OfferDrill.

Jobs › Ro

Compounding Pharmacist - Romeoville, IL

Ro · Romeoville, IL · Full time · Pharmacy

Posted Jun 17, 2025 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

Apply at Ro

Likely interview questions for this role

Written from this job description, not a generic list. Each one notes what the interviewer is really checking.

About your past

How do you balance meeting daily compounding targets with keeping quality high?

What they are checking: Whether they can hit operational metrics without letting pressure override quality.

Tell me about a time you found a problem with a compounding process and fixed it.

What they are checking: Whether they improve processes, not just catch individual errors.

What would you do

A technician's batch record shows a weight outside the allowed range, but they've already moved on. What do you do?

What they are checking: Whether they stop the batch and investigate rather than release a product that might be wrong.

A technician is not following gowning protocols for hazardous drugs. How do you address it?

What they are checking: Whether they enforce safety rules firmly while coaching the technician.

The Pharmacist-in-Charge sets a new process you think has a gap. What do you do?

What they are checking: Whether they raise concerns through the right channels while respecting the PIC's authority.

About the work

Walk me through how you'd verify a non-sterile hazardous compound before it's released.

What they are checking: Whether they have a rigorous verification process for compounded products that carry exposure risk.

What does USP 795 and USP 800 compliance look like day to day in a non-sterile compounding area?

What they are checking: Whether they know the standards well enough to apply them on the floor, not just name them.

How would you calculate and check a formulation when the active ingredient comes as a salt form?

What they are checking: Whether they handle salt-to-base conversions and potency adjustments correctly.

How do you decide on a beyond-use date for a non-sterile compound?

What they are checking: Whether they know BUD rules and when stability data changes them.

How do you prepare for a board of pharmacy or FDA inspection of a compounding area?

What they are checking: Whether they keep documentation and practices inspection-ready every day.

Practice this interview out loud.

Offer builds a real interview for this exact role at Ro from your resume and this job description, asks the questions one at a time, and tells you what landed. The first one is free.

Practice this out loud

The full job description

As published by Ro.

Ro is a direct-to-patient healthcare company with a mission of helping patients achieve their health goals by delivering the easiest, most effective care possible. Ro is the only company to offer nationwide telehealth, labs, and pharmacy services. This is enabled by Ro's vertically integrated platform that helps patients achieve their goals through a convenient, end-to-end healthcare experience spanning from diagnosis, to delivery of medication, to ongoing care. Since 2017, Ro has helped millions of patients in nearly every single county in the United States, including 99% of primary care deserts. Ro is consistently recognized as a top workplace in Health Care, in New York, and for Women and Parents—earning more than 20 honors from Fortune, Great Place to Work, and PEOPLE since 2021. In 2025 alone, we ranked top 5 among medium workplaces in Health Care and New York, and top 50 nationwide. As a Compounding Pharmacist , you will be primarily responsible for the compounding of non-sterile hazardous and non-hazardous products, ensuring that all preparations meet quality, safety, and compliance standards. Reporting directly to the Lead Compounding Pharmacist, you will play a critical role in meeting daily compounding targets and operational metrics established by the company and the Pharmacist-in-Charge (PIC). You will be actively involved in maintaining proper compounding practices, managing inventory, enforcing documentation protocols, and ensuring correct use and maintenance of equipment. In close partnership with the Lead Compounding Pharmacist, you will help oversee the day-to-day operations of the compounding department and ensure adherence to all internal policies and procedures. This role also involves regular collaboration with cross-functional teams including Supply Chain, Compliance, Operations, and Quality to support the growth, efficiency, and compliance of our compounding operations and team development. This posting is for our location in Romeoville, Illinois . This hire is for a full time role.

Apply at Ro