What are the responsibilities and job description for the Compliance Pharmacist position at Musely Compounding Pharmacy?
Compliance Pharmacist Position Overview
Musely Compounding Pharmacy is a fast-growing non-sterile compounding pharmacy and a fulfillment partner for our parent company, Musely.com. We are seeking an experienced detail-oriented and experienced Compliance Pharmacist to oversee and support all aspects of pharmacy compliance, regulatory requirements, and prescription review nationwide. This role will be responsible for developing, maintaining, and monitoring compliance processes while helping ensure that prescription-related activities are conducted accurately, safely, and in accordance with applicable laws in all 50 states, regulations, professional standards, and company policies. The Compliance Pharmacist will work closely with pharmacy operations, pharmacists, technicians, third party pharmacies and leadership to identify compliance risks, conduct internal audits, address deficiencies, and implement corrective actions.
Key Responsibilities
Compliance & Regulatory Oversight
- Serve as a primary resource for pharmacy compliance and regulatory matters for all Musely pharmacies and third party pharmacies.
- Monitor compliance with applicable federal, state, and local pharmacy laws, regulations, rules, and professional standards.
- Maintain and update internal policies, procedures, and compliance documentation as regulations and business practices change to ensure compliance.
- Develop and maintain compliance checklists, audit tools, and monitoring processes.
- Conduct periodic internal compliance audits and identify areas requiring corrective action.
- Track compliance findings, develop remediation plans, and monitor completion of corrective actions per site.
- Assist with regulatory inspections, audits, investigations, and requests for documentation.
- Identify potential compliance risks and escalate significant issues to appropriate leadership.
- Promote a culture of compliance, patient safety, accountability, and continuous improvement while maintaining business operations.
Prescription Review
- Review selected prescriptions for compliance with applicable laws, regulations, company policies, and established clinical/pharmacy standards.
- Evaluate prescriptions for completeness, appropriateness, required elements, and potential compliance concerns.
- Identify potential issues involving prescribing, dispensing, documentation, refill requirements, or other regulated activities, as applicable to the pharmacy's operations.
- Escalate prescriptions requiring clinical judgment, clarification, intervention, or further investigation to the appropriate pharmacist, prescriber, or leadership.
- Document prescription reviews and interventions in accordance with company procedures.
- Conduct retrospective prescription audits to identify trends, recurring issues, or opportunities for process improvement.
- Support the development of prescription-review criteria and standardized audit procedures.
Auditing & Monitoring
- Perform routine and targeted audits of pharmacy operations, records, prescriptions, and documentation.
- Analyze audit results to identify patterns, trends, and potential areas of risk.
- Prepare compliance reports and communicate findings to pharmacy and company leadership.
- Recommend process improvements designed to reduce compliance risk and improve operational consistency.
- Follow up on identified deficiencies to ensure appropriate corrective action has been implemented.
Training & Education
- Provide compliance education and training to pharmacists, technicians, and other applicable staff.
- Develop training materials related to regulatory requirements, pharmacy policies, documentation, prescription handling, and compliance expectations.
- Communicate regulatory updates and operational changes to affected team members.
- Promote consistent adherence to policies and procedures throughout the organization.
Policies, Procedures & Documentation
- Draft, review, and maintain pharmacy compliance policies and standard operating procedures.
- Ensure compliance documentation is accurate, complete, organized, and readily available when required.
- Assist with maintaining records related to audits, investigations, corrective actions, training, and regulatory requirements.
- Support continuous improvement of the organization's compliance program.
Qualifications
- Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) or equivalent pharmacy degree.
- Active, unrestricted pharmacist license in the applicable state(s).
- Strong knowledge of pharmacy laws, regulations, and regulatory requirements.
- Experience in pharmacy operations, compliance, quality assurance, medication safety, auditing, or a related area.
- Strong attention to detail and ability to identify discrepancies or potential compliance risks.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and documentation skills.
- Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with pharmacy and operational teams.
- Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information appropriately.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in pharmacy compliance, quality assurance, regulatory affairs, or pharmacy auditing.
- Experience conducting prescription audits or medication-use reviews.
- Experience with controlled-substance compliance and regulatory requirements, where applicable.
- Familiarity with pharmacy regulatory inspections and audit processes.
- Experience developing policies, procedures, audit tools, or compliance training programs.
- Familiarity with pharmacy management systems and electronic prescription records.
Key Performance Areas
Success in this role will be measured by the pharmacist's ability to:
- Maintain effective pharmacy compliance processes.
- Identify and appropriately escalate compliance risks.
- Complete prescription and operational audits accurately and consistently.
- Ensure timely follow-up and remediation of identified compliance issues.
- Maintain accurate compliance documentation.
- Keep policies and procedures aligned with applicable requirements.
- Provide effective compliance education to pharmacy staff.
- Support a culture of patient safety, regulatory compliance, and continuous improvement.
Work Environment
This is a behind-the-scenes pharmacy management position focused on compounding operations and technician management.
- No public interaction.
- No patient-facing responsibilities.
- No answering phones.
- No weekends.
- No weekend on-call or weekend prescription-checking responsibilities.
- Primary focus is managing the compounding technician team, compounding operations, workflow, and inventory.
- This is a high-volume pharmacy environment where organization, leadership, and attention to detail are essential.
About Musely Compounding Pharmacy
Musely Compounding Pharmacy is a rapidly growing non-sterile compounding pharmacy and fulfillment partner for Musely.com. Our pharmacy operates in a high-volume mail-order environment, allowing our team to focus on efficient, accurate, and compliant pharmacy operations without traditional retail pharmacy demands.
If you are an experienced pharmacist and leader who enjoys managing teams, improving pharmacy operations, overseeing compounding processes, and managing inventory, we would love to hear from you.
Come join one of the largest and fastest-growing compounding pharmacies in the country.
Pay: $140,000.00 - $150,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee discount
- Health insurance
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
Salary : $140,000 - $150,000