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!