HPLC Technician at Curaleaf in Westchester, FL

Summary: Curaleaf is a leading global cannabis provider offering medical and adult-use products and services, with a focus on quality, expertise, innovation, and corporate social responsibility. The HPLC Technician performs sample preparation, HPLC-based cannabinoid testing, quality control, equipment maintenance, documentation, and compliance activities across production, cultivation, and research and development operations.

Responsibilities:
- Prepare, test, and analyze daily samples using HPLC systems and other laboratory equipment
- Perform cannabinoid testing and quality control throughout multiple stages of production
- Calibrate, troubleshoot, maintain, and validate analytical systems and laboratory equipment
- Create dilutions, document results, and maintain accurate records in EBRs, Smart Sheets, and Excel
- Operate and support extraction and processing equipment as needed within the production environment
- Maintain laboratory cleanliness, organization, equipment, and inventory in alignment with cGMP standards and SOPs
- Partner with third-party testing laboratories to support quality assurance and compliance efforts
- Ensure all laboratory operations, documentation, and waste handling remain compliant with company policies and state regulations

Required Qualifications:
- • 1–2 years of laboratory, manufacturing, QA/QC, or analytical testing experience
- • Strong troubleshooting, problem-solving, and analytical skills with the ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment
- • Excellent attention to detail, record-keeping, and mathematical proficiency for analyzing test results and maintaining compliance documentation
- • Knowledge of laboratory safety procedures, compliance standards, and organic/inorganic chemistry principles
- • Strong computer skills and experience working within laboratory systems, software, and documentation platforms
- • High school diploma or GED required
- • This position has allergen warnings, potential exposure to dust, pollen, and plant pathogens, and requires daily use of provided PPE, such as masks, hair nets, beard covers, respirators, boot covers, scrubs, non-slip shoes, and Tyvek suits as necessary, has exposure to loud noises, including but not limited to air compressors, packaging equipment, and alarms, has exposure to CO2 manufacturing procedures at OSHA approved CO2 levels, requires high-stress tolerance, adaptability, and flexibility, as well as the ability to work in an ever-changing environment
- • While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit, talk, use hands to finger or feel, reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to climb and balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, and lift up to 50 lbs
- • This position requires close vision, distance vision, color vision, distance vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus

Preferred Qualifications:
- • Experience with HPLC and GC analysis, preferably using Agilent equipment and ChemStation software
- • You hold an associate's or bachelor's degree in a science-related field
- • You have cannabis industry experience or familiarity with cannabinoid testing and regulated production environments
- • You have experience working within cGMP, SOP-driven, or highly regulated laboratory settings

Required Skills: High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC), Gas Chromatography (GC), Agilent equipment, ChemStation, Cannabinoid testing, Analytical testing, Quality control, cGMP, Laboratory safety, Organic and inorganic chemistry

Benefits: Career Growth Opportunities, Generous PTO and Parental Leave, 401(K) Retirement Plan, Life/ Disability Insurance, Community Involvement, Referral Bonuses and Product Discounts, Provided PPE, such as masks, hair nets, beard covers, respirators, boot covers, scrubs, non-slip shoes, and Tyvek suits as necessary