Medical Cannabis Establishment Specialist

Job Description

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Job ID: 30803
Agency: Health
Location:Pierre, SDSalary: $68,099.08 - $80,116.56 Annual Salary, depending on qualifications
Pay Grade: K
Closing Date: 03/26/2025

About Us:

The South Dakota Department of Health's programs and services help prevent illness and injury, promote healthy places to live, work and play; provide education to help people make good health decisions; prepare for, respond to, and prevent public health threats; and support efforts to enhance quality and accessibility of healthcare. Our services touch the lives of every person in the state of South Dakota.

We recognize that employees are our most valuable resource, and we are committed to promoting a culture of excellence in DOH. We trust our employees to be innovative, challenge existing processes, and make the best decisions. We are interested in employing a diverse and skilled workforce that exhibits the values of leadership, accountability, communication, integrity, and teamwork. Public health is a diverse and growing field that offers many career options for people from a variety of educational backgrounds. Imagine yourself as part of a winning team that is making the lives of South Dakotans healthier and safer.

The South Dakota Department of Health values flexibility in the workplace. Part of that flexibility includes the ability to work from home. Working from home is a meaningful way to meet individual needs, wants, and desires when it comes to balancing the entire team's home and work lives. That balance is something we value while allowing most positions the opportunity to work remotely up to 3 days a week. Working from home is a privilege and is subject to review depending upon the position.

Job Summary:

We are seeking a full time Medical Cannabis Establishment Specialist for the South Dakota Medical Cannabis Program. This position serves as a primary liaison between the regulatory body and medical cannabis establishments, including cultivators, manufacturers, dispensaries, and testing facilities as it relates to their certification.

Specific duties include: Develop, refine, and analyze policies; Provide technical guidance to all levels of the medical cannabis industry ensuring compliance and verifying procedures and processes needed for compliance; Monitor and provide recommendations to improve program, organizational, information technology systems, and operational processes; Assist with budgetary and other data requests and pertinent reports; Provide recommendations on legislative updates; Monitor and update Medical Cannabis website; Maintain and monitors fiscal activities associated with the program; Act as a liaison and interact with multiple vendors and the Bureau of Information Technology to manage software projects and daily program operations.

This is a Full-Time 40 Hour Weekly position with the Department of Health, Division of Licensure & Accreditation. For more information on the Department of Health, please visit https://doh.sd.gov/ .

The Ideal Candidate Will Have:

• Bachelor's Degree in public administration, law, public health, regulatory affairs, or a related field;
• Experience in government entities or regulatory compliance preferred;
• Possess strong leadership skills including the ability to make technical decisions, and the ability to work collaboratively with departments, industry, and multiple stakeholders;
• Essential skills for successful performance in this position include excellent written and verbal communication skills and attention to detail.

Knowledge of:

• the communities and cultural groups receiving health services;
• health resources;
• procedures and techniques used in policy research, policy and program analysis, planning, contract review, and/or grant administration;
• effective methods of supervision;
• health administration;
• state and federal laws;
• administrative rules;
• department procedures and references relative to public health and health care activities;
• principles of management and administration;
• agency rules, regulations, policies, and procedures;
• grant development and administration;
• technical knowledge of assigned programs;
• contract management;
• awareness of applicable state and federal laws, rules, and regulations;
• proficiency in data management, reporting systems, and compliance tracking tools;
• computer software applications;
• excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.

Ability to:

• assist in the planning and organization of the activities of a program;
• analyze situations accurately and formulate and suggest effective courses of action;
• communicate information clearly and concisely;
• gather, interpret, report, and use information concerning programs managing/directing;
• interpret and follow agency rules and regulations;
• assess program effectiveness and recommend changes;
• train and provide guidance to staff;
• write proposals, budget requests, and reports;
• establish and maintain effective working relationships;
• deal tactfully with others;
• effectively balance workloads and set priorities to satisfy the expectations of the department and industry;
• analyze situations accurately and formulate and suggest effective courses of action;
• gather, interpret, report, and use information concerning programs;
• ability to express ideas effectively, both orally and in writing;
• present information to large groups of people;
• train and provide guidance to staff/others.

Additional Requirements: To be considered, please attach your resume.

This position is eligible for Veterans' Preference per ARSD 55:10:02:08.

Successful applicant(s) will be required to undergo a background investigation. An arrest/conviction record will not necessarily bar employment.

The State of South Dakota does not sponsor work visas for new or existing employees. All persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and complete an Employment Eligibility Verification, Form I-9. The State of South Dakota as an employer will be using E-Verify to complete employment eligibility verification upon hire.

The State of South Dakota offers $0 premium employee health insurance option plus eleven paid holidays, generous vacation and sick leave accrual, dental, vision, and other insurance options, and retirement benefits. You can view our benefits information at https://bhr.sd.gov/job-seekers/work-for-state-government/ . This position is a member of Class A retirement under SDRS.

Must apply online: https://gen-stateofsouthdako-trn.inforcloudsuite.com/hcm/xmlhttp/shorturl.do?key=1BI
You must apply online, emailed resumes or submissions will not be accepted.
South Dakota Bureau of Human Resources
Telephone: 605.773.3148 Email: careers@state.sd.us
http://bhr.sd.gov/workforus
"An Equal Opportunity Employer"

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