[Hiring] Director of Product Development @Green Thumb

Role Description

The Director of Product Development - Edibles is responsible for leading the Edibles product development team, bringing new edibles products to life from concept through commercialization. This role owns the product development process end-to-end:

• Translating product briefs into winning formulations.
• Building and running a sensory sampling and evaluation process.
• Vetting and qualifying new ingredients.
• Developing and owning product specifications that guide consistent, high-quality products.

The department is comprised of a dynamic team of food scientists and culinary experts, fostering a culture of creativity, rigor, and continuous improvement. This role partners closely with innovation, consumer insights, and implementation to ensure new products are both delightful to consumers and ready to scale.

This leadership role is responsible for mentoring, developing, coaching, and advancing the edibles product development team. Green Thumb is growing fast, and as our Director of Product Development - Edibles, you will be tasked with ensuring we are staying cutting edge in this rapidly growing industry. A demonstrated expertise in food science, sensory evaluation, and a variety of CPG product development concepts, practices, platforms, and procedures is a must.

This position will require occasional flexibility in working hours to set up and complete sensory sessions, bench trials, or product testing that may extend past typical working hours. This position requires 10% travel to different manufacturing facilities in the GTI network.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Food Science, Culinary Science, Chemistry, or a related field; Master’s degree or PhD strongly preferred.
• 10+ years of leadership experience.
• Food science or product development experience in a CPG or food/beverage setting, including hands-on formulation and sensory evaluation.
• Proven track record in accomplishing significant and impactful business results.
• Demonstrated high level of leadership, relationship management, and communication skills; ability to work effectively with global teams.
• Ability to be a technical and strategic leader as well as a hands-on implementer.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with coworkers and management.
• Familiarity with FDA and OSHA regulations.
• Understanding & adhering to applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations as they pertain to the industry, safety regulations, local municipal codes and organizational rules, regulations, directives and standard operating procedures.
• Highly motivated, self-directed, innovative and able to work independently or among teams with keen judgement, common sense and resourcefulness.
• Adapts and thrives in a demanding, fast-paced environment.
• Possesses a high level of critical thinking.
• Operates with a high level of professionalism and integrity, including dealing with confidential information.
• Must understand and comply with the rules, regulations, policies, and procedures of Green Thumb.
• Must have a solid understanding of the Cannabis laws, rules and regulations and passion to further their understanding and knowledge of the industry and the laws.

Requirements

• Active driver’s license or State ID card.
• Must be a minimum of 21 years of age.
• Must pass any and all required background checks.
• Must be and remain compliant with all legal or company regulations for working in the industry.
• Must be approved by the regulatory agency, if required, and maintain compliance with any employee badging process.
• This position will require occasional flexibility in working hours to set up and complete sensory sessions, bench trials, or product testing that may extend past typical working hours.
• This position requires 10% travel to different manufacturing facilities in the GTI network.

Working Conditions

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to perform grasping, talking, hearing, seeing and repetitive motions.
• Physical demands – May be required to stand and/or walk for extended periods of time. Must be able to lift, carry and balance up to 50 pounds (200 pounds with assistance).
• Extended periods of sitting and computer work.
• This is a GMP facility and the Employee Hygiene and Personal Effects Policy must be followed, which prohibits wearing/having false eyelashes/eyelash extensions, false/long fingernails, fingernail polish/art, hairpins, non-permanent jewelry (permanent means it can only be removed surgically), and other items that may fall off.

Benefits

The pay range is competitive and based on experience, qualifications, and/or location of the role. Positions may be eligible for a discretionary annual incentive program driven by organization and individual performance.

• Green Thumb Pay Range: $155,000 — $170,000 USD