lab, and maintaining FEFO (First-Expired, First-Out) practices. The ideal candidate combines hands‑on pharmacy/compounding inventory experience with a sharp eye for detail to support compliant & accurate inventory.

Key Responsibilities:

• Inventory Control
  • Maintain day‑to‑day inventory within the lab compounding suites, ensuring accuracy across all compounding‑related SKUs and ingredients.
  • Verify product weights during compounding and receiving processes to confirm accuracy against expected quantities.
  • Ensure waste is decremented properly and in accordance with SOPs and compliance standards.
  • Manage the movement of inventory from reserve/bulk storage into the lab, maintaining accurate transaction records.
  • Apply and monitor FEFO (First‑Expired, First‑Out) principles to minimize expired or wasted product.
• Inventory Compliance
  • Identify and expedite discrepancies between system quantities and physical counts.
  • Support cycle count programs and participate in root‑cause investigations for inventory variances.
  • Maintain compliance with GMP, SOX, and other applicable pharmacy inventory control standards.
  • Follow and help refine SOPs related to compounding inventory movement, waste tracking, and reserve replenishment.
• Returns & Disposals
  • Process and document returned product accurately, ensuring proper disposition in accordance with SOPs.
  • Execute disposal transactions in the WMS, verifying quantities and reason codes align with physical waste generated.
  • Maintain audit‑ready disposal records, including drop bin logs and disposal slips, to support SOX and regulatory reviews.
  • Reconcile disposal reporting against expected waste volumes to identify and flag discrepancies.
  • Support periodic audits (internal or KPMG) by providing documentation and explanations for returns and disposal activity.
  • Escalate patterns of unusual returns or disposal volume to IC leadership for root‑cause investigation.
• Collaboration
  • Work closely with pharmacists, compounding technicians, and the broader Inventory Control team to ensure smooth lab operations.
  • Partner with site IC leadership and analysts to support reporting and data needs related to compounding inventory.
• Data & Research Support
  • Support data research efforts related to inventory trends, discrepancies, and waste patterns within the compounding suites.
  • Assist with ad‑hoc reporting and analysis to support inventory accuracy initiatives.

Basic Qualifications:

• Experience in pharmacy or compounding inventory environments.
• Active, licensed Pharmacy Technician certification.
• Strong attention to detail, particularly with product weights and quantities.
• Knowledge of FEFO, lot segregation, and compounding compliance practices.
• Ability to work in a fast‑paced, hands‑on lab environment.
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Data research or analytical experience.
• Familiarity with WMS systems and inventory management tools.
• Familiarity with SOX Compliance and SOX Controls

Hims is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetics or any other basis forbidden under federal, state, or local law. Hims considers all qualified applicants in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.

Our Benefits (there are more but here are some highlights):

• Competitive salary & equity compensation for full‑time roles
• Unlimited PTO, company holidays, and quarterly mental health days
• Comprehensive health benefits including medical, dental & vision, and parental leave
• Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)
• 401k benefits with employer matching contribution
• Offsite team retreats

We are committed to building a workforce that reflects diverse perspectives and prioritizes ethics, wellness, and a strong sense of belonging. If you're excited about this role, we encourage you to apply—even if you're not sure if your background or experience is a perfect match.

Hims considers all qualified applicants for employment, including applicants with arrest or conviction records, in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the California Fair Chance Act, and any similar state or local fair chance laws.

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