We started MedMen with a simple vision; cannabis as a consumer product. It is a simple idea with profound consequences for how marijuana is cultivated, produced and marketed. Quality standards matter, best practices matter, brand reputation matters. Today, MedMen is the most dominant cannabis enterprise in the emerging legal marijuana industry.
Summary/Objective
As a leading Cannabis grower, Medmen operates controlled environment growing facilities in multiple locations. Establishing and sharing industry leading knowledge, technologies and best practices relevant to controlled environment growing of Cannabis in hydroponic substrates is key a responsibility of this role. This position will help optimize production efficiencies, deliver on precision growing metrics, lead and train members of the Agronomy team in extending best practices and technologies.
Essential Functions
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the
essential functions.
Establishes and continually improves an industry leading Cannabis cultivation program
Learns and extends best practices and technologies based on both internal research efforts and from external sources of publicly available information
Facilitates the adoption and transfer of technologies by collaborating strategically with external experts and vendors to further improve our precision growing methodologies
Provides analysis and interpretation of plant tissue and substrate testing results and recommends management actions and strategies
Monitors, evaluates and improves cultivation techniques of new cultivars and helps with optimizing cultivation practices by working collaboratively with Plant Breeders and Applied Research Biologists
Leads cross-functional teams as needed to solve plant growing challenges and solutions implementations
Establishes guidelines, protocols & training for team members in precision growing
Oversees cultivation and plant propagation processes
Trains and advises Agronomy staff in cultivation operations and work in coordination to continually improve the same
Maintains cultivation related records in database platforms accessible by the Agronomy department staff
Assist the Plant Health and Program Management team in the design and development of the clean stock program and protocols
Competencies
Business Acumen
Communication Proficiency
Customer/Client Focus
Organizational Skills
Problem Solving/Analysis
Results Driven
Technical Capacity
Punctuality
Positive attitude all the time
Supervisory Responsibilities
Assists the VP of Agronomy with managing Cultivation Managers
Travel
Occasional visits to production facilities is expected for this position
Required Education and Experience
Must be at least 21 years of age
Master’s degree in Agronomy, Plant Sciences, Horticulture or related degree, or equivalent experience
Bilingual ability in Spanish/English is a plus
Management experience in production agriculture
Leadership skills building teams in a highly collaborative environment
Strong process management skills
Skilled in working with technical experts
Skilled in utilizing and contributing to applied plant biological research
Training in greenhouse production and plant physiology
Training and experience in tissue collection, analysis, and testing techniques
Training/experience in plant fertility and general agronomy
Skilled in use of Excel and Database systems
Self-starter, reliable, able to multitask, and a team player
Detailed oriented, accurate, organized, and analytical
Strong verbal and electronic communication skills
Work Authorization/Security Clearance
There is no visa or H1-B sponsorship. Must successfully complete and pass background and drug screen, and live scan.