Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Specialist 503B (1st shift)

Empower Pharmacy is a visionary healthcare company dedicated to making quality, affordable medication accessible to millions of patients nationwide. As the most advanced 503A compounding pharmacy and FDA-registered 503B outsourcing facility serving the functional medicine markets, we are proud to be recognized as one of Houston’s fastest-growing private companies and ranked #116 in Healthcare & Medical on the Inc. 5000 List for 2025.

Our strength lies in four core values—People, Quality, Service, and Innovation. Guided by these principles, we deliver a uniquely integrated approach to healthcare through vertical supply chain integration, advanced technology, and a relentless pursuit of excellence. From manufacturing to distribution to quality control, our teams work collaboratively to push boundaries, improve patient outcomes, and redefine medication accessibility.

At Empower, joining our team means more than starting a new job, it means becoming part of a mission to transform healthcare. We empower our employees to innovate, grow, and make a meaningful impact every day. Here, your ideas are valued, your growth is supported, and your contributions are celebrated.

If you thrive in a fast-paced, transformative environment where innovation meets purpose, Empower Pharmacy is the place for you. Let’s revolutionize healthcare together.

Position Summary

The Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Specialist supports compliant, high-efficiency sterile production operations that directly impact product quality, throughput, and patient safety.

This role executes manufacturing processes, supports equipment readiness, and promotes batch reliability within Empower’s fast-scaling 503A/503B environment. The Specialist ensures strict adherence to cGMP and USP standards while continuously improving yield, cost performance, and operational consistency.

Leveraging AI as a force multiplier, this role enhances process consistency, accelerates deviation resolution, and improves decision-making through data-driven insights. This position is critical to sustaining operational resilience and delivering consistent, high-quality pharmaceutical products.

Responsibilities

Manufacturing Execution

• Execute sterile manufacturing processes in strict adherence to SOPs, cGMP, and USP standards.
• Maintain rigorous aseptic technique and cleanroom compliance by following validated procedures and minimizing contamination risk.
• Support production targets by identifying workflow inefficiencies, reducing downtime, and improving manufacturing velocity while maintaining quality and compliance standards.

Quality and Compliance

• Identify, document, and support investigation of deviations and non-conformances.
• Ensure all activities meet cGMP, USP 797/800, and internal quality requirements.
• Maintain complete and accurate documentation to support audit readiness and successful regulatory inspections.

Process Improvement and Support

• Apply lean manufacturing principles and data-driven insights to identify process gaps, improve yield, reduce waste, and enhance operational reliability.
• Support implementation and optimization of new equipment and manufacturing technologies.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Quality, Engineering, and Operations teams to resolve issues, improve processes, and ensure alignment across manufacturing activities.

Knowledge and Skills

• Strong knowledge of cGMP, USP 797/800, aseptic processing, and cleanroom operations.
• Proficiency in manufacturing systems, data analysis, digital tools, and Microsoft Office.
• Solid understanding of lean manufacturing principles, continuous improvement methodologies, and process optimization.
• Effective collaboration, communication, and problem-solving skills with the ability to operate in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.

Experience and Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience with cleanroom manufacturing or sterile compounding required.
• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Degree in life sciences, engineering, or a related field highly preferred.
• Experience with cGMP, aseptic processing, USP 797/800 compliance, certification requirements, and cleanroom requirements.
• Strong interpersonal skills with adaptability, collaboration, and effective communication in a fast-paced environment.

Key Competencies:

• Customer Focus: Builds trust through customer-centric solutions
• Strategic AI: Guides responsible AI adoption and adaptation
• Optimizes Work Processes: Drives efficiency with continuous improvement
• Collaborates: Partners effectively to achieve shared goals
• Resourcefulness: Secures and deploys resources efficiently
• Manages Complexity: Simplifies and solves complex challenges
• Ensures Accountability: Delivers on commitments with integrity
• Situational Adaptability: Adjusts approach to shifting conditions
• Communicates Effectively: Tailors messages to diverse audiences

Values:

• People: Empowering people defines who we are
• Quality: Excellence in every product, every time
• Service: Serving others is our highest purpose
• Innovation: Advancing care through technology and discovery

Employee Benefits, Health and Wellness:

We offer comprehensive benefits to support your health, well-being, and future, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, 401(k) matching, wellness perks, IV therapy, and compounded medications. Learn more: https://careers.empowerpharmacy.com/benefits/

Physical Requirements:

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. Employees are regularly required to move about the office and around the corporate campus. The employee is regularly required to stand, walk, reach with arms and hands, climb or balance, and to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.