Production Pharmacist Jobs
Production Pharmacist jobs are open across pharmaceutical manufacturing, biopharmaceutical companies, and contract development and manufacturing organizations, at every level from staff to senior and principal, with specializations in sterile compounding, quality assurance oversight, and batch record review. Scan the live roles below and apply to whichever ones fit.
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Bring precision, clinical judgment, and compassionate care to every prescription.
What We’re Looking For:
- A patient-focused pharmacist who communicates clearly, works accurately, and collaborates effectively with prescribers and pharmacy team members.
- Required: Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy.
- Required: Current Louisiana Pharmacist license.
- Ability to interpret prescriptions, evaluate medication therapy, perform prospective drug utilization review, and document interventions accurately.
- Ability to supervise pharmacy support personnel, prioritize work independently, and maintain complete, auditable records.
- Commitment to HIPAA, medication safety, controlled-substance requirements, and applicable state and federal regulations.
- Preferred: Prior retail or hospital pharmacy experience is preferred; specialty pharmacy experience and familiarity with URAC or ACHC standards are a plus.
Why You'll Love Working With Us:
At Baton Rouge General our patients aren't the only people we take care of; we take care of our team too. We are proud to offer our employees the benefits and resources they need to be their best selves at work and at home.
- A comprehensive benefits program for you and your family.
- Professional development and support.
- Various employee perks include generous paid time off, flexible positions, and our Baton Rouge General Fit! program.
- We are a nationally and locally recognized leader in quality and ranked one of the best healthcare employers in the state.
- Check out our employee perks: https://www.brgeneral.org/about/careers/perks
What You Will Do:
Fill and verify medication orders, monitor patient drug therapy, provide drug information, and direct pharmacy support personnel while delivering age-appropriate care within the department’s scope of service.
- Prepare, interpret, transcribe, and dispense medication orders accurately in accordance with established policies, procedures, protocols, and legal requirements.
- Maintain complete patient medication profiles and required controlled-substance records.
- Evaluate medication therapy for allergies, contraindications, interactions, therapeutic duplication, appropriate dosing, and cost-effective alternatives; communicate recommendations to practitioners as needed.
- Perform final pharmacist verification of specialty prescriptions, including medication, strength, dosage form, quantity, directions, prescriber and patient information, product selection, labeling, packaging, shipping documentation, and prospective drug utilization review.
- Document and resolve discrepancies, clinical interventions, adverse drug reactions, medication errors, near misses, and safety concerns before medication release.
- Support URAC and ACHC specialty pharmacy accreditation requirements, quality improvement, medication use review, inspections, audits, and accurate documentation.
- Direct and verify the work of pharmacy technicians and other support personnel; organize assignments to ensure timely pharmacy services and complete medication storage-area inspections.
- Maintain pharmacist licensure, continuing education, competencies, and required training; attend staff meetings and remain current on pharmacy practice.
- Follow medication handling, storage, cold-chain, packaging, and shipping standards, and support safe transitions of care and continuity of specialty medication therapy.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
What Sets BRG Apart:
At Baton Rouge General, we are a community of compassionate, caring individuals who set the bar when it comes to healthcare excellence. Our mission is to preserve and restore health, one person at a time. From clinical to non-clinical - what you do here matters.
With over 600 licensed beds between three campuses, Baton Rouge General offers the full spectrum of care from delivering newborns to providing end of life support through hospice. With clinics located throughout Baton Rouge and the surrounding areas, our physician group provides patients with comprehensive care and a full suite of specialties, including internal and family medicine and specialty care.
Ready to be part of a team that values your skills and dedication? Apply now and take the next step in your career with us.
Bring precision, clinical judgment, and compassionate care to every prescription.
What We’re Looking For:
- A patient-focused pharmacist who communicates clearly, works accurately, and collaborates effectively with prescribers and pharmacy team members.
- Required: Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy.
- Required: Current Louisiana Pharmacist license.
- Ability to interpret prescriptions, evaluate medication therapy, perform prospective drug utilization review, and document interventions accurately.
- Ability to supervise pharmacy support personnel, prioritize work independently, and maintain complete, auditable records.
- Commitment to HIPAA, medication safety, controlled-substance requirements, and applicable state and federal regulations.
- Preferred: Prior retail or hospital pharmacy experience is preferred; specialty pharmacy experience and familiarity with URAC or ACHC standards are a plus.
Why You'll Love Working With Us:
At Baton Rouge General our patients aren't the only people we take care of; we take care of our team too. We are proud to offer our employees the benefits and resources they need to be their best selves at work and at home.
- A comprehensive benefits program for you and your family.
- Professional development and support.
- Various employee perks include generous paid time off, flexible positions, and our Baton Rouge General Fit! program.
- We are a nationally and locally recognized leader in quality and ranked one of the best healthcare employers in the state.
- Check out our employee perks: https://www.brgeneral.org/about/careers/perks
What You Will Do:
Fill and verify medication orders, monitor patient drug therapy, provide drug information, and direct pharmacy support personnel while delivering age-appropriate care within the department’s scope of service.
- Prepare, interpret, transcribe, and dispense medication orders accurately in accordance with established policies, procedures, protocols, and legal requirements.
