Product Developer, Cannabis Innovations

• Develop and refine new cannabis products across vape, extract, infused pre-roll, and edible categories
• Translate innovation briefs into product concepts, prototypes, and development plans
• Conduct bench-scale product development and formulation activities
• Design, prepare, and evaluate prototypes for internal reviews, consumer testing, and commercialization decisions
• Optimize formulations, ingredient combinations, terpene profiles, infusion systems, and product attributes
• Assess emerging ingredients, cannabinoids, technologies, hardware, and delivery systems
• Design and execute product evaluation plans covering quality, performance, consistency, and consumer experience
• Conduct sensory evaluations and product performance assessments
• Coordinate stability testing, validation activities, and product trials
• Analyze results and recommend product improvements
• Support consumer testing initiatives and integrate learning into product refinement
• Partner with Manufacturing, Operations, Quality, Regulatory Affairs, and Supply Chain teams to transition products into commercial production
• Develop product specifications, manufacturing instructions, and technical documentation
• Support scale-up activities and resolve technical or operational challenges
• Ensure products meet quality, regulatory, and commercial requirements before launch
• Participate in launch readiness activities and post-launch performance reviews
• Support execution of the innovation pipeline
• Partner with Strategic Insights on consumer trends, emerging needs, category dynamics, and competitive activity
• Collaborate with Brand & Portfolio Strategy on brand objectives and portfolio priorities
• Contribute technical expertise to concept evaluation, feasibility assessments, and innovation reviews
• Work with ingredient suppliers, hardware providers, manufacturing partners, and external vendors
• Evaluate new technologies, ingredients, and product solutions
• Coordinate sample procurement, technical evaluations, and product trials
• Provide development, testing, formulation, and commercialization inputs for Stage-Gate decisions
• Prepare technical recommendations, product assessments, and gate-review documentation
• Ensure projects meet development milestones and deliverables
• Collaborate with Innovation, PMO, and cross-functional teams to move projects through the innovation process
• Build partnerships across Innovation, Strategic Insights, Brand & Portfolio Strategy, Product Development, Quality, Regulatory Affairs, Operations, Supply Chain, Procurement, Marketing, and Commercial teams
• Communicate technical findings and product recommendations to technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Support a collaborative, consumer-centric approach to innovation and product development

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Chemistry, Biology, Product Development, Engineering, Cannabis Science, or a related field
• Equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered
• 3-7 years of experience in product development, formulation, commercialization, or innovation roles
• Experience developing products within cannabis, food and beverage, consumer packaged goods, wellness, nutraceutical, or similarly regulated industries
• Hands-on experience with formulation development, prototype creation, and product testing
• Experience working across multiple product categories and managing several development projects simultaneously
• Familiarity with innovation and Stage-Gate processes is considered an asset
• Strong formulation and prototyping capabilities
• Ability to balance consumer appeal, technical feasibility, quality, and manufacturability
• Passion for understanding and improving the consumer experience
• Ability to connect product features and benefits to underlying consumer needs
• Interest in emerging cannabinoids, terpenes, ingredients, hardware technologies, and novel consumption formats
• Continuously seeks opportunities to improve products and experiences
• Demonstrated ability to move projects from concept through commercialization
• Strong attention to detail and follow-through
• Effective cross-functional partner capable of building strong internal and external relationships
• Comfortable communicating technical concepts to a broad range of stakeholders
• Practical and resourceful approach to technical and commercialization challenges
• Ability to navigate ambiguity and identify solutions quickly
• Successful completion of background and reference checks

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in product developme