Empower Pharmacy is a visionary healthcare company dedicated to making quality, affordable medication accessible to millions of patients nationwide. As the nation's most advanced 503A compounding pharmacy and FDA-registered 503B outsourcing facility, we're redefining what's possible in personalized medicine and pharmaceutical manufacturing. We're proud to be recognized as one of Houston's fastest-growing private companies and ranked #116 in Healthcare & Medical on the Inc. 5000 List for 2025.
Our strength is built on four core values: People, Quality, Service, and Innovation. Guided by these principles, we've created a uniquely integrated healthcare platform powered by advanced technology, operational excellence, and a relentless commitment to patient care. From manufacturing and quality control to distribution and customer experience, our teams work together to raise industry standards, expand access to critical medications, and improve outcomes for patients and providers across the country.
At Empower, joining our team means more than starting a new role. It means becoming part of a mission-driven organization that's transforming healthcare at scale. We invest deeply in our people, encourage bold thinking, and create opportunities for growth, leadership, and innovation at every level. Your ideas matter here, your development is supported, and the work you do has a direct impact on the lives of millions.
If you thrive in a fast-moving, purpose-driven environment where innovation, collaboration, and ambition come together, Empower Pharmacy is the place for you. Let's transform healthcare together.
Position Summary:
Microbiologist II 503A safeguards product quality, patient safety, and regulatory readiness by executing microbiological testing, environmental monitoring, investigations, and data analysis supporting Empower's high-growth 503A and 503B compounding operations. This role owns accurate, timely laboratory execution, deviation identification, and continuous improvement initiatives that strengthen release reliability, compliance performance, and operational scalability. Leveraging AI-enabled analytics, digital workflows, and automation tools as force multipliers, the Microbiologist II accelerates decision-making, improves testing precision, enhances trend visibility, and elevates quality outcomes across the microbiology program. Success requires disciplined execution, learning agility, strategic problem solving, and consistent performance within a fast-paced, highly regulated environment where P80–P90 talent combines technical depth, accountability, collaboration, and proactive risk management to support enterprise growth. The position influences audit readiness, manufacturing continuity, and customer trust through rigorous scientific standards daily.
Responsibilities:
Microbiology Operations
Quality and Compliance
Continuous Improvement
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Employee Benefits, Health and Wellness:
We offer comprehensive benefits to support your health, well-being, and future, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, 401(k) matching, wellness perks, IV therapy, and compounded medications. Learn more: https://careers.empowerpharmacy.com/benefits/
Physical Requirements:
While performing the responsibilities of the job, the employee is required to talk and hear. The employee is often required to remain in a stationary position for a significant amount of the workday and frequently use their hands and fingers to handle or feel in order to access, input, and retrieve information from the computer and other office productivity devices. Employees are regularly required to move about the office and around the corporate campus. The employee is regularly required to stand, walk, reach with arms and hands, climb or balance, and to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.