Technician, Product Launch

**Technician, Product Launch***

**Job location: Ontario, Bradford (River Facility)**
**Employment type: full-time permanent employment in a hybrid work setting**
**(travel to other facilities will be required - Markham, Bradford, and Jarvis)**
**Division: Operations (Product Development)**

**Hours: 40 hours per week, Monday - Friday**

**A little about us**

Hi, we’re Aurora Cannabis, and we’re so excited to meet you

We’re a global cannabis company driven by our passion to help people improve their lives. We have a diverse team who bring their best every day so Aurora can be the cannabis provider of choice for patients and consumers. We love our work, and we especially love our high quality, innovative brands that make up the Aurora family - from Aurora, Aurora Drift, San Rafael ’71 and Whistler.

Our people combined with our collective passion for the industry is what makes Aurora a special place to work and defines what we call our “A-Team”. We are a high-performing team of cannabis experts, innovators, and champions, that work, learn and win together. We think **BIG**, act **BOLD** and execute with **PURPOSE** in all that we do, and will stop at nothing to cultivate the ultimate cannabis experience for our community.

**Job summary**

You have the perfect combination of creativity and analytical skills. You thrive in a team dynamic where you can think outside the box, challenge the status quo, and cultivate innovation. You’re passionate about the cannabis industry and you know what it takes to introduce innovative products into the market, and this is why we have the perfect role for you

We’re on the search for a motivated professional to join our team as a **Technician, Product Launch.** In this role, you will focus on the scale-up and operationalization of novel cannabis products and line extensions for our Consumer and Medical channels in Canada and around the world. You will report into the Senior Manager, Product Launch and will collaborate with our team to introduce innovative and exclusive Aurora products into the industry. Sound exciting? Here is a little more

**As the Technician, Product Launch you will...**:

- Collaborate with Category teams to implement processes to produce products at scale, including a variety of product forms and manufacturing lines like dried flower packaging, pre-rolls, infused pre-rolls, extracts, concentrates, gummies, and other edibles
- Design trials that validate the ability to produce products to define specifications at scale, including troubleshooting challenges seen at scale to refine sustainable processes
- Coordinate with Production Planning and Operations teams to schedule and execute trials
- Perform analysis of product samples (analytical chemistry, quantitative and qualitative analysis), review data and present results in team meetings
- Draft test procedures and prepare documentation for R&D and scale-up trials that are compliant and align with the needs of Operations and Quality Assurance teams
- Develop and write SOPs and other documentation required to launch and manufacture new products through Aurora’s MOC in collaboration with applicable teams
- Report on projects as needed by the Product Development team and other parts of the business
- Liaise with Engineering and Procurement to source, set up, calibrate, and qualification of instruments when required
- Work on developing industry standard and innovating packaging with Product Development / Procurement team, in accordance with National / Provincial regulations, for both recreational and medical channels

**To be successful in this role, you will need**:

- A minimum of 5 years’ experience working in cannabis, pharma industries or a related field **_(we would also welcome an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience)_**:

- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Excel
- A passion for the cannabis industry and products

**It would be an asset if you have**
- Knowledge and expertise in one or more extraction technologies. More specifically, experience with a combination of butane, ethanol, solventless and other extraction platforms
- Expertise utilizing analytical chemistry instrumentation (HPLC-UV, LC-MS and LC-MS/MS, and GC-MS) techniques
- Knowledge of the supply chain from end to end (product ideation to commercialization), 3PL, Supply Chain and Distribution center, regulations or experience working in a regulated industry
- Proficiency with AutoCAD/Adobe Illustrator
- You’re a self-motivated individual who thrives when managing multiple projects at once and achieving results
- You’re a critical thinker who enjoys solving puzzles and finding the missing pieces
- You’re a creative professional who isn’t afraid to think outside the box to enhance the consumer experience
- You’re a natural communicator who can convey complex information in simple and engaging formats for diverse audiences
- You’re the ultimate team player who can f