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Vancouver : Jobs : Job Vacancies : Overview - SMI Innovative Naturals
Overview - SMI Innovative Naturals SMI is a rapidly growing international consumer products conglomerate specializing in the innovative research, manufacturing and distribution of unique products. Our mission: Design new and unique botanical products which enhance the way people experience and enjoy their lives; with a focus on developing products to treat conditions such as anxiety, depression, pain, and sleep difficulty. Responsibilities As the RESEARCH and NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT MANAGER in our company your primary role will be the development of new CNS active product solutions. This will include: • Finding and acquiring unique plants from around the world. Specifically, traditional use plants for pain, depression, anxiety, sleep and spiritual purposes. • Characterizing novel plants and actives including the determination of pharmacological activity with plant supply and growing parameters (including lots of hands on HPLC work). • Operation of laboratory including responsibility for safety standards, SOP’s, equipment purchasing, and managing lab technicians. Developing extraction, purification and standardization methods for active compounds. • Formulation chemistry for capsules, powders, liquids (ready to drink beverages), teas, herbal smoking blends/tobacco alternatives and solid food products. • Reverse engineering competitor products . • Developing and overseeing Q/A and standardization protocols. • Bench scale product prototype production. • Modifying bench scale for scale up, and leading science related aspects for outsourcing scale up product manufacturing. • Identifying, locating, selecting and managing external technology projects to efficiently overcome internal knowledge gaps. • Responsible for reporting on and maintaining IRAP/ SRED/SBIR government funding commitments and initiatives. • Understanding the needs for the sales and marketing team and contributing your views and opinions to product strategy. Requirements • A passion for chemistry, CNS active plants, and creating innovative products people use. • A highly capable natural product chemist (PHD) with very strong skills in analytical chemistry, pharmacology and plant science. This includes knowing how to use all the tools. • At least 2 years hands on HPLC experience and have used an HPLC in the past 6 months. • Managed chemists in leadership position for a minimum of 5 years. • Either running your own business, have done so, or have managed parts of a private or public business before; including managing budgets and the need to produce products which sell. • Autodidactic • Highly computer literate and can use excel better than most people can work their toaster. Compensation Compensation will be between $80,000 – $110,000 per year including bonuses and incentives based on project outcomes and success Application instructions Apply online at http://www.simplymarketinginc.com/apply.html
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