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About Tilray Brands, Inc.

Tilray Brands, Inc.("Tilray") (Nasdaq: TLRY; TSX: TLRY), is leading global lifestyle and consumer packaged goods companywith operations in Canada, the United States, Europe, Australia, and Latin America that is leading as a transformative force at the nexus of cannabis, beverage, wellness, and entertainment, elevating lives through moments of connection. Tilray's mission is to be a leading premium lifestyle company with a house of brands and innovative products that inspire joy,wellnessand create memorable experiences. Tilray's unprecedented platform supports over 40 brands in over 20 countries, including comprehensive cannabis offerings, hemp-based foods, and craft beverages.

Status:This posting is for an existing vacancy.

Pay Range: The expected annual base salary range for this role is CAD $60,000 - $80,000 DOE

Job Summary:

Reporting to the Senior Director of Manufacturing, the Confectionery Specialist is responsible for driving the commercialization of new chocolate and gummy products from formulation development to scale up and commercial manufacturing. The Confectionery Specialist role is dynamic, fast-paced, multidisciplinary, and collaborative. The successful candidate will independently develop best-in-class cannabis confections to support Tilray Brands' position as a top cannabis company in Canada and internationally.

Role and Responsibilities:

Product Development and Optimization: Lead the development of new chocolate and gummy products from prototype to launch-ready optimized product. Independently develop product formulations, manage sensory and stability studies, and establish relationships with ingredient suppliers to discover best-in-class ingredients. Lead product cost optimization initiatives.

Manufacturing Process Development: Lead manufacturing process improvements for existing products and support the development and optimization of new manufacturing processes. Support technology transfers for new products from R&D to commercial manufacturing by training manufacturing personnel and conducting manufacturing process validations.

QA/QC Support: Create manufacturing process SOPs, manufacturing batch records, product specifications, validation protocols, and stability protocols. Initiate change controls for documentation updates and collaborate with QA in investigations.

New Product Innovation: Independently and collaboratively develop new product concepts within the cannabis confections domain. Conduct market research to understand the competitive landscape including consumer trends and preferences.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in a confectionery, chemistry and/or food scientist role

• Post secondary education in confectionery, chemistry and/or food science. Relevant experience may be considered in lieu of education requirements.

• Experience developing confections including but not limited to chocolates and gummies

• Experience working in a commercial food manufacturing plant

• Practical knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practices and Canadian food regulations

• Demonstrated ability to independently lead product development tasks including product development and optimization, manufacturing process development, product/process troubleshooting, and project management

• Demonstrated strong technical writing ability

• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines

• Enjoys continuous learning, strives to become the subject matter expert for a variety of products/processes, and proactively develops solutions to problems

• Familiarity with cannabis science and the Cannabis Regulations desirable but not required

• Familiarity with writing product documents for Health Canada

Tilray welcomes applications from all qualified individuals and is committed to employment equity and diversity in the workplace.

Accommodations areavailable for applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment process. If yourequireaccommodationsfor interviews or other meetings, pleaseadvisewhensubmittingyour application.

Please note that Tilray does not authorize, engage, or sponsor any consultants, agencies or organizations thatseekcertain personal or financial information from you (e.g.passwords, login ids, credit card information). Tilray does not charge any application,processingor onboardingfeeat any stage of the recruitment or hiring process.

Tilray does not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from a candidate. Any unsolicited resumes sent to Tilray or any of its subsidiaries, directly or indirectly, will be considered Tilray Brands, Inc. property. Tilray will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume. A recruiting agency must first have a valid, written and fully executed agency agreement contract for engaged services to submit resumes.