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Palo Alto, California

Founding Pharmacist-in-Charge & Head of Compounding - Turnkey Robotics

PharmacistFull-Time

Listed compensation

$150K–$275K /yr

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Posted 3mo ago

Job Description

Company Description

We're building the modern compounding pharmacy of the future by pairing the best pharmacy experts with modern technology. We aim to offer the most reliable, fast turnaround, and highest quality compounding services to providers and telehealth partners. We're backed by the investors that backed Palantir, SpaceX, and Neuralink.

Role Description

We are seeking our Founding Pharmacist-in-Charge (PIC) and Head of Compounding for a full-time, on-site role based in the San Francisco Bay Area.

The individual will lead and oversee all nonsterile and sterile compounding pharmacy operations, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards and developing efficient workflows.

The individual will serve as the first pharmacist in charge for the facility and will be responsible for building a top tier pharmacist and pharmacy technician team.

Key responsibilities will include production of sterile and nonsterile compounds and building out our compounding facility, building out our quality and compliance processes, managing pharmacy staff, optimizing inventory, and contributing to strategic planning efforts to strengthen the organization's pharmacy infrastructure.

The candidate will play a key role in creating and implementing processes that ensure safety, efficiency, and innovation within the pharmacy practice.

Ideal Qualifications

  • Strong expertise in Pharmacy, Pharmacy Practice, and in particular in hands-on compounding of both sterile and non-sterile compounds
  • 5+ years of work experience at a 503A compounding facility, ideally as the pharmacist in charge
  • Strong experience and familiarity with USP 795 / 797 compliance
  • Active pharmacist license including a California License
  • Experience with compounding pharmacy software
  • Demonstrated leadership capabilities, with experience managing and mentoring a team
  • Knowledge of regulations and compliance standards related to sterile and nonsterile compounding
  • Strong problem-solving skills and ability to implement new processes effectively
  • Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) degree or equivalent qualification is preferred

Entrepreneurial instincts and a desire to bring modern software and robotic automation into the compounding world to produce prescriptions of the highest quality and safety

Compensation

150-275k depending on experience, alongside competitive cash bonuses and 90th percentile equity compensation.

Key Responsibilities

The Founding Pharmacist-in-Charge will oversee all sterile and non-sterile compounding operations while building out the facility and pharmacy team. They are responsible for ensuring regulatory compliance, optimizing workflows, and integrating robotic automation into the pharmacy infrastructure.

Requirements

Candidates must have 5+ years of experience at a 503A compounding facility and hold an active California pharmacist license. Strong expertise in USP 795/797 compliance and demonstrated leadership capabilities are required for this role.

Key Skills

USP 797Team leadershipInventory managementProcess improvement

Pharmacist Career Context

Of the 40 active Pharmacy listings this role was benchmarked against, 33% are remote, 55% have no call, 53% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$213k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $192k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

How many Pharmacy jobs are remote?
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Work-life score6.6 / 10 · top 5% in pharmacyranked against 10,169 Pharmacy listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed pay$150k–$275kPharmacy median $175k (middle half $155k–$189k)35 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$192k in purchasing powerCalifornia index 110.7 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Pharmacy listings in California586 active10,173 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 33% remote · 55% no call · 53% no weekends40 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedCalifornia pharmacist listings (all specialties): 8% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 11% offer loan repayment605 active listings, Nov 2026
New Pharmacy listings3,634 in the last 30 days3,323 the 30 days before (+9%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Pharmacy pay trend+3.0% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (10,169 Pharmacy listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Founding Pharmacist-in-Charge & Head of Compounding - Turnkey Robotics at Pear VC a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 5% in Pharmacy — ranked against 10,169 active Pharmacy listings on WeekdayDoc.

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Work-life snapshot

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Among the best 10% of Pharmacy listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 10,169 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Pear VC

Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
Menlo Park, California
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Competitive Cash Bonuses
90th Percentile Equity Compensation

Living in Palo Alto

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$3.28M≈ 21.9× annual pay
Typical market rent
$4,558/mo≈ 36% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
21 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
110.4
State income tax
Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.