Lab manager Jobs in Usa

Job Description

Job Description

We are seeking a full-time formulation manager, to lead all formulation and flavor development and commercialization across the Statehouse portfolio of brands : Dime Bag, Kingpen, Kingroll, Fuzzies, Smokiez, Loudpack, Sublime, Urbn Leaf and Harborside – with more to come. This role will work closely with manufacturing and supply chain, and partner with the VP of Brands on ideation, surveying / focus panels, brand development / strategy, and the commercialization of products from ideation through production. Product development scope includes innovation, productivity, and brand stewardship, with a focus on innovation and identifying and leading white space exploration.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Drives innovation and formulation pipeline across all brands and manufactured product lines – Infused Flower, Vape, Prerolls, Edibles, Concentrates, and Therapeutics.
• Conduct product development work from bench top prototypes thru scaling-up products and processes for commercialization in support of StateHouse objectives.
• Maximizes the cross utilization of inhouse materials and formulations to drive cost savings and efficiencies through the system. Finds new ways to innovate with on hand ingredients.
• Partner internally and externally to source and trials new terpene, flavoring, and biomass vendors. Tracking and coordinating the ordering, shipping, and delivery of raw ingredients and biomass for R&D Projects.
• Responsible for formulation planning, budgeting and COGS, finding ways to drive efficiencies through all department processes and through the Statehouse system.
• Leads product trials through internal and external sensory panels, creating and compiling survey information and photos to enhance and improve final product formulations.
• Prepping all samples at the facility for R&D / QC team, sensory analysis groups (focus groups) and special marketing events.
• Responsible for formulating terpene blends as needed for production while accurately documenting batch information.
• Flavoring distillate oil with terpenes blends to fulfill pipeline needs.
• Responsible for verifying and documenting weights of material in / out of department.
• Accurately maintain laboratory notebook and generate all required product documentation, including product specifications, formulation sheets, and SOPs.
• Updating the Asana Project Management tool and / or other shared docs and platforms in real-time for all tasks
• Other duties as assigned.

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