Mid Level Pharmacy Technician Jobs
Mid level pharmacy technician jobs go to technicians ready to take full ownership of workflow coordination, mentor newer staff, and make dispensing and inventory decisions with minimal oversight. Openings are concentrated in Healthcare & Medical Services, Education, and Insurance, with employers like Atrium Health, Optum, and Cone Health hiring at this level now.
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INTRODUCTION
The Investigational Drug Services (IDS) Department at MD Anderson Cancer Center plays a critical role in supporting innovative cancer research and clinical trials. Our team collaborates closely with physicians, researchers, nurses, and study coordinators to ensure the safe procurement, preparation, dispensing, and management of investigational medications. Through a commitment to patient safety, regulatory compliance, and operational excellence, IDS helps advance groundbreaking treatments that shape the future of cancer care.
Ideal Candidate
The Ideal candidate for the Advanced Pharmacy Technician will have a High School Diploma and Certified Pharmacy Technician with Texas State Board of Pharmacy and Pharmacy Technician Certification Board. Candidate will have at least 3 years of Pharmacy Technician experience.
Working Hours
The working hours for this position is 10:30a - 7:00p
Why MD Anderson?
MD Anderson offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to support employees and their families:
- Medical benefits with no employee premium beginning on the first day of employment for employees working 30 or more hours per week
- Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D, and Disability Insurance Coverage
- Paid Time Off (PTO) and Extended Illness Bank (EIB)
- Paid institutional holidays, wellness leave, childcare leave, and other paid leave programs
- Tuition Assistance Program after six months of service
- Teacher Retirement System (TRS) defined-benefit pension plan and two voluntary retirement plans
- Employer-paid life insurance, AD&D coverage, and illness-related reduced salary pay program
- Comprehensive wellness, recognition, fitness, employee health programs, and employee resource groups
Job-Specific Competencies
1. Communication, Collaboration & Education
- Functions as a highly experienced IDS technician, providing advanced technical expertise and serving as a key communication resource for interdepartmental collaboration and education.
- Supports the Investigational Pharmacy in maintaining compliance with legal, regulatory, institutional, and departmental policies related to investigational drug accountability.
- Promotes collaboration across pharmacy operations, research teams, and quality improvement initiatives.
- Communicates audit findings and inventory discrepancies to pharmacy staff, research teams, study personnel, and leadership in a timely manner.
- Provides mentorship and guidance to pharmacy technicians and support staff regarding inventory management, accountability procedures, and regulatory requirements.
2. Assessment & Research Protocol Audit Functions
- Independently conducts audits of investigational drug inventories and reconciles study drug records with dispensing documentation to ensure accurate accountability.
- Serves as a subject matter expert for identifying, investigating, and resolving inventory discrepancies.
- Assists leadership with maintaining inspection readiness and implementing corrective and preventive action (CAPA) plans when necessary.
- Tracks, documents, and communicates audit findings and inventory observations with pharmacists, study teams, auditors, and research monitors on an ongoing basis.
3. Drug Management & Documentation
- Maintains accurate documentation of inventory discrepancies and communications with sponsors, monitors, and auditors.
- Provides timely updates regarding investigational drug inventory status to pharmacy staff, research teams, study coordinators, and leadership.
- Ensures accurate documentation of inventory transactions, ordering activities, and accountability records.
- Coordinates inventory and operational support for expanded research services, including Houston Area Locations (HALs) and affiliated institutions.
- Compiles, documents, and communicates findings to pharmacy leadership, research personnel, study coordinators, research nurses, and sponsors.
- Assists with tracking investigational drug returns, replacements, expired inventory, and related documentation using designated departmental systems and databases.
- Supports drug return and expired medication destruction processes in accordance with sponsor requirements and institutional, state, and federal regulations.
4. Other Duties
- Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
Education
- Required: High School Diploma or Equivalent
- Required: Certificate from an accredited Pharmacy technician training program or Associate's Degree
- Preferred: Bachelor's Degree
WORK EXPERIENCE
- Required: 3 years Pharmacy technician experience in a hospital, infusion center or retail pharmacy.
- Additional two years experience may substitute for required Certificate from an accredited Pharmacy technician training program or associate's degree.
- Preferred: Pharmacy experience training staff and experience in a leadership role.
LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS
- Required: PHTR - Reg Pharmacy Technician Texas State Board of Pharmacy (TSBP).
- Required: CPHT - Certified Pharmacy Technician Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) or National Health career Association (NHA).
- Preferred: Related PTCB assessment-based or nationally recognized certificates.
OTHER REQUIREMENTS: Must pass pre-employment skills test as required and administered by Human Resources.
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center offers excellent benefits, including medical, dental, paid time off, retirement, tuition benefits, educational opportunities, and individual and team recognition.
This position may be responsible for maintaining the security and integrity of critical infrastructure, as defined in Section 113.001(2) of the Texas Business and Commerce Code and therefore may require routine reviews and screening. The ability to satisfy and maintain all requirements necessary to ensure the continued security and integrity of such infrastructure is a condition of hire and continued employment.
It is the policy of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center to provide equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state, or local laws unless such distinction is required by law.
Additional Information
- Requisition ID: 183176
- Employment Status: Full-Time
- Employee Status: Regular
- Work Week: Days
- Minimum Salary: US Dollar (USD) 57,500
- Midpoint Salary: US Dollar (USD) 72,000
- Maximum Salary: US Dollar (USD) 86,500
- FLSA: non-exempt and eligible for overtime pay
- Fund Type: Hard
- Work Location: Onsite
- Pivotal Position: No
- Referral Bonus Available?: No
- Relocation Assistance Available?: No
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INTRODUCTION
The Investigational Drug Services (IDS) Department at MD Anderson Cancer Center plays a critical role in supporting innovative cancer research and clinical trials. Our team collaborates closely with physicians, researchers, nurses, and study coordinators to ensure the safe procurement, preparation, dispensing, and management of investigational medications. Through a commitment to patient safety, regulatory compliance, and operational excellence, IDS helps advance groundbreaking treatments that shape the future of cancer care.
Ideal Candidate
The Ideal candidate for the Advanced Pharmacy Technician will have a High School Diploma and Certified Pharmacy Technician with Texas State Board of Pharmacy and Pharmacy Technician Certification Board. Candidate will have at least 3 years of Pharmacy Technician experience.
Working Hours
The working hours for this position is 10:30a - 7:00p
Why MD Anderson?
MD Anderson offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to support employees and their families:
- Medical benefits with no employee premium beginning on the first day of employment for employees working 30 or more hours per week
- Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D, and Disability Insurance Coverage
- Paid Time Off (PTO) and Extended Illness Bank (EIB)
- Paid institutional holidays, wellness leave, childcare leave, and other paid leave programs
- Tuition Assistance Program after six months of service
- Teacher Retirement System (TRS) defined-benefit pension plan and two voluntary retirement plans
- Employer-paid life insurance, AD&D coverage, and illness-related reduced salary pay program
- Comprehensive wellness, recognition, fitness, employee health programs, and employee resource groups
Job-Specific Competencies
1. Communication, Collaboration & Education
- Functions as a highly experienced IDS technician, providing advanced technical expertise and serving as a key communication resource for interdepartmental collaboration and education.
- Supports the Investigational Pharmacy in maintaining compliance with legal, regulatory, institutional, and departmental policies related to investigational drug accountability.
- Promotes collaboration across pharmacy operations, research teams, and quality improvement initiatives.
- Communicates audit findings and inventory discrepancies to pharmacy staff, research teams, study personnel, and leadership in a timely manner.
- Provides mentorship and guidance to pharmacy technicians and support staff regarding inventory management, accountability procedures, and regulatory requirements.
2. Assessment & Research Protocol Audit Functions
- Independently conducts audits of investigational drug inventories and reconciles study drug records with dispensing documentation to ensure accurate accountability.
- Serves as a subject matter expert for identifying, investigating, and resolving inventory discrepancies.
- Assists leadership with maintaining inspection readiness and implementing corrective and preventive action (CAPA) plans when necessary.
- Tracks, documents, and communicates audit findings and inventory observations with pharmacists, study teams, auditors, and research monitors on an ongoing basis.
3. Drug Management & Documentation
- Maintains accurate documentation of inventory discrepancies and communications with sponsors, monitors, and auditors.
- Provides timely updates regarding investigational drug inventory status to pharmacy staff, research teams, study coordinators, and leadership.
