Medical Affairs Pharmacist

About the role

The Medical Affairs Pharmacist serves as the organization’s primary clinical and scientific expert, supporting medical information, internal education, and external scientific engagement across both sterile and nonsterile compounding. This role is responsible for delivering accurate, evidence-based medical information, leading internal clinical training initiatives, and supporting compliant scientific exchange with healthcare professionals.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary medical information resource for internal teams and external healthcare professionals
• Respond to clinical inquiries related to: formulation rationale and excipient selection, dosing, administration, and route-specific considerations, stability, beyond-use dating, and storage, sterility assurance principles and risk-based decision-making, safety, contraindications, and special population considerations
• Design and deliver internal clinical and medical training programs for pharmacy staff, customer-facing teams, and leadership
• Engage in compliant scientific discussions with healthcare professionals regarding appropriate use of sterile and nonsterile compounded therapies, clinical decision-making when commercially available products are not suitable
• Maintain ongoing awareness of changes to regulatory, accreditation, and professional standards affecting sterile and nonsterile compounding practices

Qualifications

• Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) from an accredited school of pharmacy
• Active, unrestricted pharmacist license in good standing (multi-state licensure preferred or ability to obtain)
• 3+ years of progressive experience in clinical pharmacy, medical affairs, medical information, compounding pharmacy, or a related scientific or regulatory role
• Proven ability to develop, review, and maintain high-quality medical information content, including standard response documents, literature reviews, scientific summaries, and clinical reference materials
• Experience responding to complex clinical inquiries related to dosing, administration, formulation rationale, safety considerations, contraindications, and special populations
• Proven experience and credibility representing an organization at medical, pharmacy, or scientific conferences, including participation in scientific dialogue and external engagement
• Prior experience in a Medical Affairs, Medical Science Liaison (MSL), Medical Information, or scientific communications role within healthcare, pharmaceuticals, or specialty pharmacy

Preferred

• Advanced experience in sterile compounding, complex formulations, or regulated compounding environments (503A and/or 503B preferred)
• Board certification, residency training, fellowship training, or advanced clinical specialization (e.g., BCPS, BCSCP, or relevant specialty credentials)