Director, Quality at Green Thumb. . Location: Remote. The Role. . . The Director of Quality leads GTI’s quality assurance and quality control function across the company’s multi-state cultivation, manufacturing, and production network. The role owns the QA/QC policies, standard operating procedures, and quality management system that ensure the safety, purity, potency, consistency, and compliance of all GTI-branded cannabis products.. . . Operating in a highly regulated industry, the Director builds a culture of quality, food-safety, sanitation and compliance excellence – partnering across Cultivation, Extraction & Formulation, Production, Supply Chain, and Compliance to embed quality into everyday operations, proactively prevent defects, and drive continuous improvement. This role includes both direct and indirect people management and leadership responsibilities.. . . The position requires up to 50% travel across the US.. . Responsibilities. . . Quality Systems & SOP Governance. . . . Own GTI’s QA/QC policies, standard operating procedures, and quality management system across the multi-state network, driving consistency of standards from site to site.. . . Develop, maintain, and continuously improve all requisite quality programs, including GMP, HACCP, sanitation, allergen management, and statistical process control (SPC).. . . Define critical quality attributes, critical process controls, and in-process testing to proactively prevent quality defects.. . . Administer the electronic quality management system (QualityOne / Veeva Vault) as the system of record for documents, specifications, and quality records, with disciplined document control, change control, and version governance.. . . . Quality Control & Product Safety. . . . Direct and guide company-wide sanitation and quality-control practices that ensure the purity, consistency, potency, and efficacy of cannabis products.. . . Establish product and process specifications and finished-goods release criteria across flower, pre-roll, vape, concentrate, and edible / MIP product lines.. . . Own product scorecard support across all production departments, providing the quality metrics, conformance data, and defect trending that populate departmental product scorecards and inform operations performance reviews.. . . Oversee in-process and finished-goods inspection, hold-and-release, and disposition of nonconforming material.. . . Partner with analytical labs on potency, terpene, residual-solvent, pesticide, microbial, and heavy-metal testing; interpret COAs and drive corrective action on out-of-specification (OOS) results.. . . . Nonconformance, CAPA & Complaint Management. . . . Own the nonconformance record (NCR) and out-of-specification (OOS) process end to end across the network.. . . Lead root-cause analysis and develop, implement, and verify effective corrective and preventive actions (CAPA).. . . Support and monitor ongoing cannabis product complaint investigations through resolution.. . . Track and trend NCR, OOS, complaint, and CAPA data, translating quality signals into systemic process improvements.. . . . Compliance & Regulatory. . . . Ensure compliance with all GTI standard operating procedures and applicable municipal, state, and federal cannabis regulations across every market.. . . Stay current with changes to cannabis industry rules and regulations, and progressively update programs, processes, and SOPs to maintain compliance.. . . Serve as a quality point of contact for regulators and inspectors, leading audit readiness and inspection response.. . . Maintain traceability and recordkeeping in seed-to-sale systems (e.g., METRC) where they intersect quality.. . . . Audit & Continuous Improvement. . . . Establish and run internal audit and supplier / vendor qualification programs.. . . Pursue and maintain third-party certifications (SQF, ISO, GMP) where applicable to the business.. . . Apply LEAN and quality tools to reduce variability, scrap, and rework across pre-roll, flower packaging, edibles, and quality functions.. . . . Leadership & Collaboration. . . . Lead a geographically dispersed team of site Quality Managers – monitoring performance, providing regular feedback and development, and helping managers succeed at the local level.. . . Partner cross-functionally with Cultivation, Extraction & Formulation, Production, Supply Chain, and Compliance to embed quality ownership into operations.. . . Provide quality performance updates, metrics, and risk escalations to operations and executive stakeholders.. . . . Qualifications . . . . Education: . Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Chemistry, Engineering, Microbiology, Supply Chain Management, or a related field; advanced degree strongly preferred – or equivalent experience and tenure required.. . . Quality experience: . 10+ years of quality (QA/QC) operations experience in a highly regulated production organization in cannabis, food / beverage, pharmaceutical, or CPG.. . . Leadership: . 7+ years of progressive leadership responsibility with a proven track record of building and developing QA/QC processes, systems, and teams, ideally across multiple sites.. . . . Programs & methodology: . Demonstrated command of GMP, HACCP, SPC, sanitation, and allergen-management programs, plus root-cause analysis and CAPA methodology.. . . Regulatory: . Comfort interacting with regulators and inspectors and interpreting evolving state regulations in a compliant, defensible way.. . . . Preferred Qualifications. . . . Direct multi-state cannabis quality experience.. . . SQF, ISO, GMP, or PCQI certification.. . . Hands-on experience with an eQMS (QualityOne / Veeva Vault) and seed-to-sale systems (METRC).. . . Experience working in a quality role in a start-up or rapidly growing, dynamic business environment.. . . LEAN / Six Sigma or applied SPC / statistical-quality experience.. . . . Skills & Competencies. . . . Analytical fluency: . Ability to interpret COAs and potency and contaminant data and translate results into process and specification changes.. . . Integrity: . Unassailable integrity and ethics, and a track record of engaging teams and creating a collaborative QA/QC culture.. . . . . . Additional Requirements. . . . Must pass . any and all. required background checks . . . Must be and remain compliant with all legal or company regulations for working in the industry . . . Must possess valid driver’s license. . . Must be a minimum of 21 years of age. . . Must be approved b. y state badging agency to work in cannabis industry. . . #LI_REMOTE. The pay range is competitive and based on experience, qualifications, and/or location of the role. Positions may be eligible for a discretionary annual incentive program driven by organization and individual performance.. Green Thumb Pay Range. $160,000. - . $185,000. . USD
Director, Quality at Green Thumb