Oncology Investigational Drug Services Pharmacy Technician

Essential Responsibilities

• Performs advanced medication preparation, distribution, and documentation activities with expert-level accuracy and efficiency.
• Prepares and oversees complex sterile and hazardous compounding, including chemotherapy, TPN, and specialty admixtures, in compliance with USP 797/800 and departmental standards.
• Serves as a subject matter expert for pharmacy automation systems, including ADCs, carousel systems, barcode medication administration workflows, and compounding technologies.
• Covers daily technician workflows, assignments, and workload distribution in collaboration with pharmacy leadership.
• Oversees inventory management activities, identifying trends, discrepancies, or risks related to medication availability, expiration, or diversion.
• Audits medication storage, handling, and compounding practices to ensure regulatory compliance and audit readiness.
• Leads troubleshooting efforts for complex automation, compounding, or distribution issues and escalates concerns appropriately.
• Supports quality assurance activities, including competency assessments, environmental monitoring, and documentation review.
• Assists with technician education, training programs, and ongoing skills development across technician levels.
• Serves as a lead technician or operational designee when assigned.
• Participates in quality improvement initiatives and performance monitoring efforts.

General Responsibilities

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Education: Associate’s degree required.
• Experience: At least five (5) years of experience as a pharmacy technician required.
• Licenses/Certifications/Registrations: Active permit as a Pharmacy Technician by the Oklahoma State Board of Pharmacy within 6 weeks of hire. National Pharmacy Technician Certification (CPhT) required.

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Advanced pharmacy-related computer and math skills.
• Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills adaptable to clinical and operational settings.
• Ability to interpret and apply complex regulatory requirements, policies, and procedures.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Prior proven ability to mentor staff and support a high-performing inpatient pharmacy team.
• EMR documentation experience.