Pharmacy Technician I - Dallas, TX

As one of the largest Clinical Research Organizations in the world, we have four Early Phase Clinical Research Units in the UK and US.

We are currently seeking a Pharmacy Technician, to assist the overall pharmacy operations with respect to inventory, use, supply, storage, and disposal of investigational drug products, providing practical support to the Pharmacy Dept.

This is a full-time, office-based position in Dallas, TX.

If you join us, you will work with some of the world´s leading pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device companies in a vital stage of clinical development: establishing the safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics of a new drug.

Many Technicians are drawn to their profession because of its direct impact on patient care. If this is your case, you will not miss that working in Phase 1 trials. Whilst allowing you to have a close face-to-face relationship with participants, and as you continue to practice your clinical skills and knowledge, you´ll be involved with the latest medical technologies and treatments, witnessing their development firsthand. When the drug you worked with gets approved, you know you´ll touch many patient´s lives around the world.

What You Will Do

You will utilize your skills, knowledge, and expertise to provide a high standard of care and support in a clinical setting.

Other Key Responsibilities

• Maintain contact with any other organization that operates a supply function to pharmacy.
• Ensure compliance with relevant regulations and GMP/GCP.
• Have an understanding of all allocated protocols regarding API/IMP handling.
• Attend study meetings as appropriate.
• Assist the Pharmacist/Study Lead with Sponsor interaction.
• May be cross trained in study operations tasks.
• Assist with receipt, storage, packaging, disposition, and retention of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API) and Investigational Medicinal Products (IMPs).
• Assist with maintenance and control of complete records with respect to API/IMP.
• Assist with dose preparation as appropriate.
• Assist with manufacturing/assembly/dispensing instructions and the generation of labels.
• Ensure the continued supply of any stock items.
• Maintain an appropriate level of cleanliness and organization to the pharmacy.
• All other duties as needed or assigned.
  
  

YOU NEED TO BRING…

• Pharmacy Technician Certification, per applicable state requirements or LVN/LPN License.
• Fortrea may consider relevant and equivalent experience in lieu of educational requirements.
• 1-2 yrs. pharmaceutical experience required.
  
  

Individuals with direct hospital or long-term care pharmacy technician experience and sterile preparation strongly preferred.

The important thing for us is you are comfortable working in an environment that is:

• Fast paced: where no deviations from the study protocol are allowed, and not meeting a timeline for even few minutes will create a quality issue.
• Changing priorities constantly asking you to prioritize and adapt on the spot.
• Teamwork and people skills are essential for the study to run smoothly.
• Technology based. We collect our data directly into an electronic environment.
  
  

What do you get?

• Regular, full-time, or part-time employees working 20 or more hours per week are eligible for comprehensive benefits including but not limited to:
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, STD/LTD (multiple insurance carriers)
• 401(K)
• Paid time off (PTO)
• Employee recognition awards
• Multiple ERG’s (employee resource groups)
  
  

Learn more about our EEO & Accommodations request here.