Packaging & Compliance Manager

Integrative Health Products (IHP;www.integrativehp.com)develops cannabis product brands: we formulate recipes and create brand concepts and packaging that delight patients and adult-use customers. IHP is privately-held and currently sells its products in New Hampshire and Massachusetts through Temescal Wellness, its parent company. IHP will sell its products on a wholesale basis in these and other states, at Temescal Wellness and at other dispensaries. With a comprehensive suite of cannabis products, a track record of multiple new product launches, and profitable operations, IHP is well-positioned for growth throughout the United States and beyond.

The Manager, Packaging & Compliance will ensure adequate supplies of compelling and compliant packaging and labels for all of IHP’s products. The Manager will be a self-starter, with impeccable attention to detail and to supplier lead times, who can complete work in a fast-paced, unstructured environment, with limited supervision. The Manager will be based in metro Boston and will report to the Senior Manager, Product Development.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Understand thoroughly all packaging compliance regulations for all IHP markets and the differences between them.
• Source packaging for all new products that is compliant with the legal requirements of the market that it is in.
• Continually seek and negotiate better deals for IHP’s current packaging supply chains.
• Forge and manage relationships with packaging vendors, including US based supply chain management companies and direct with China.
• Develop label copy for new products; work with design team to ensure that copy is correctly applied to all packaging artwork; proofread and vet all label copy to ensure compliance.
• Assist and consult with engineering in managing label application or packaging labor solutions.
• Facilitate ordering and manage relationships between licensees and vendors.

Experience & Qualifications

• Experience in product label copywriting in regulated industries, such as pharmaceuticals, food, beverage or other consumer packaged goods (CPG) sectors.
• Demonstrated track record of collaborating across geographies and time zones with multiple, diverse internal and external stakeholders to meet product development timelines.
• Passion to work in an industry with positive societal impact.
• Demonstrated ability to accomplish tasks with limited supervision in an environment of extensive, but changing, product labeling regulations.
• Strong attention to detail and to managing multiple, concurrent work streams.
• Mastery of, or willingness to learn, various software programs, including especially cloud-based productivity and collaboration tools (e.g., Google calendar, Drive).
• Can pass criminal background checks typically required by state cannabis regulations.

Application

• Resume
• Cover letter, including motivations for working in the cannabis industry

Compensation & Location.Compensation will include a base salary ranging from $60-70K/year, depending on qualifications, plus medical, dental and vision benefits, with premiums subsidized 70% by the employer. IHP is a fast-growing, early-stage start-up, and high performers may, over time and with consistently superior performance, be eligible for profit-sharing. For non-hourly employees, IHP has an unlimited PTO policy.

Integrative Health Products is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity. We recruit and hire applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, disability, age, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information, or any other factor prohibited by law.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: $60,000.00 to $70,000.00 /year

Experience:

• product label copyrighting: 2 years