Technician, Product Development

**Technician, Product Development**
**(Vapes and Concentrates)***

**Job location: Ontario, Bradford or Jarvis (River or Thrive 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’re a critical thinker with a scientific mindset and a passion for innovation. You have a natural talent for thinking outside the box and can transform a simple idea into a reality. You’re invested in the cannabis industry and have a strong pulse towards product development. You know what products are needed in the market to cultivate the ultimate consumer experience but more importantly, you know how to develop the formulas - and this is why, we have the perfect opportunity for you.

We’re searching for a talented professional to join our team as a **Technician, Product Development**. In this role, you will focus on the development of novel cannabis vape and concentrate products for our Consumer and Medical channels in Canada and around the world. You will report into the Senior Director, Product Development and collaborate with the team to transform our ideas into world-class formulas. Sound exciting? Here is a little more

**As the Technician, Product Development you will **
- Develop novel formulations of various cannabis product formats, with a specific focus on vapes and concentrates (dabbable extracts)
- Identify and source ingredients to bring product concepts to life at a pilot scale in collaboration with Aurora’s Procurement group
- Perform qualitative analysis of product samples, process and analyze data and present and discuss 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
- Collaborate with Category team and stakeholders to develop and write SOPs and other documentation required to launch and manufacture new products
- Report on projects as needed by the Product Development team and other parts of the business
- Contribute towards general lab operations such as coordinating required maintenance, calibration, and qualification of instruments

**As an experienced professional, you will have **
- A strong passion for the cannabis industry and products **_(this will precede all other requirements) _**:

- A minimum of 5 years’ experience working in cannabis (medical or recreational), pharma industries or a related field
- Proficiency with MS Office Products (Excel, Word, Outlook and PowerPoint)
- Knowledge and expertise in one or more extraction technologies, ideally with a combination of butane, ethanol, solventless and other extraction platforms **_(we would also welcome an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience)_**

**It would be an asset if you have **
- Expertise utilizing analytical chemistry instrumentation (HPLC-UV, LC-MS and LC-MS/MS, and GC-MS) techniques
- Practical experience in analytical method development and validation for small molecules, particularly in the context of phytochemistry, natural products chemistry, or environmental toxicology
- Knowledge of regulations or experience working in a regulated industry
- You’re a critical thinker who can think outside the box and transform ideas into innovative product lines
- You have strong communication skills and can convey complex information in engaging formats for various audiences
- You’re a self-motivated individual who thrives when working in a team dynamic, managing multiple projects, and getting things done
- You have a scientific mindset that is driven by creativity and can cultivate excellence in all that you do

**Why you’ll love working at Aurora**
Our people are at the heart of everything we do here at Aurora, and we take pride in fostering an inclusive space that inspires our team to love where they work From rewarding career opportunities