Cannabis lab director

**NOW HIRING: Director of Cannabis Testing Laboratory Operations**

Must have previous Cannabis Lab experience!

**Location: Central / Northern New Jersey**

We are seeking an experienced **Director of Laboratory Operations** to assume full operational responsibility for a cannabis testing laboratory in New Jersey.

This is a senior leadership position requiring someone who understands every aspect of running a regulated cannabis testing facility. We are looking for an individual who can take ownership of the operation, manage the laboratory independently, lead the technical team, and work closely with business development, administration, finance, and other back-office departments to ensure the facility operates efficiently, accurately, and profitably.

**Key Responsibilities**

- Oversee all daily laboratory operations, personnel, testing procedures, equipment, and workflow.- Manageanalytical testing operations, including potency, pesticides, residual solvents, heavy metals, microbiology, and other required testing.- Maintain compliance with NJ Cannabis Regulatory Commission requirements and ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation standards.- Oversee

laboratory instrumentation, method development, validation, calibration, maintenance, and troubleshooting.- Develop and maintain SOPs, quality assurance programs, testing protocols, and regulatory documentation.- Recruit , train, supervise, and manage laboratory personnel.- Manage

operating budgets, testing capacity, turnaround times, productivity, and overall facility performance.-

**Collaborate directly with business development and sales teams** to support client acquisition, retention, service offerings, and revenue growth while maintaining laboratory independence and testing integrity.- **Coordinate with finance, accounting, HR, purchasing, and administrative departments** to manage budgets, billing, procurement, staffing, vendor relationships, and operational needs.- Work across departments to align laboratory capacity, client commitments, turnaround times, and business objectives.- Overseeclient relationships, laboratory reporting, Certificates of Analysis, and quality control.- Lead regulatory inspections, accreditation audits, and corrective actions.- Participate in strategic planning, business expansion, and continuous operational improvements.

**Qualifications** We are specifically seeking someone with substantial hands-on experience managing a cannabis testing laboratory or a comparable regulated analytical laboratory.

Candidates must demonstrate strong technical knowledge, operational leadership, regulatory compliance experience, financial and business management capabilities, and the ability to manage an entire facility without extensive oversight.

Experience with HPLC, LC-MS/MS, GC-MS/MS, ICP-MS, LIMS, and laboratory quality management systems is highly desirable.

The ideal candidate understands that successful laboratory operations extend beyond analytical testing. They must be comfortable working with ownership, business development, finance, administration, and other departments to build an efficient, compliant, and commercially successful operation.

**This is not simply a laboratory management or senior scientist position.** We need an individual capable of taking full responsibility for the facility, from technical operations and compliance to staffing, financial performance, cross-departmental coordination, and long-term growth.

**Interested candidates:** Please send a resume and a brief description of your laboratory leadership and operational experience through a direct message.

Confidential inquiries are welcome.

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