Medix Accelerates 503B Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Staffing to Meet Aggressive Expansion Goals

Expanding a pharmaceutical manufacturing facility is more than adding walls and equipment — it’s a race against time, compliance requirements, and market demand. For a mid-sized 503B manufacturer, that race began the moment construction started on four new clean rooms and several automated filling lines. The opportunity? Nearly doubling their production output. The obstacle? Finding dozens of specialized, compliant, and ready-to-work professionals in just weeks, or risk watching that opportunity slip away.

About the Client

• Southern U.S.-based 503B outsourcing facility
• Fully automated manufacturing environment
• Registered with the FDA

The Challenge

With the clock ticking toward an aggressive production ramp-up, the client faced the difficult task of sourcing a high volume of specialized talent under strict regulatory requirements. Competition for qualified, GMP-ready professionals was intense, and every unfilled role threatened to slow throughput, strain existing staff, and jeopardize the return on a major operational investment.

The Solution

The client recognized the need for a strategic workforce partner — one that could deliver speed and precision without sacrificing quality or compliance. They turned to Medix, a trusted staffing partner with over two decades of experience helping life sciences organizations navigate periods of rapid growth and operational change.

The client chose Medix for these reasons:

• A collaborative, tailored approach designed to meet unique operational and aggressive timeline requirements
• Proven track record scaling specialized teams in FDA-regulated pharmaceutical manufacturing environments
• Expertise across the entire drug development life cycle, including navigating strict regulatory and onboarding requirements for 503B outsourcing facilities

The Results

Medix successfully placed 32 candidates, with an average speed-to-fill of 9.75 days, resulting in the client nearly doubling their total products produced

• Expertise across the drug development life cycle: Navigated complex regulatory and onboarding processes unique to 503B outsourcing facilities, enabling the client to nearly double production output immediately following the expansion.
• Proven track record in FDA-regulated environments: Maintained full compliance with 503B manufacturing requirements throughout recruitment, screening, and onboarding, ensuring every hire was production-ready on day one.
• Collaborative, tailored approach: Aligning hires precisely to the client’s operational plan and aggressive timeline, Medix successfully placed 32 candidates in 90 days across the following roles:
  • 25 pharmacy technicians
  • 6 visual inspectors
  • 1 operations supervisor

Ready to scale your pharmaceutical manufacturing team without sacrificing quality or compliance?

Partner with Medix to access specialized, GMP-ready talent and keep your production goals on track. Contact us today to get started.