Sterile Compounding Pharmacy Technician

Location: Aspen, CO

Job :115

# of Openings:0

About the Legacy Lyfe Pharmacies

Legacy Lyfe Pharmacies is a growing
503A sterile compounding pharmacy group focused on quality, safety, and responsible multi-state expansion. We are building asterile-heavy, inspection-ready operation, located in Basalt, Colorado, designed to scale while maintaining the highest regulatory and clinical standards.

The Role

The Sterile Compounding Pharmacy Technician prepares patient-specific sterile compounded medications using aseptic technique and established procedures. The role supports production, cleaning, documentation, inventory, and cleanroom operations while maintaining strict compliance with pharmacy policies and applicable sterile and hazardous-drug standards. This position reports directly to the PIC and works closely with pharmacists and quality personnel. Opportunity to join a growing startup pharmacy and help build a best-in-class operation while working with advanced technologies in an environment that fosters professional development, career advancement, and long-term growth.

Hazardous Drug Compounding Scope

The pharmacy prepares both hazardous and non-hazardous compounded medications. Hazardous drug work is limited to non-antineoplastic, non-chemotherapy preparations. Employees assigned to compounding must follow applicable USP , USP , USP , OSHA, state, and federal requirements, including engineering controls, personal protective equipment, deactivation, decontamination, cleaning, documentation, and exposure-control procedures.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Prepare sterile compounded medications according to approved formulations, prescriptions, calculations, and batch or patient-specific records under pharmacist supervision.
• Perform aseptic manipulations in primary engineering controls and maintain first-air awareness throughout compounding activities.
• Complete hand hygiene, garbing, cleaning, disinfection, and material-transfer procedures exactly as trained.
• Perform required deactivation, decontamination, cleaning, and disinfection of hazardous-drug areas and equipment.
• Accurately document ingredients, lot numbers, quantities, calculations, equipment, times, personnel, yields, and quality checks.
• Assist in non-sterile compounding when needed.
• Label, stage, and transfer completed preparations for pharmacist verification without compromising sterility or traceability.
• Inspect supplies and ingredients for integrity, expiration, storage requirements, and suitability before use.
• Support daily, weekly, and monthly cleanroom cleaning and maintain cleaning and maintenance logs.
• Participate in environmental monitoring, surface sampling, temperature and pressure monitoring, and other quality activities as assigned.
• Complete initial and ongoing competency requirements, including aseptic technique assessment and any required simulation testing.
• Report deviations, spills, exposure events, equipment issues, or potential contamination immediately.
• Maintain inventory and communicate shortages, damaged supplies, or replenishment needs.
• Assist with inspection readiness and perform other duties assigned by the PIC.

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Active Colorado pharmacy technician registration, or ability to obtain and maintain required registration by start date.
• Ability to complete employer-required sterile compounding and hazardous-drug training and competency assessments.
• Ability to perform precise calculations, follow written procedures, and maintain complete documentation.
• Ability to safely work with hazardous drugs other than antineoplastic/chemotherapy agents and wear required PPE.
• Reliable attendance and strong attention to detail.
• Commitment to ongoing sterile-compounding education, cross-training, and competency development.
• Ability to work in a team environment.

• National pharmacy technician certification through a Colorado Board-approved organization.
• At least one year of sterile compounding or cleanroom experience.
• Experience in non-sterile to sterile compounding.
• Experience with USP , USP , USP , environmental monitoring, or quality documentation.
• Experience in a 503A compounding pharmacy.
• Knowledge, Skills and Competencies
• Aseptic technique and cleanroom discipline.
• Accurate measurement, calculation, and documentation.
• Ability to follow detailed SOPs without shortcuts.
• Clear communication and willingness to stop work and elevate concerns.
• Time management in a controlled production environment.