The Opportunity
The Product Developer, Cannabis Innovations is responsible for developing and commercializing innovative cannabis products across key growth categories, including vapes, extracts, infused pre-rolls (IPRs), and edibles. This role is the bridge between innovation strategy and product execution, transforming consumer-led opportunities into commercially viable products that deliver meaningful consumer benefits and drive portfolio growth.
Working closely with the Head of Innovation & New Product Development, Innovation Manager, Strategic Insights, and Brand & Portfolio Strategy teams, the Product Developer brings concepts to life through prototype development, product testing, formulation refinement, and commercialization support. The role combines hands-on product development with cross-functional collaboration, ensuring products are feasible, differentiated, and launch-ready.
The ideal candidate is equally comfortable working in a lab, kitchen, or development environment as they are working with manufacturing partners, suppliers, and internal stakeholders to deliver successful product launches.
Key Responsibilities
Product Development & Prototyping
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 to evaluate product concepts and consumer experiences.
Design, prepare, and evaluate prototypes for internal reviews, consumer testing, and commercialization decisions.
Optimize formulations, ingredient combinations, terpene profiles, infusion systems, and product attributes to improve product performance and consumer appeal.
Assess emerging ingredients, cannabinoids, technologies, hardware, and delivery systems to support future innovation opportunities.
Product Testing & Validation
Design and execute product evaluation plans to assess quality, performance, consistency, and overall consumer experience.
Conduct sensory evaluations and product performance assessments.
Coordinate stability testing, validation activities, and product trials.
Analyze results and recommend product improvements or adjustments.
Support consumer testing initiatives and integrate learning into product refinement activities.
Commercialization Support
Partner with Manufacturing, Operations, Quality, Regulatory Affairs, and Supply Chain teams to transition products from development into commercial production.
Develop product specifications, manufacturing instructions, and technical documentation.
Support scale-up activities and identify solutions to technical or operational challenges.
Ensure products meet quality, regulatory, and commercial requirements prior to launch.
Participate in launch readiness activities and post-launch performance reviews.
Innovation Execution
Support execution of the innovation pipeline by developing products that address identified consumer needs and business opportunities.
Partner closely with Strategic Insights to understand consumer trends, emerging needs, category dynamics, and competitive activity.
Collaborate with Brand & Portfolio Strategy to ensure new products support brand objectives and portfolio priorities.
Contribute technical expertise during concept evaluation, feasibility assessments, and innovation reviews.
Stay informed on innovation trends within cannabis and adjacent consumer product categories.
Supplier & Technology Collaboration
Work with ingredient suppliers, hardware providers, manufacturing partners, and other external vendors to support product development activities.
Evaluate new technologies, ingredients, and product solutions.
Coordinate sample procurement, technical evaluations, and product trials.
Support identification of opportunities to improve quality, performance, efficiency, and consumer experience.
Stage-Gate Contributions
Provide development, testing, formulation, and commercialization inputs to support Stage-Gate decision-making.
Prepare technical recommendations, product assessments, and supporting documentation for gate reviews.
Ensure assigned projects meet development milestones and required deliverables.
Collaborate with Innovation, PMO, and cross-functional teams to support timely movement of projects through the innovation process.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
Build strong partnerships across Innovation, Strategic Insights, Brand & Portfolio Strategy, Product Development, Quality, Regulatory…
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