- Ensures accurate documentation of inventory transactions, ordering activities, and accountability records.
- Coordinates inventory and operational support for expanded research services, including Houston Area Locations (HALs) and affiliated institutions.
- Compiles, documents, and communicates findings to pharmacy leadership, research personnel, study coordinators, research nurses, and sponsors.
- Assists with tracking investigational drug returns, replacements, expired inventory, and related documentation using designated departmental systems and databases.
- Supports drug return and expired medication destruction processes in accordance with sponsor requirements and institutional, state, and federal regulations.
4. Other Duties
- Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
Education
- Required: High School Diploma or Equivalent
- Required: Certificate from an accredited Pharmacy technician training program or Associate's Degree
- Preferred: Bachelor's Degree
WORK EXPERIENCE
- Required: 3 years Pharmacy technician experience in a hospital, infusion center or retail pharmacy.
- Additional two years experience may substitute for required Certificate from an accredited Pharmacy technician training program or associate's degree.
- Preferred: Pharmacy experience training staff and experience in a leadership role.
LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS
- Required: PHTR - Reg Pharmacy Technician Texas State Board of Pharmacy (TSBP).
- Required: CPHT - Certified Pharmacy Technician Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) or National Health career Association (NHA).
- Preferred: Related PTCB assessment-based or nationally recognized certificates.
OTHER REQUIREMENTS: Must pass pre-employment skills test as required and administered by Human Resources.
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center offers excellent benefits, including medical, dental, paid time off, retirement, tuition benefits, educational opportunities, and individual and team recognition.
This position may be responsible for maintaining the security and integrity of critical infrastructure, as defined in Section 113.001(2) of the Texas Business and Commerce Code and therefore may require routine reviews and screening. The ability to satisfy and maintain all requirements necessary to ensure the continued security and integrity of such infrastructure is a condition of hire and continued employment.
It is the policy of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center to provide equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state, or local laws unless such distinction is required by law.
Additional Information
- Requisition ID: 183176
- Employment Status: Full-Time
- Employee Status: Regular
- Work Week: Days
- Minimum Salary: US Dollar (USD) 57,500
- Midpoint Salary: US Dollar (USD) 72,000
- Maximum Salary: US Dollar (USD) 86,500
- FLSA: non-exempt and eligible for overtime pay
- Fund Type: Hard
- Work Location: Onsite
- Pivotal Position: No
- Referral Bonus Available?: No
- Relocation Assistance Available?: No
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Mid Level Pharmacy Technician Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a mid level pharmacy technician job?
Position your application around specific responsibilities you have owned rather than tasks you assisted with. Highlight experience managing medication dispensing workflows, troubleshooting insurance claims independently, or training newer technicians. Certifications such as CPhT or PTCE strengthen your profile, and tailoring your resume to reflect the setting you are targeting, retail, hospital, or specialty pharmacy, helps you stand out to hiring managers.
Which companies hire mid level pharmacy technicians?
Companies hiring mid level pharmacy technicians right now include Atrium Health, Optum, and Cone Health, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of September 2026. Hiring at this level covers large pharmacy retail chains, integrated health systems, specialty infusion providers, and pharmacy benefit management organizations that need experienced technicians who can operate with limited supervision.
Are there remote mid level pharmacy technician jobs?
Yes, though most pharmacy technician roles require an on-site presence for dispensing and patient-facing work. About 0% of mid level pharmacy technician openings are remote or hybrid as of September 2026, with remote positions most common in prior authorization, pharmacy benefit management, and telepharmacy functions where no physical dispensing is involved.
How do I move up to a mid level pharmacy technician role?
Moving into a mid level role comes from building consistent depth over your early years. That means earning national certification, taking ownership of a workflow area such as inventory control or compounding, and demonstrating you can resolve insurance and dispensing issues without escalating every decision. Technicians who document measurable contributions, reduced error rates, faster turnaround, or cost savings, make the clearest case for advancement.
Which industries hire the most mid level pharmacy technicians?
Mid Level pharmacy technician roles concentrate in Healthcare & Medical Services, Education, and Insurance, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of September 2026. These sectors drive the most hiring at this level because they combine high prescription volume with the operational complexity that requires experienced technicians who can work independently and support clinical or patient services teams.