- Maintain complete patient medication profiles and required controlled-substance records.
- Evaluate medication therapy for allergies, contraindications, interactions, therapeutic duplication, appropriate dosing, and cost-effective alternatives; communicate recommendations to practitioners as needed.
- Perform final pharmacist verification of specialty prescriptions, including medication, strength, dosage form, quantity, directions, prescriber and patient information, product selection, labeling, packaging, shipping documentation, and prospective drug utilization review.
- Document and resolve discrepancies, clinical interventions, adverse drug reactions, medication errors, near misses, and safety concerns before medication release.
- Support URAC and ACHC specialty pharmacy accreditation requirements, quality improvement, medication use review, inspections, audits, and accurate documentation.
- Direct and verify the work of pharmacy technicians and other support personnel; organize assignments to ensure timely pharmacy services and complete medication storage-area inspections.
- Maintain pharmacist licensure, continuing education, competencies, and required training; attend staff meetings and remain current on pharmacy practice.
- Follow medication handling, storage, cold-chain, packaging, and shipping standards, and support safe transitions of care and continuity of specialty medication therapy.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
What Sets BRG Apart:
At Baton Rouge General, we are a community of compassionate, caring individuals who set the bar when it comes to healthcare excellence. Our mission is to preserve and restore health, one person at a time. From clinical to non-clinical - what you do here matters.
With over 600 licensed beds between three campuses, Baton Rouge General offers the full spectrum of care from delivering newborns to providing end of life support through hospice. With clinics located throughout Baton Rouge and the surrounding areas, our physician group provides patients with comprehensive care and a full suite of specialties, including internal and family medicine and specialty care.
Ready to be part of a team that values your skills and dedication? Apply now and take the next step in your career with us.
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What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in production pharmacist jobs.
- Doctor of Pharmacy degree and an active state pharmacist license
- Direct experience working in a cGMP-regulated manufacturing environment
- Proficiency reviewing, authoring, and approving batch production records
- Familiarity with deviation investigations and corrective and preventive action processes
- Experience with aseptic technique or sterile compounding in ISO-classified cleanrooms
- Ability to interpret and apply 21 CFR Part 211 and related FDA regulations
Tips for Your Production Pharmacist Job Search
Tailor your resume to cGMP language
Production pharmacist postings screen heavily for current Good Manufacturing Practice experience. Use the exact phrase cGMP and name the specific regulatory frameworks you have worked under, such as 21 CFR Part 211, so your resume clears automated filters before a human ever reads it.
List every controlled environment you have worked in
Hiring managers want to know whether you have direct experience in ISO-classified cleanrooms, aseptic fill-and-finish suites, or lyophilization operations. Name these environments explicitly on your resume rather than grouping them under a vague sterile manufacturing bullet.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists production pharmacist openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Target postings that match your batch record experience
Many production pharmacist roles are written around specific documentation workflows. If you have authored, reviewed, or approved batch production records, say so with the exact terminology used in the posting to show you can step into their process without a learning curve.
Prepare for scenario-based technical interviews
Interviewers for production roles frequently walk through deviation investigations, out-of-specification results, and equipment qualification scenarios. Practice talking through your decision-making process on a real deviation you handled rather than reciting definitions of terms.
Negotiate shift differentials, not just base salary
Production pharmacy operates around the clock, and many openings include overnight or rotating shift premiums that add meaningful value to an offer. Ask during the offer stage what differential rates apply to the shifts you would work before comparing compensation across roles.
Production Pharmacist Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most production pharmacists?
The companies hiring the most production pharmacists right now include SpectronRx, Remedy, and Baton Rouge General, with the largest share of openings in Indiana, Texas, and Louisiana, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Contract development and manufacturing organizations tend to post the highest volume of openings consistently throughout the year.
How do you become a production pharmacist?
You need a Doctor of Pharmacy degree from an accredited program and a pharmacist license in the state where you will work. From there, gaining experience in a cGMP-regulated setting is essential, whether through a post-doctoral manufacturing residency, an internship at a pharmaceutical company, or an entry-level quality or operations role that gives you direct exposure to batch manufacturing and documentation workflows.
Can you get hired as a production pharmacist with little or no experience?
Yes, some manufacturers hire new pharmacists into junior production or quality roles, particularly those with internship experience in a cGMP setting or relevant coursework in pharmaceutical sciences. Highlighting any cleanroom exposure, familiarity with batch records from rotations, or completion of a pharmaceutical industry residency will strengthen an application when direct manufacturing experience is thin.
What does the production pharmacist interview process look like?
Most employers start with a phone or video screen focused on your regulatory background and cGMP experience, followed by a technical interview that walks through real deviation or out-of-specification scenarios to assess your problem-solving process. A final round often involves meeting the manufacturing team and may include a site tour, where interviewers evaluate how comfortable you are discussing cleanroom protocols, batch documentation, and cross-functional collaboration with quality and operations.
Where can I find and apply to production pharmacist jobs?
You can find and apply to production pharmacist jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from pharmaceutical manufacturers, biopharmaceutical companies, and contract manufacturing organizations across the United States. Search the roles available, find the ones that match your experience and location, and apply directly to each listing that fits.
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