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Job Description
Job Title:
Medical Cannabis Program Support Specialist/ Data Base Administrator
Job Description:
The Industrial Hemp and Medical Cannabis Program is responsible for ensuring Utah’s growers, processors, and independent laboratories are compliant with state regulation; as well as monitoring all cannabis products to ensure quality assurance standards are being met in the state of Utah.
The Utah Department of Agriculture and Food (UDAF) is seeking a Program Support Specialist to assist with: 1) reviewing background checks, 2) tracking cannabis facility employees in the State’s Electronic Verification System (EVS), 3) Using the State’s Seed-to-Sell program to create needed record, track failed quality assurance samples, and ensure licensee compliance, 4)Work with financial institutes to ensure they have access to all needed legal records in Utah’s Inventory Control System (ICS), and 5) facilitate needed amendments in the ICS and EVS.

• Pursuant to Utah Code §§ 4-41-107 and 26-61a-111, this job includes duties that arise from or directly relate to the Utah Medical Cannabis Act. Duties may require conduct which is in violation of the criminal laws of the United States with respect to the manufacture, sale, or distribution of cannabis. As a condition of employment, candidates who are selected to fill this position will be required to sign an Acceptance of Duties Under the Medical Cannabis Act Acknowledgment Form.

Principal Duties:

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  Provide administrative support.
• Audit and reviews ICS and EVS records to ensure cannabis licensees are compliant with all state procedures, regulations, and quality assurance standards.
• Create reports in the ICS to help monitor cannabis in the state.
• Track and provide feedback on contractor performance to ensure compliance with state contracts; recommend action(s) when contract standards are not being met.
• Draft technical reports, user stories, and review technical articles related to the State’s ICS and EVS.
• Monitor, track and follow up on documentation, case files or other assignments related to the inventory tracking system and EVS to ensure appropriate timelines are met and action completed

The Ideal Candidate:

• The ability to understand the needs of the Department.
• The ability to develop and implement need policies, procedures, and documentation.
• The ability to focus on details while still seeing a bigger picture.
• The willingness to work as a team and accept assignments that are not part of normal duties.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Must be computer literate and have basic programing skills.

Why You Should Join Our Team:
The State of Utah has great benefits and the Department of Agriculture and Food is made up of a group of great people with a farmer's work ethic. If you have a passion for agriculture, the Department of Agriculture and Food is the place for you. Industrial Hemp and Medical Cannabis are a new and exciting piece of the State of Utah and our programs are built to support the industries and deliver safe and affordable product to patients.
The Agency:
If you would like to read more about working for the Department of Agriculture and Food please click here.

Example of Duties

• Provides administrative support.
• Understand the overall functionality and flow of Utah’s seed to sell program, and be able to draft needed amendments to ensure the flow of cannabis through Utah meets all regulatory, auditing, and compliance needs.
• Maintain inventory control system- monitor system, create cards, facilitate amendment process, problem solve/resolve issues, be point of contact.
• Maintain EVS (Electronic Verification System) system, monitor system, facilitate amendment process, act as administrator.
• Audit and review inventory control system/EVS systems and practices to ensure.
• compliance with procedures, regulations and standards.
• Monitor and evaluate contract performance related to the state inventory control system and EVS to ensure compliance with contract recommendations and action(s) to correct deficiencies.
• Writes or drafts technical reports, articles or related material based on research,
• investigation or analysis.
• Monitor, track and follow up on documentation, case files or other assignments related to the inventory tracking system and EVS to ensure appropriate timelines are met and action completed.
• Be the department liaison and point of contact with licensees, community, and other state agencies relating to the inventory control system and electronic verification system.
• Other duties as assigned as related to overall program objectives.

Typical Qualifications

• Evaluate information against a set of standards.
• Monitor or track information or data.
• Compose and produce reports, documents and related material.
• Communicate information and ideas clearly, and concisely, in writing; read and understand information presented in writing.
• Lean applicable laws, rules, regulations and/or policies and procedures.
• Read, interpret, and apply laws, rules, regulations, policies and procedures.
• Ensure compliance with contract terms, policies and procedures, etc.
• Prepare MJF Domo reports and documentation on a daily basis to ensure consistency in medical cannabis production establishments’ inventory.
• Operate office equipment.
• Weigh the relative costs and benefits of a potential action.
• Track user errors and supply limited support when needed.
• Use basic programming concepts in the ICS and EVS to create report templates.
• Administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing systems, filing and records management systems, transcription systems, forms design principles, and other office procedures and terminology.
• Follow written and/or oral instructions.
• Plan, organize and prioritize time and workload in order to accomplish tasks and meet deadlines.

Supplemental Information

• Risks found in the typical office setting, which is adequately lighted, heated and ventilated, e.g., safe use of office equipment, avoiding trips and falls, observing fire regulations, etc.
• Typically, the employee may sit comfortably to perform the work; however, there may be some walking; standing; bending; carrying light items; driving an automobile, etc. Special physical demands are not required to perform the work.
• Valid driver license required to drive a motor vehicle on a highway in this state per UCA53-3-202(1)(a).

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