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Mixlab
Los Angeles, California

Pharmacist

PharmacistFull-Time

Listed compensation

$67-$72/hr

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Job Description

About the Role

As a Compounding Pharmacist at Mixlab, you’ll play a hands-on role in creating customized, high-quality medications for our veterinary patients from start to finish.

You’ll compound a variety of non-sterile preparations, including capsules, tablets, oral liquids, and topical medications, while ensuring exceptional accuracy, quality, and compliance with USP <795> and Los Angeles pharmacy regulations.

You’ll also counsel clients, collaborate across teams, and support our veterinary partners and Care team as needed, making this an ideal opportunity for a pharmacist who is passionate about compounding and thrives in a collaborative, fast-paced environment.

What You'll Do

Compound non-sterile pharmaceutical preparations, including but not limited to the compounding of capsules, tablets, oral liquids and topical medications.

Compound medications, fill and label prescriptions, and package medications - in other words, full-service compounding from chemicals to packaging.

Counsel clients on different medications, needs, usages, and instructions.

Keep accurate records and monitor inventory levels in accordance with USP 795, State Board of Pharmacy regulations and company policies and procedures.

Collaborate with the development team to provide guidance on product features, participating in sales activities such as calling or visiting veterinary clinics.

Perform Care Pharmacist duties on an as needed basis

About You

  • You are a licensed pharmacist in CA, in good standing with all State Boards of Pharmacy
  • You have formal training in non-sterile compounding or equivalent experience
  • You have 2+ years of experience in non-sterile compounding, with preference given to veterinary compounding experience
  • Your attention to detail is impeccable, and you have incredibly high standards for accuracy and quality
  • You are collaborative and have a desire to work in a team-oriented, fast-paced, startup environment

What We Offer

100% employer-paid health, dental and vision insurance for our employees, effective on the first of the month following your start date

Paid time off for vacation, holidays and sick time, with the ability to accrue more vacation time with increased tenure

  • Competitive starting wages with the opportunity for rapid career growth, promotion, and wage increases
  • Company Stock Options
  • Pre-tax commuter benefits, dependent care, HSA and FSA
  • Employer-paid short and long-term disability leave, parental leave, and life insurance
  • 401k with $300/year match
  • Referral bonus payouts of up to $1,000 for a successful referral
  • Human and pet wellness benefits, including $650/year allowance for routine pet care through Wagmo
  • Discounts on many items through Perkspot
  • And more!

Key Responsibilities

The pharmacist will compound non-sterile veterinary medications, including capsules, liquids, and topicals, while ensuring compliance with USP 795 and state regulations. Additionally, they will counsel clients, manage inventory, and collaborate with the veterinary development team.

Requirements

Candidates must be a licensed pharmacist in California with at least 2 years of experience in non-sterile compounding. Formal training in compounding and a high standard for accuracy and quality are required.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

PharmacologyVeterinary pharmacyUSP 795 complianceMedication labelingInventory managementClient counselingCollaborationQuality assurance

Pharmacist Career Context

In California, the Pharmacy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$173k (104 salary observations; 224 listings), vs ~$140k nationally (777 salary observations; 4,386 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 40 active Pharmacy listings this role was benchmarked against, 35% are remote, 53% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

Pharmacy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$145k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $131k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Pharmacist Jobs

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Salary Distribution19 jobs · 15 employers

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks16 jobs · 15 employers

401k / retirement match
88% this job
Sign-on bonus
13%
Loan repayment
6%
CME allowance
6%
PSLF eligible
6%

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Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 1.5
Below most Pharmacy listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 9,938 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Los Angeles

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$923k
Typical market rent
$2,778/mo
Residents’ average commute
31 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
113.6
State income tax
Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Mixlab

Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
New York, New York
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

100% employer-paid health, dental and vision insurance
Paid time off for vacation, holidays and sick time
Competitive starting wages with opportunity for rapid career growth
Company Stock Options
Pre-tax commuter benefits, dependent care, HSA and FSA
Employer-paid short and long-term disability leave, parental leave, and life insurance
401k with $300/year match
Referral bonus payouts up to $1,000