Pharmacist – Non-Sterile Compounding Supervisor

Pay Range: $145,000 – $155,000  |  Location: Sterling, Virginia  |  Work Model: In-person  |  Employment Type: Full Time  |  Reports To: Production Manager

About the Company

Akina Pharmacy is a nationally-accredited specialty compounding pharmacy on a mission to enrich lives through compounded medicine. Since 2012, we've partnered with prescribers and patients across the United States to deliver expertly compounded sterile and non-sterile medications when off-the-shelf solutions fall short. We call it the Chemistry of Care™: precision and compassion working together. Our fast-growing team is guided by an ambitious vision, core values, and a high-performance environment built on clear communication, pragmatic decision-making, and accountability. We hold ourselves to the highest standards — in the pharmacy, that means PCAB accreditation and LegitScript certification; with our people, it means empowering them through continuous growth and support.

Core Values:

• Excellence Always: We hold ourselves to a high standard and continually push it higher. We bring that standard to everything we do — big or small, seen or unseen — and carry it across the finish line.
• Called To Serve: We act for the greater good, putting what is best for the company, our team, and our customers ahead of personal comfort or gain. We go the extra mile for others.
• Total Ownership: We take full responsibility for our work, decisions, and results. We don't wait for permission or instructions; we initiate and drive outcomes.
• Open and Honest: We listen and seek to understand feedback, new ideas, and perspectives that challenge our own. We speak the truth directly and clearly, hiding nothing and removing all politics from our communication.

About the Role

The Pharmacist – Non-Sterile Compounding Supervisor plays a critical role at Akina Pharmacy. The individual is a licensed pharmacist and working supervisor responsible for directly leading, coaching, and holding accountable the non-sterile compounding technician team. In addition to people-management responsibilities, this role provides pharmacist coverage by performing non-sterile compounding and verifying assigned compounding logs in accordance with applicable standards and company policies. The Supervisor serves as the primary pharmacist-level escalation point for technician performance, attendance, conduct, communication, and practice concerns. This position partners with the Production Pharmacist and Production Manager. This position requires meticulous attention to detail, a strong sense of accountability, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, goal-oriented environment.

Responsibilities

Leadership & Management (L+M=A)

• Leads using the 5 leadership practices: giving clear direction, providing necessary resources for success, letting go of the vine via effective delegation and coaching, acting for the greater good, and taking clarity breaks to create space for strategic thinking.
• Manages using the 5 management practices: keeping expectations clear (responsibilities, metrics, goals), open communication via frequent check-ins, holding consistent and effective meetings, promptly addressing issues head-on, and recognizing and rewarding positive behaviors.

Non-Sterile Production Workflow Oversight

• Sets daily staffing, workload, and coverage across non-sterile compounding to keep production on schedule, resolving operational problems and filling coverage gaps as they arise, while identifying recurring constraints and improvement opportunities.
• Ensures daily and ongoing technician tasks — including cleaning, equipment maintenance, and inventory checks — are completed and documented on schedule.

Compounding Best-Practices and In-Process Verification

• Performs pharmacist in-process checks during non-sterile compounding, verifying preparations at required checkpoints before technicians proceed.
• Serves as the on-the-floor pharmacist, observing compounding technique and hazardous drug handling in accordance with USP standards and applicable SOPs, including PPE and engineering controls, and addressing practice gaps, in-process questions, and compounding deviations with timely decisions that protect product quality and staff safety.

Batch Review, Final Product Verification and Release

• Performs and directs pharmacist review of non-sterile Compounding Records (CRs), ensuring records meet Good Documentation Practices and align with their MFRs.
• Performs pharmacist verification of finished preparations and completes release decisions within established turnaround times, documenting clear results so batch status and disposition are visible to Production and Dispensing.

Technician Training and Competency

• Plans and directs onboarding and ongoing training for non-sterile technicians, setting training priorities so the team stays qualified for assigned duties as production needs change.
• Ensures initial and recurring competencies are completed on schedule, including hazardous drug handling competencies, and coordinates retraining for recurring gaps, verifying its effectiveness and reporting trends to Quality.

Key Metrics

• L+M=A: 100% of required 1:1s, performance reviews, coaching, and performance management actions completed and documented by established deadline
• Non-Sterile Compounding TAT: ≥95% of eligible non-sterile logs compounded within established turnaround time expectations, excluding documented holds or investigations
• Non-Sterile Compounding Record Verification TAT: ≥95% of eligible non-sterile logs verified within established turnaround time expectations, excluding documented holds or investigations
• Training and Competency Review: 100% of required technician training, competencies, and remedial training completed by the established due date
• Non-Sterile Quality Performance: Maintain ≥95% technician compounding record accuracy upon pharmacist review and ≤0.5% technician-attributable quality-related event rate

How We Support You

• Giving clear directions and expectations
• Ensuring you have access to the necessary tools
• Delegating appropriately
• Holding effective meetings
• Meeting one-on-one with you quarterly or more, if needed
• Rewarding and recognizing your performance

Qualifications & Experience

• Active, unrestricted Virginia pharmacist license required; Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) degree preferred.
• Minimum of 1 year of experience providing direct leadership, coaching, and performance oversight to pharmacy technicians or staff.
• Minimum of 1 year of experience in non-sterile compounding and/or direct oversight of non-sterile compounding operations.
• Working knowledge of USP and Virginia Board of Pharmacy requirements, and applicable federal pharmacy laws and regulations.
• Experience handling or overseeing the handling of hazardous drugs in a non-sterile compounding environment.
• Ability to identify, document, trend, address, and appropriately escalate technician performance, quality, and operational concerns.
• Strong judgment, attention to detail, and written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency with pharmacy management and workflow systems and standard office applications, including Word, Excel, and Outlook, to support prescription processing, operational monitoring, communication, and reporting.
• Working knowledge of LifeFile preferred.
• Fluent in spoken and written English.

Physical Demands & Work Environment

• Must be able to stand for extended periods, potentially up to 12 hours during a scheduled workday.
• Must be able to lift and carry materials, supplies, and equipment weighing up to 50 pounds.
• Must possess the manual dexterity necessary to handle medications, operate pharmacy equipment, and perform dispensing-related tasks accurately and efficiently.
• Must be able to perform duties in a fast-paced pharmacy environment while maintaining attention to detail, accuracy, and compliance with established safety and quality standards.
• Must be able to safely handle non-sterile compounded preparations, including hazardous drugs, while adhering to USP requirements and utilizing appropriate PPE.
• Must successfully complete and maintain initial and ongoing qualifications in gowning, cleaning, and compounding.
• Must be available for occasional early morning, evening, or