Non-Sterile Compounding Manager - Empower Pharmacy : Job Details

Pay Competitive

Location Houston/Texas

Employment type Full-Time

• Req#: 1939

At Empower Pharmacy, our people define who we are as a company. We strive to attain, train, and retain the best people in the industry. How we work is just as important as the work we do. We have become a leader in our industry by investing in the latest quality systems, facilities, and most importantly, our people. Together, we're changing the way people approach personalized care and integrative treatments with innovative solutions for health and wellness.

Based in Houston, Texas, Empower Pharmacy is one of the nation's leading compounding pharmacies. Empower Pharmacy, employing over 800 pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, pharmaceutical engineers, and operational staff, provides a wide range of customized formulations to patients and prescribers. As an industry leader, Empower Pharmacy delivers innovative pharmaceutical solutions to patients and prescribers while expanding access to quality, affordable medication.

The Non-Sterile Compounding Manager is responsible for overseeing non-sterile hazardous and non-hazardous compounding operations. He or she oversees staff performance, providing assistance and guidance to help employees improve their results and advance in their careers at Empower Pharmacy while guaranteeing schedule production adherence, optimum KPIs, and full compliance with company standards, current industry rules, guidelines, and regulations.

Shift: Mon-Fri, 8am to 5pm

• Must be able to maintain above-average attendance and punctuality (reliability).
• Responsible for supervising production and support technicians that prepare batches and compound drug products while meeting department quality, safety, delivery, and productivity objectives.
• Monitors performance metrics for all dose forms.
• Generates routine and custom reports to identify opportunities for improvement and early performance deviation identification.
• Creates, implements, and maintains standard operating procedures, work instructions, and best practices related to the department to support safety, quality, and productivity objectives.
• Ensures employees and processes are in compliance with safety requirements, current Good Manufacturing Practices (if applicable), USP standards, company policies, and procedures.
• Establishes & maintains cooperative cross-functional relationships with peers in Quality, Sterile Operations, EHs, and Supply Chain to meet plant objectives.
• Leads in the development & maintenance of a safe compounding environment.
• Runs operations to meet or exceed delivery performance objectives for products or projects.
• Completes in-process checks & verifications in alignment with Standard Operating Procedures.
• Responsible for meeting performance expectations and regularly exceeds them.
• Develops technician training programs & ensures operator training is conducted and fully completed.
• Troubleshoots or resolves issues impeding daily/weekly deliverables; proactively demonstrates the ownership to achieve.
• Initiates documentation of violations and disciplinary action with operators as required.
• This position manages 1 or more employees.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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 occasionally required to stand, walk, reach with arms and hands, climb or balance, and to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. Vision abilities required by this job include close vision. Employee must be able to stand and walk for extended periods of time for consecutive days. Employee must be able to lift up to 30 lbs.

• High integrity, analytical and quantitative skills.
• Must be able to maintain above-average attendance and punctuality (reliability).
• Able to learn detailed knowledge of pharmaceutical products and compounding equipment and methodologies.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Must be detail oriented and possess a prominent level of accuracy.
• Aptitude for online research; Ability to search, locate, and identify key information.
• Willingness to work collaboratively and ability to demonstrate effective teamwork.
• Must possess problem-solving skills and passion for continuous improvement.
• Ability to prioritize work and meet deadlines.
• Must be a self-starter and results driven.
• Seasoned skills in developing and maintaining dynamic dashboards, reports, data recording tools, and similar.
• Responsive to changes in daily workflow and schedule.
• Sensitivity to confidential documents and information.

• Requires at least bachelor's degree in business, manufacturing, or engineering.
• Experience working Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, 6S, Kaizen methodologies in the manufacturing industry preferred.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office 365 (Microsoft Excel Advance, Microsoft Word, and Microsoft PowerPoint are a must-have).
• Experience with writing SOPs, Work instructions, Checklists, and Standard Work.
• Familiarity with mentoring and or coaching subordinates to provide guidance to improve their performance and individual and collective goals achievement.
• 1+ years prior experience in the cGMP / FDA-regulated industry preferred.
• 3+ years prior experience in the non-sterile compounding environment required.
• 5 years of supervisory or management experience required.
• Previous experience in similar leadership roles preferred.
• Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) or Technician Trainee is required.
• Texas State license as a Pharmacy Technician in good standing is required.
• Lean Six Sigma Manufacturing Black Green Certification is required.
• Lean Six Sigma Manufacturing Black Belt Certification is preferred.

• Health/Vision/Dental Insurance
• 401k with company matching
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Volunteer Time Off (VTO) Paid Holidays