About us
At MedMen, we started our journey in 2010 as a team of two with one big idea and 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.
Our Story
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.
MedMen is the first turnkey marijuana corporation of its kind and is transforming the way people experience and perceive this previously underground multi-billion-dollar cannabis/wellness industry. At MedMen you'll be inspired, challenged and humbled working with insanely smart and passionate people.
Summary
The Senior Director of Product Development and Formulation is directly responsible for leading a team of high performance scientists to effectively create, develop and commercialize new state of the art science based product formulations for MedMen retail stores, champion collaboration with other cross functional leaders and teams to rapidly develop novel consumer relevant products that will mainstream marijuana usage, strengthen our culture of innovation by championing new and novel ways to ideate new products, provide mentoring to ensure team engagement, growth, talent identification for a strong foundation for future growth.
Essential Functions
Build and mentor a high-performance product development team with skill sets that align with MedMen’s culture and strategy.
Lead team to create science based robust product formulations to deliver new and novel products which exceed consumer expectations and provide a consistent user experience.
Create and institutionalize process to ensure all key stakeholders and cross functional (XF) partners are fully aligned on new product deliverables.
Champion collaborations with key stakeholders and partners to ensure formulations, products and time-lines meet internal expectations.
Champion processes and develop strategic partnerships (internal and external) to deliver rapid prototypes to marketing and executives.
Manage SOTA (state of the art) R&D Product Development Lab to deliver new and novel products and to excite visitors.
Create and manage succession plan to ensure team is fully engaged and has a transparent career path to ensure R&D team has a strong foundation for growth.
Institutionalize a culture of innovation within R&D and entire organization.
Create forums where employees and external partners can share and pitch ideas to marketing and executive.
Identify and implement processes and metrics to measure meaningful KPI’s for R&D Product Development team which demonstrates business impact.
Institutionalize PLM system at central lab and satellite facilities (manufacturing locations).
Provide governance to satellite R&D locations at manufacturing facilities.
Manage R&D formulation budget, employee training and administrative responsibilities
Create and file IP for new and novel formulas and/or processes.
Competencies
Proven track record for on-time development and commercialization of new and novel products
Strong leadership and managerial skill sets
Strong technical acumen
Strong communication and presentation skills
Motivational
Strong executional skills
Highly collaborative within R&D and with XF leadership and teams.
Strong bias for action
Decisive
Flexible, adaptive to change
Hands on experience with PLM systems/software
Supervisory Responsibility
Responsible for Talent acquisition, training and management of a high-performance team of product development scientists.
Work environment
Office, R&D Lab, Pilot Plant, Manufacturing
Physical Demands
Ability to perform light physical duties required to complete goals normally associated with a pilot plant environment
Position Type/Expected Hours of Work
Full time
Travel
20-30% travel
Required Education and Experience
Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Pharmacology, Chemistry or related field. Master’s degree preferred.
10+ years experience in Food/Pharmaceutical/Cannabis sector
Additional Eligibility Qualifications (certifications, etc.)
Strong knowledge of cGMP’s and GLP’s
Food safety and labeling requirements
Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
AAP/EEO Statement
MedMen provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, MedMen complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
MedMen expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of MedMen employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge.