Regulatory / Medical Marijuana Operations Subject Matter Expert at BVA Bear's IT Solutions in PA-Boiling Springs-17007 Hybrid - US
- Company: BVA Bear's IT Solutions
- Location: PA-Boiling Springs-17007 Hybrid - US
- Posted: Sep 18, 2026
- Type: Part-time
- Experience: 7+ years
Overview
Solutions is seeking part-time Regulatory / Medical Marijuana Operations Subject Matter Expert. The Regulatory/ Medical Marijuana Subject Matter Expert will provide program-specific regulatory and operational expertise for the Pennsylvania Department of Health Seed-to-Sale Transition Discovery engag…
Job description
- Solutions is seeking part-time Regulatory / Medical Marijuana Operations Subject Matter Expert. The Regulatory/ Medical Marijuana Subject Matter Expert will provide program-specific regulatory and operational expertise for the Pennsylvania Department of Health Seed-to-Sale Transition Discovery engagement.
- This role supports validation of regulated workflows, inventory-control and traceability activities, Medical Marijuana Organization and laboratory interactions, patient-facing and dispensing-authorization dependencies, reporting needs, operational risks, stakeholder impacts, and continuity requirements.
- The SME works across the business, data, integration, testing, cutover, change-readiness, market-research, and transition-roadmap workstreams to ensure that discovery findings accurately reflect the medical marijuana operating environment while preserving DOH authority over policy, regulatory interpretation, procurement, risk acceptance, and implementation decisions.
- Must be within 2 hours of Harrisburg, PA.
- Work hours are expected to be scheduled between 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday, excluding government holidays, with core hours from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. ET.
Responsibilities
- Regulatory Operations
- Workflow & Traceability Analysis
- Data Readiness
- Integration Validation
- Testing & Cutover Readiness
- Stakeholder & Change Management
- Market Research & Implementation Readiness
- Deliverable Review & Validation
- Risk & Compliance Management
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Public Health, Health Administration, Regulatory Affairs, Business, Public Administration, Information Systems, Criminal Justice, Compliance, or a related field, or equivalent directly relevant experience.
- 7+ years of progressively responsible experience in medical marijuana, cannabis regulation, seed-to-sale operations, regulated inventory control, compliance, laboratory operations, dispensary or grower/processor operations, or comparable regulatory program work.
- Demonstrated knowledge of Seed-to-Sale operational concepts, inventory traceability, regulated transactions, reporting, inspection, compliance, stakeholder interactions, and continuity requirements.
- Experience working with a government regulator, regulated medical marijuana organization, laboratory, dispensary, grower/processor, Seed-to-Sale platform provider, or comparable regulated ecosystem.
- Experience supporting business-process discovery, operational assessment, system transition, implementation readiness, regulatory technology, data analysis, testing, training, change readiness, or cutover planning.
- Ability to interpret and explain complex regulated operations to business, technical, data, testing, and executive stakeholders without exceeding authorized policy or legal boundaries.
- Ability to review process, data, integration, testing, training, continuity, risk, and roadmap artifacts for subject matter accuracy and operational relevance.
- Strong facilitation, analytical, problem-solving, documentation, stakeholder-engagement, and written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to maintain vendor neutrality, disclose potential conflicts, protect sensitive information, and distinguish verified conditions from assumptions and preferences.
- Ability to work collaboratively with government personnel, regulated organizations, technical specialists, and multidisciplinary project teams.
- Experience with Pennsylvania’s Medical Marijuana Program or another state medical or adult-use cannabis regulatory program.
- Experience with one or more Seed-to-Sale platforms or related regulatory tracking systems, provided all potential conflicts are fully disclosed and appropriately controlled.
- Experience with MMO APIs, POS systems, ERP systems, laboratory information systems, patient registries, licensing systems, reporting platforms, or other secondary-system dependencies.
- Experience supporting a platform transition, data migration, integration change, UAT, cutover, continuity, training, communications, procurement, or post-award implementation advisory effort.
- Experience with government procurement integrity, organizational conflict-of-interest requirements, public-sector records, privacy, security, accessibility, auditability, and evidence traceability.
- Knowledge of regulated inventory controls, laboratory testing and result exchange, dispensing authorization, inspection, licensing, reporting, and historical-data access considerations.
- Relevant certification or training in regulatory compliance, cannabis regulation, quality, auditing, project management, business analysis, change management, or a comparable discipline.
Skills
Required
- Regulatory compliance
- Seed-to-Sale operations
- Inventory control and traceability
- Data analysis
- Testing
- Change management
- Stakeholder engagement
- Documentation
- Written and verbal communication
- Facilitation
- Problem-solving
- Analytical skills
Preferred
- Experience with Seed-to-Sale platforms
Benefits
- Health insurance
- BVA
- Bear’s IT
- Flexible work from home options available.