What are the responsibilities and job description for the R & D Manager position at GH Group Inc?
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following:
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- Lead key projects with R&D to support business goals.
- Develop research programs incorporating current developments to improve existing products and study potential new products.
- Establish projects goals and priorities by collaborating with Propagation, Cultivation, Processing and Sale departments.
- Research, design and evaluate trials of new cannabis cultivars.
- Research, design and evaluate materials, products, processes, and equipment.
- Be the point person for designing, developing, and maintaining a database to collect real time information for R&D projects and tests.
- Collaborate with the appropriate parties on researching, trialing and introducing new cannabis cultivars for cultivation.
- Collect data and examine it to spot trends and glean information that can be used to make business decisions.
- Assess the scope of research projects and ensure they are on time and within budget.
- Document all phases of research and development.
- Analyze and identify opportunities for improvement by conducting observations.
- Presenting the findings and conclusions to decision makers.
- Identify, integrate, and apply solutions for quality performance and continual reporting.
- Work together with management to centralize and organize data.
- Independently implement improvements and communicate project prioritization.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Competencies:
- Possess good knowledge of in-scope areas of propagation, cultivation, and cannabis processing.
*Familiarity with scientific principles: experimental design and statistical analysis
*Ability to summarize data and make insightful decisions
- Accepted and respected by peers and superiors
- Good communicator
- Timely in assignments
- Motivated
- Highly organized
- Good sense of urgency
- Detail oriented
- Knowledge of database structures
- Strong problem solver
- Computer skills: Word, Excel, Power Point, Access, Outlook.
- Commitment to quality and ethics.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines
Education and/or Experience
- Bachelors/MS Agronomy, Horticulture, Plant Science or Plant Pathology
- 3 years’ experience in the cannabis cultivation or research
- Priva Office
- Experience in greenhouse, infrastructure
