Quality Assurance Technician

Mission

Strive exists to disrupt an industry long overdue for a more personal approach to care. We put the human element at the center of everything: every formulation, every patient interaction, every provider partnership. We're not just a compounding pharmacy. We're a team on a mission to change what personalized healthcare looks and feels like.

Position Type: Full-Time, On-Site

Schedule: M-F 8:00a - 4:30p for 4 weeks of training and then moving to M-F, 7:00a - 3:30p

Position Overview

Ensure and assist with site-specific quality compliance according to Strive Pharmacy SOPs & specifications; quality review of documents, label control, assist with release activities and product inspections.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform product inspection for defects, leaks, and particulates
• Environmental monitoring of personnel (as needed) and complete documentation
• Assist in the media fill process validations to include inspection of filled units
• Perform documentation review of compounding activities such as cleaning records, line clearance forms, and inventory sheets:
• Verify that raw materials meet specification
• Account for labeling
• Review temperature and BMS alarms
• Ensure that product test results meet specification limits
• Checking that all documentation is complete
• Document non-compliance and work with supervisor/lead if further investigation is needed appropriate lab for particulate identification or microbial analysis
• Help with equipment calibration program and maintenance record files
• Assist with raw material release and movement
• Under the direction of supervisor/lead, document and initiate quality events for deviation and noncompliant investigations
• Support internal & external audits
• Maintain quality records (equipment calibration and maintenance, training, deviation and compliant investigation, environmental monitoring, certificate of analysis, clean room certification etc.)
• Participate in Quality Manager's staff meetings

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of High School Diploma/GED with work experience
• Minimum of 2 years experience in a quality or manufacturing department of a Pharmaceutical, Medical Device, or Allied Health Science.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experienced in aseptic operations
• Experience within a regulated environment
• Knowledge & skills in Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance Practices
• Associates Degree or higher level degree in technician technical scientific discipline; Biology, Microbiology, Chemistry, or Pharmacy
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Ability to effectively troubleshoot issues
• Comfortable working in a cleanroom-working environment that may be limited to a small area, wearing protective cleanroom attire, tolerating controlled temperatures, and loud noise

Pay and benefits

Hourly Pay Rate $24—$28 USD

Join Us in Making an Impact

At Strive, the work is real and the impact is direct. Every role here contributes to a patient experience that's more personal, more attentive, and more human than what most people have come to expect from a pharmacy. Apply today and help us raise the bar.

Benefits

Strive Pharmacy offers a comprehensive benefits package, including:

• Employer-paid healthcare coverage, effective the 1st day of the following month of your hire date
• Free Strive compounded medications for employees based on a valid patient-specific prescription from a licensed healthcare provider
• Paid time off
• Sick time
• FSA and HSA options
• Parental leave
• 401(k) with employer matching
• Life insurance
• Vision and dental insurance
• Veterinary insurance

Culture

• Culture isn't an afterthought at Strive.
• It's something we actively build.
• We foster a collaborative, engaging workplace where employees have opportunities to connect, celebrate, and build meaningful relationships with their colleagues.
• We're committed to supporting the personal and professional growth of every employee, both inside and outside the workplace.