Compounding Pharmacy Technician - Voshell's Pharmacy - Baltimore, MD

Compounding Pharmacy Technician – Patient Experience | Growth

Location: Baltimore, MD

Status: Full Time

Compensation: $22 to $32 per hour

Highlights: 100-Year Legacy | Rapid Growth | Patient-First Culture

Why You’ll Love Working Here

Voshell’s Pharmacy has been a Baltimore institution for over 100 years, and today we are more focused than ever. We serve patients, physicians, and clinics across the country with formulations that simply cannot be found on a commercial shelf. Our team is highly skilled and deeply committed to the work we do. We move with the energy of a growing company and the discipline of a precision lab, and that combination is what makes Voshell’s different.

This role sits at the center of everything we do. Every sterile injection, every transdermal cream, every compounded capsule that reaches a patient comes through our technicians. We are hiring a Compounding Pharmacy Technician to build the production capacity that will fuel our next phase of growth. We are not looking for someone to fill a seat. We are looking for a technician who takes personal ownership of what leaves this lab and who holds themselves to a high standard because that is simply who they are.

Our team operates in a structured, standards-driven environment. You will have the equipment, systems, and processes in place to do excellent work, and you will be surrounded by colleagues who take quality as seriously as you do. Our cleanroom is audit-ready every day, not just when we expect visitors. There are no shortcuts here, and that is exactly the kind of environment that draws the right people.

We are growing fast. We are on track to scale production from five million to ten million this year, and the technician who works here will grow right alongside us. That means more responsibility, better pay, and a real seat at the table as our operations expand. If you want to deepen your expertise in specialized compounding or step into a leadership role as we build out our team, Voshell’s is the kind of place that makes that possible for people who show up and deliver.

Baltimore is a city with real roots and a strong medical and scientific community, and Voshell’s has been part of that community for a century. Working here means being part of something that the city and the clinical community genuinely rely on. You will know that the preparations you complete are helping real patients in the long term, and that kind of meaning is rare in most pharmacy roles.

What We Value

• Precision Over Speed – Getting the preparation right matters more than getting it done fast. We hold a standard that does not bend, and we expect our technicians to hold that same standard on their own. Accuracy is non-negotiable, every batch, every time. Steady improvement in efficiency comes naturally as confidence grows, but precision always comes first.

• Ownership Mentality – If something looks off, you stop. You raise it. You document it. You never rationalize a deviation because you do not want to slow things down. Personal accountability for the quality of your work is what separates a good technician from a great one, and we are only interested in the latter.

• Reliability – Our patients depend on our output, and our team depends on each other. Showing up on time, ready to work, every single day is a baseline expectation here. Consistency is not optional — it is how this lab functions and how patient care stays uninterrupted.

• Coachability and Growth – We value technicians who improve when corrected and do not repeat the same mistake. Feedback is part of how we maintain our standard, and we expect this technician to receive it professionally and apply it right away. The technicians who advance here are the ones who take their own development seriously.

• Team Commitment – We are a small, skilled team, and every person carries real weight. Ego has no place in our lab. We support each other, communicate openly, and address problems directly when they come up. The people who thrive here are the ones who care as much about the team succeeding as they do about their own individual work.

What You’ll Do

• Compound sterile and non-sterile preparations, including ophthalmics, injectables, creams, capsules, solutions, and suppositories according to master formula and standard operating procedures, every time.

• Execute pharmaceutical calculations independently, including dosage, dilutions, concentrations, and unit conversions, verified and documented before measuring anything.

• Apply and maintain proper aseptic technique, including garbing, hand hygiene, operation of laminar flow hoods and biological safety cabinets, and sterile material handling per our standards.

• Serve as the first line of quality control. If something looks off, smells off, or calculates differently than expected, stop, escalate, and document. Never rationalize a deviation.

• Complete batch records in real time with every weight, calculation, and quality control observation recorded accurately. Documentation is essential.

• Operate, calibrate, and maintain lab equipment, including balances, hoods, ovens, mills, and homogenizers. Log all maintenance and report malfunctions before use.

• Maintain cleanroom compliance every day, including environmental monitoring, cleaning logs, garbing protocols, and cleanroom conduct, to keep us audit-ready at all times.

Compensation

• $22 to $32 per hour, depending on experience, certifications, and sterile or non-sterile scope

• Pay increases tied directly to performance, advanced certifications, and expanded scope

Benefits

We offer a benefits package designed to support your well-being, your professional growth, and your long-term stability. Key offerings include:

• Medical insurance

• Paid time and holidays off

• Continuing education support and licensing fee reimbursement

• Rapid advancement as we scale — technicians who perform earn more responsibility and higher pay

Why This Job Stands Out

• Work That Actually Matters – Every preparation that leaves our lab goes to a real patient who cannot obtain that formulation elsewhere. You are not filling standard prescriptions or counting pills — you are producing specialized, clinically meaningful compounds that make a direct difference in patient outcomes.

• Real Growth in a Growing Company – We are doubling our production capacity this year, creating genuine opportunities for our team. Technicians who perform earn more responsibility, better pay, and a real voice in how the lab runs as we expand. At most pharmacy jobs, advancement means waiting for someone to leave. Here, we are actively building, and we promote from within.

• A Standards-Driven Environment You Can Be Proud Of – We are USP 795- and 797-compliant, and our cleanroom is audit-ready every single day. If you have worked somewhere that cuts corners and found it demoralizing, you will appreciate how different it feels to work alongside people who take quality as seriously as you do. Our standard is high.

• Investment in Your Development – We support continuing education, cover licensing fees, and encourage our technicians to pursue national certification and expanded credentials. Whether you want to deepen your expertise in hormone or ophthalmic, or build toward a leadership role, we will support you on that path. Your development is part of our quality program, not an afterthought.

• A Century of Community Trust Behind You – Voshell’s has served Baltimore for over 100 years. When you work here, you join a team that physicians, clinics, and patients across the country rely on and trust. That reputation is something every technician on our team contributes to and benefits from. It is not just a job; it is a place where your work genuinely means something.

Who We’re Looking For

Someone who is…

• Technically skilled and precise, with at least one year of hands-on compounding experience at the bench level in sterile or non-sterile preparation. This is a non-negotiable baseline.

• Naturally detail-oriented and alert to quality signals, someone who notices when something is off and stops the batch rather than rationalizing it and moving forward.

• Reliable and consistent, showing up on time every day and ready to contribute from the first minute of the shift without needing to be managed or prompted.

• Receptive to feedback and committed to improvement, someone who hears a correction, applies it immediately, and does not repeat the same error.

• Team-oriented and professional, someone who works collaboratively, communicates clearly, and leaves ego entirely out of the equation.

• Motivated by the meaning behind the work, someone who takes genuine pride in the precision and care that goes into every preparation because they understand what it means to the patient receiving it.

Sound Like a Fit? Let’s Talk.

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