Empower Pharmacy

Empower Pharmacy

Microbiologist II 503A

Houston, TX · Mid

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 1 day ago
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About the role

  • Empower Pharmacy is a visionary healthcare company dedicated to making quality, affordable medication accessible to millions of patients nationwide.
  • As the nation's most advanced 503A compounding pharmacy and FDA-registered 503B outsourcing facility, we're redefining what's possible in personalized medicine and pharmaceutical manufacturing.
  • We're proud to be recognized as one of Houston's fastest-growing private companies and ranked #116 in Healthcare & Medical on the Inc.

Responsibilities

  • Testing Execution: Performs microbiological testing, environmental monitoring, growth promotion, and sample analysis supporting 503A compounding operations while maintaining data integrity, procedural compliance, and operational efficiency.
  • Utilizes AI-enabled laboratory systems, automated trending tools, and digital workflows to accelerate result interpretation, strengthen testing accuracy, improve documentation quality, and support timely product disposition decisions within a highly regulated manufacturing environment.
  • Laboratory Ownership: Maintains laboratory readiness through disciplined execution of equipment monitoring, media preparation, inventory management, calibration coordination, and documentation review activities.
  • Sample Coordination: Coordinates sample receipt, tracking, testing prioritization, and workflow execution to support manufacturing schedules, stability programs, and release timelines.
  • Partners cross-functionally with Quality, Production, and Validation teams while leveraging digital systems and AI-assisted analytics to improve visibility, enhance communication, accelerate issue resolution, and maintain accurate microbiological records supporting operational continuity and regulatory compliance expectations.
  • Integrates AI-enabled trend monitoring, historical data evaluation, and risk assessment tools to improve decision-making quality, strengthen corrective actions, reduce recurrence potential, and support audit-ready documentation aligned with FDA, USP, and internal quality requirements.
  • Maintains precise documentation practices while using digital quality systems, automated workflows, and AI-supported review capabilities to improve accuracy, streamline compliance processes, and strengthen inspection readiness across laboratory operations.
  • Utilizes AI-powered analytics, automation technologies, and performance metrics to increase scalability, reduce manual inefficiencies, improve turnaround times, and support continuous improvement initiatives aligned with enterprise growth and evolving regulatory expectations.
  • Technical Collaboration: Partners with Quality Assurance, Manufacturing, Engineering, and Validation teams to support investigations, process changes, new equipment implementation, and operational improvements.
  • Applies scientific expertise, strategic thinking, and AI-enabled insights to evaluate microbiological risks, optimize laboratory processes, and improve cross-functional decision-making supporting product quality, patient safety, and sustainable operational performance.

Requirements

  • While performing the responsibilities of the job, the employee is required to talk and hear.
  • 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.
  • Bachelor's degree in Microbiology, Biology, Chemistry, Biochemistry, or related scientific discipline required.
  • Demonstrated ability to operate independently, execute with precision, adapt quickly to change, and contribute effectively within collaborative, high-performance teams.
  • Minimum 2 years of microbiology laboratory experience within pharmaceutical, biotechnology, healthcare, food manufacturing, or other highly regulated operational environments preferred.

Nice to have

  • Experience supporting environmental monitoring programs, microbiological testing, investigations, and quality documentation within cGMP or similarly regulated environments preferred.
  • Familiarity with USP requirements, aseptic processing standards, laboratory investigations, data integrity practices, and digital laboratory systems strongly preferred.

Skills

  • The position influences audit readiness, manufacturing continuity, and customer trust through rigorous scientific standards daily.

Benefits

  • 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.
  • https://careers.empowerpharmacy.com/benefits/
  • Guided by these principles, we've created a uniquely integrated healthcare platform powered by advanced technology, operational excellence, and a relentless commitment to patient care.
  • It means becoming part of a mission-driven organization that's transforming healthcare at scale.

Company info

  • 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.
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