Animal Health Sterile Compounding Technician

About the role

• Mixlab is seeking a detail-oriented and motivated Sterile Compounding Technician to join our growing pharmacy team in Texas! In this role, you'll work alongside our pharmacists to prepare high-quality sterile compounded medications for pets, ensuring the highest standards of accuracy, safety, and compliance. You'll perform aseptic compounding in a controlled cleanroom environment, maintain sterile equipment, monitor inventory, and ensure proper documentation and quality control. We're looking for someone who thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative environment, takes pride in precision, and brings a proactive, all-hands-on-deck attitude. If you're a Texas-registered Pharmacy Technician with a passion for compounding, a commitment to excellence, and a love for pets, we'd love to hear from you!

What you'll do

• Assist with the compounding of category 3 compounded sterile pharmaceutical preparations including but not limited to sterile solutions and suspensions under the supervision of the managing pharmacist. Please note: Hormones and other potentially hazardous chemicals are used in sterile compounding.
• Working in an ISO 5-8 environment while performing essential duties to the compounding of sterile preparations
• Performing routine compounding operations including preparation and sterilization of lab supplies, measuring, weighing, compounding, and participating in quarterly media fills, gloved fingertip sampling, and smoke studies. 
• Ensuring constant aseptic technique and processing while wearing all required personal protective equipment including sterile head to toe coveralls, bouffant, face mask, goggles, booties, and gloves. 
• Ability to perform duties related to material transfer, aseptic processing, and other cleanroom related duties such as cleaning and maintaining the cleanroom equipment
• Openness to cross training and helping in the non-sterile compounding department when needed
• Consistently meet standards of accuracy and potency
• Package and label prescriptions, including bulk medications
• Monitor inventory levels, re-order low inventory or expiring chemicals, and receive new inventory
• Maintain accurate records including Compounding Records, SDS and Certificates of Analysis
• Perform environmental monitoring and perform cleaning tasks per defined schedule and techniques
• Quickly and efficiently solve problems and jump in to help the team whenever and wherever necessary
• Must exhibit organizational skills and neatness.

About you

• You are registered with TX Board of Pharmacy as Pharmacy Technician. 
• Compounding: Recommended to have at least 2 years of experience working as a pharmacy technician directly with pharmacists in a compounding pharmacy
• You have experience working in veterinary care or the medical field, or a strong interest in working in the field
• You have a strong attention to detail
• You have a customer-focused (and in our case, a pet-focused!) mindset
• You thrive in a fast-paced work environment
• Must be able to remain in a standing and walking position at least 80% of the time
• Must be able to move boxes holding medications weighing up to 25lbs across the office
• You have excellent communication skills - both written and verbal - and are a collaborative, team-player
• You have an all-hands-on-deck attitude with an ability to remain calm and excel under pressure
• You have the ability to learn and adapt to new processes and procedures
• You constantly strive to “wow” clients and patients
• You have a strong sense of ownership and accountability
• You’re not afraid of wearing multiple hats - you pitch in to help the team when necessary
• You have flexibility to work nights, weekends, holidays, and any overtime deemed necessary
• MUST LOVE PETS!

What we offer

• 100% employer-paid health, dental and vision insurance for our employees, effective on the first of the month following your start date
• Paid time off for vacation, holidays and sick time, with the ability to accrue more vacation time with increased tenure
• Competitive starting wages with the opportunity for rapid career growth, promotion, and wage increases
• Company Stock Options
• Pre-tax commuter benefits, dependent care, HSA and FSA
• Employer-paid short and long-term disability leave, parental leave, and life insurance
• 401k with $300/year match
• Referral bonus payouts of up to $1,000 for a successful referral
• Human and pet wellness benefits, including $650/year allowance for routine pet care through Wagmo
• Discounts on many items through Perkspot
• And more!

Mixlab is the first modern pet pharmacy that focuses on creating high-quality, custom medications and delightful experiences for pets, their parents and veterinarians. By putting service at the heart of everything we do, we're able to provide the best personalized care for our furry friends, as well as those who care for them. Mixlab is proud to be a PCAB-accredited compounding pet pharmacy.  Check us out on Instagram or see our 5 star reviews on Google, Yelp and Facebook!