R&D Sterile Compounding Technician

Hims & Hers is the leading health and wellness platform, on a mission to help the world feel great through the power of better health.

We are redefining healthcare by putting the customer first and delivering access to care that is affordable, accessible, and personal, from diagnosis to treatment to delivery.

Hims & Hers is looking for a dependable, detail-oriented R&D Sterile Compounding Technician to support sterile product development.

Working alongside our formulation scientists, you will prepare development and feasibility batches, execute experimental protocols in controlled environments, and capture the high-quality data that moves new sterile products forward.

Responsibilities:

• Prepare and compound sterile development, feasibility, and engineering batches according to approved protocols, SOPs, and batch records.
• Perform dilution, concentration, and gravimetric/volumetric calculations accurately and verify them as required.
• Operate and maintain laboratory and process equipment, including balances, pH meters, mixers, filtration systems, pumps, and semi-automated and automated filling equipment.
• Perform aseptic processing, filtration, and filling in ISO 5-8 environments, including material transfer and in-process visual inspection of units for foreign matter.
• Perform routine compounding operations, including measuring, compounding, and sterilizing labware and solutions, and verify steps as required.
• Label, package, and ship development and feasibility samples in accordance with approved procedures.
• Execute experimental plans, adapting technique as results change, within defined protocol boundaries.
• Document all work in real time in lab notebooks, batch records, and Excel, following data integrity principles (ALCOA+).
• Promptly report unexpected results, deviations, and improvement ideas to the formulation scientist or supervisor through proper channels.
• Identify, communicate, troubleshoot, and help implement solutions for problems noticed in the cleanroom or during critical processes.
• Assemble and organize experimental data and communicate status to R&D and cross-functional partners (Quality, Manufacturing, Analytical).
• Prepare, clean, sterilize, and depyrogenate labware and equipment; clean and maintain cleanroom equipment; keep cleanroom suites and support areas organized and inspection-ready.
• Complete required training (GMP, aseptic technique, safety) and maintain gowning and aseptic qualifications.

Requirements:

• High school diploma or equivalent; Associate’s/Bachelor’s in a scientific field preferred.
• Experience in a sterile compounding, pharmaceutical cleanroom, GMP, or laboratory formulation setting.
• Strong aseptic technique, garbing, and cleanroom behavior.
• Proficiency with pharmaceutical calculations (dilutions, concentrations, unit conversions).
• Meticulous documentation habits and understanding of data integrity.
• Deep understanding of why sterility matters, and of the differences between mechanical cleaning, sanitization, disinfection, and sterilization.
• Hands-on experience with laboratory and process equipment (balances, pH meters, mixers, filtration, pumps).
• Ability to work independently, understand objectives, and ask clarifying questions early to meet production and project targets with minimal supervision.
• Strong organizational and communication skills.
• Ability to stand for extended periods and work in gowned, controlled environments.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 1+ years of sterile compounding, cleanroom manufacturing, or pharmaceutical lab experience.
• Working knowledge of USP <797>/<800>, cGMP, and GDP.
• Experience with needle/syringe manipulation; media fill and gloved fingertip sampling qualification history.
• Experience operating semi-automated or automated filling machines.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary & equity compensation for full-time roles
• Unlimited PTO, company holidays, and quarterly mental health days
• Comprehensive health benefits including medical, dental & vision, and parental leave
• Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)
• 401k benefits with employer matching contribution
• Offsite team retreats