Pharmacy Specialist

Primary Responsibilities

• Drug Management & Compliance: Assists staff in the receipt, storage, dispensing, and return of drug products while acting as a liaison with Pharmacy management, Clinical teams, Project Managers, and Operations.
• Prepares and reviews the accuracy of labels, assists in packaging of doses, and accounts for all dosage units entering and leaving the Clinic per FDA regulations and guidelines and per study protocol requirements.
• Affirms proper protocol and regulatory procedures are followed in the receipt and handling of drug by team members and other staff responsible for dosing.

Quality Assurance

• Assists in assuring that study drug product prepared and/or checked by pharmacy technical staff is of the highest quality standards to ensure the safety of the study participants and integrity of the study.
• Completes all required in-house sterile technique skills tests for all staff.

Training & Development

• Assists in the continued evaluation of a training program for Clinic staff that interacts with the pharmacy, to assure compliance with pharmacy procedures.

Sponsor Relations & Study Close-Out

• Interacts with sponsors and clients in regard to potential and on-going studies, explaining K2 Med procedures and responding to sponsor/client requests regarding handling of drug, close-out issues, and other operational matters.
• Affirms close-out of studies are handled properly, including ensuring drug is returned to sponsor, stored correctly, or otherwise managed depending on protocol and sponsor requirements.

Additional Duties

• Performs other duties as assigned to support the expanding needs of both Phase 1 and outpatient pharmacy operations.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent and relevant formal academic/vocational qualification.
• 2+ years pharmacy technician experience.
• Required: Pharmacy technician certification, licensed with the Board of Pharmacy.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package for full-time employees includes medical, dental, and vision options, supplemental insurance plans, 401(k) with immediate employer match, generous paid time off, and paid holidays.

Most notably, we support a healthy work-life balance through a four-day work week, consisting of 10-hour shifts from Monday through Thursday. Fridays are reserved only for critical business needs or administrative tasks; otherwise, they are your chance to kick-start your weekend.