Pharmacy Assistant – Sterile Compounding Lab Technician
Location: National Custom Compounding, Gold Coast, Queensland
Are you a meticulous, disciplined individual who thrives in controlled, self-directed environments? Do you have a passion for innovative healthcare and the precision mindset that sterile manufacturing demands? If so, we want you!
About National Custom Compounding (NCC):
Our legacy is rooted in the traditional methods of community pharmacy. With modern technological advancements, we’ve evolved, creating our own ‘secret sauce’, leading to consistent growth across Queensland and other states. Our core values echo through each member, making them the heart and soul of our operations:
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Caring: Genuine quality healthcare delivery.
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Innovative: Continually embracing novel processes for growth.
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Holistic: Offering non-traditional, comprehensive patient care.
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Effective: Ensuring the pinnacle of product and process quality.
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Passionate: Our daily driving force is the enhanced health of our patients via compounded medicines.
Role Overview:
As we extend our reach across Australia, we seek dedicated team members aligned with our vision. As a sterile compounding laboratory technician, you’ll work within our cleanroom environment to prepare sterile medicines — including injectables, ophthalmic preparations, and peptide formulations — to the highest standards of quality and patient safety.
Key Responsibilities:
- Execute aseptic compounding tasks under the guidance of Lab and Pharmacy managers.
- Prepare sterile products such as injectables, IV solutions, ophthalmic preparations, troches and peptide formulations.
- Work within a cleanroom/controlled environment, maintaining strict aseptic technique and gowning requirements.
- Operate and maintain sterile equipment (laminar flow hoods, isolators and associated apparatus).
- Support environmental monitoring, cleaning and contamination-control routines.
- Maintain and manage lab inventory and consumables.
- Undertake order processing, manage batches, and operate the compounding computer system.
- Complete batch records and documentation accurately in line with GMP principles.
- Respond to client inquiries and requirements when necessary.
- Adhere to NCC’s standard operating procedures and relevant TGA/PIC/S guidelines.
- Ensure cleanliness and handle other duties as assigned.
Desired Qualifications:
- High School diploma or equivalent.
- Pharmacy Assistant or Compounding Technician certification.
- Experience and training in sterile/aseptic compounding.
- Exceptionally detail-oriented, disciplined and highly organised.
- Comfortable following strict protocols and documentation requirements.
- Ability to work efficiently and calmly under pressure.
- Quick learner with strong multitasking abilities.
- Can operate independently and meet strict deadlines.
Training:
Recognising the distinctiveness of sterile pharmacy compounding, all new hires undergo a tailored training regimen, including aseptic technique and gowning validation. We equip successful candidates with the necessary skills to excel in their role.
Interested candidates, please submit your applications.
