Sterile Compounding Pharmacist (503A - Category 3)

Conversio Health; San Luis Obispo (CA); On-site; USD 106,075 - 117,096; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Paid holidays

Job summary

Conversio Health in California is seeking a Sterile Compounding Pharmacist to lead the oversight of sterile compounding operations, ensuring USP 797 compliance and regulatory standards. The role includes supervising technicians, maintaining documentation, and supporting cleanroom practices to safeguard patient safety and product quality.

The position offers a Monday-Friday schedule with no nights, weekends, or holidays, and opportunities to contribute to scalable sterile compounding programs

Qualifications

• Active California Pharmacist license in good standing.
• Eligibility to serve as USP 797 Designated Person.
• Background in sterile compounding or ability to quickly develop competency.
• Strong knowledge of USP 797 (including Category 3).
• Proven ability to oversee and guide pharmacy technicians in a controlled environment.
• Familiarity with regulatory inspections, audits, or compliance readiness.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the USP 797 Designated Person (DP), providing oversight of sterile compounding compliance.
• Oversee sterile compounding activities in accordance with USP 797 Category 3 requirements.
• Supervise, train, and mentor technicians in aseptic technique, gowning, and equipment use.
• Perform in-process checks of compounded sterile preparations, including accuracy, technique, labeling, and beyond-use dating.
• Identify and resolve discrepancies prior to final verification to maintain quality and compliance.
• Maintain adherence to SOPs and support audits, inspections, and corrective actions.
• Oversee environmental monitoring, media fill testing, and competency programs.
• Support operation, calibration, and maintenance of automated compounding equipment and cleanroom systems.
• Maintain complete, accurate, and audit-ready documentation.
• Monitor ISO-classified cleanroom environments, including environmental controls and contamination prevention.
• Uphold compliance with all sterile processing standards and safety protocols.
• Maintain accountability for patient safety, product quality, and regulatory compliance

Skills

Sterile compounding

Regulatory compliance

Team leadership

Documentation

Aseptic technique

Tools

Automated compounding equipment

Job description

Job Type

Full-time

Description

Monday-Friday | No Nights | No Weekends | No Holidays| No Hazardous Compounding

Looking for a role that allows you to focus on quality, safety, and innovation without retail hours or hazardous drug compounding?

We are seeking a Sterile Compounding Pharmacist to join our team in a Monday-Friday schedule with no nights, weekends, or holidays. This is a unique opportunity to play a key role in advancing sterile compounding practices while working in a structured, team-oriented environment.

Position Summary

The Sterile Compounding Pharmacist is responsible for the oversight and quality assurance of sterile compounding operations, ensuring compliance with USP 797, state regulations, and internal standards. This role provides supervision and direction to sterile compounding technicians, maintains accurate and complete documentation, and upholds cleanroom and aseptic practice requirements. The role is critical to ensuring patient safety, product integrity, and regulatory compliance while supporting the continued growth and scalability of sterile compounding operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the USP 797 Designated Person (DP), providing oversight of sterile compounding compliance
• Oversee sterile compounding activities in accordance with USP 797 Category 3 requirements
• Supervise, train, and mentor technicians in aseptic technique, gowning, and equipment use
• Perform in-process checks of compounded sterile preparations, including accuracy, technique, labeling, and beyond-use dating
• Identify and resolve discrepancies prior to final verification to maintain quality and compliance
• Maintain adherence to SOPs and support audits, inspections, and corrective actions
• Oversee environmental monitoring, media fill testing, and competency programs
• Support operation, calibration, and maintenance of automated compounding equipment and cleanroom systems
• Maintain complete, accurate, and audit-ready documentation
• Monitor ISO-classified cleanroom environments, including environmental controls and contamination prevention
• Uphold compliance with all sterile processing standards and safety protocols
• Maintain accountability for patient safety, product quality, and regulatory compliance

Requirements

Licensure

• Active California Pharmacist license in good standing
• Eligibility to serve as USP 797 Designated Person

Background

• Background in sterile compounding or the ability to quickly develop competency in sterile practices
• Strong knowledge of USP 797 (including Category 3), or the ability to rapidly build this expertise
• Proven ability to oversee and guide pharmacy technicians in a controlled environment
• Familiarity with regulatory inspections, audits, or compliance readiness

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Understanding of sterile compounding regulations and quality standards, with the ability to build advanced knowledge
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to compliance and documentation accuracy
• Ability to assess risk, identify gaps, and implement corrective actions
• Comfort working with and adapting to automated compounding technology
• Demonstrated leadership and ability to develop team members
• Ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining quality and compliance

About Conversio Health:

Conversio Health is an innovative chronic condition management company that serves as a key link between the patient, the physician, and the health plan. It has developed a completely new approach for chronic respiratory condition management that combines proprietary technologies, customized medication therapies, with a multidisciplinary care team to deliver improved clinical and financial outcomes, and higher patient satisfaction. Its unique, high touch pharmacy model provides home delivery services, personalized patient education and support, and disease progression and medication effectiveness monitoring to prevent unnecessary hospitalizations before they occur. Conversio enables a higher level of care coordination across the care continuum and has a proven track record of lowering its health plan partners' drug cost and improving clinical outcomes for thousands of patients with COPD and Asthma across the United States.

Conversio Health was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in San Luis Obispo, California. We offer a dynamic work environment with immense opportunity to grow, competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package including health, dental and vision benefits, company-matched 401(k), life insurance, Short and Long Term Disability Insurance, PTO and paid holidays.

Compensation is based on experience and licenses/certifications held.

Criminal background checks and drug screen are required once position accepted.

Benefits

• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Opportunities for advancement
• Paid sick time
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected Veteran status, disability or national origin.

Salary Description

Starting at $77-$85/hr DOE