Job Details

Location: Houston, TX

Posted: January 30, 2026

Job Type: Full Time

Req# 2026-5448

Compounding

Position Summary

The Sterile Compounding Lead ensures the accuracy, safety, and compliance of compounded sterile preparations (CSPs) while mentoring the compounding team. This role supports Empower's mission to provide high-quality, affordable medications through adherence to current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP).

Duties and Responsibilities

• Guides and trains the compounding team to ensure accurate preparation of CSPs and adherence to safety and quality standards.
• Ensures compliance with cGMP, Standard Operating Procedures, and proper aseptic techniques during compounding and equipment use.
• Monitors workflow and schedules to ensure timely CSP preparation and efficient resource use.
• Conducts inspections, audits, and documentation of activities to maintain regulatory compliance and quality standards.
• Stays informed on industry trends and regulations while supporting production schedules and departmental goals.

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. The employee is 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.

Knowledge and Skills

• Detail-oriented, self-motivated, and able to work collaboratively in a controlled environment while following detailed instructions.
• Familiar with Food and Drug Administration and United States Pharmacopeia regulations and capable of performing basic mathematical calculations.

Key Competencies

• Customer Focus: Ability to build strong customer relationships and deliver customer centric solutions.
• Optimizes Work Processes: Know the most effective and efficient processes to get things done, with a focus on continuous improvement.
• Collaborates: Builds partnerships and works collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
• Resourcefulness: Secures and deploys resources effectively and efficiently.
• Manages Complexity: Makes sense of complex, high quality, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems.
• Ensures Accountability: Holds self and others accountable to meet commitments and objectives.
• Situational Adaptability: Adapts approach and demeanor in real time to match shifting demands of different situations.
• Communicates Effectively: Develops and delivers multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.

Values

• People: Our people define who we are as a company, and we believe that understanding and addressing the needs of our team, clients, and community is fundamental to fostering a culture of support and growth.
• Quality: Quality stands at the core of our mission, reflecting our commitment to excellence in every medication we produce.
• Service: We are here to serve others. Every interaction with our patients, providers, employees and other stakeholders comes from a place of service.
• Innovation: By continuously exploring new methodologies and embracing technology, we ensure that every solution we offer is at the forefront of pharmaceutical care.

Experience and Qualifications

• Requires a minimum of 1 year of pharmaceutical compounding experience, including vial filling, and technical knowledge of compounding operations.
• High School Diploma or equivalency required; Bachelor's degree highly preferred.
• Requires registration with the Texas Board of Pharmacy as a Pharmacy Technician or Pharmacy Technician Trainee and Sterile/IV certification accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE).

Benefits

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: