Project Analyst, Cultivation
Location: Markham & Bradford, Onsite
Employment type: Full Time, Permanent
Hours: 40 Hours per week
Salary : $60,000 - 70,000 CAD annually; based on experience, qualifications, and overall fit for the role.
A little about us
Aurora is proud to be a global leader in the cannabis industry. With a smart strategy, unmatched talent and focus on our long-term success, we believe we have a bright future.
At Aurora, we’re passionate about helping patients improve their lives through high-quality premium medical cannabis under brands they can trust and rely on. Our products, available across Canada, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand, include leading brands like Pedanios, IndiMed, San Raf, Whistler, Greybeard and CraftPlant.
Our diverse team works passionately across various roles, from manufacturing to corporate positions, and many more, united by our purpose: Opening the World to Cannabis. Enabled by science and empowered by people, for patients and consumers. We collaborate globally, embrace change with courage, stay agile, and treat everyone with compassion. We live our values daily, making a meaningful impact on patients, communities, and our A-Team.
Job summary
Reporting to the Sr. Director, Global Cultivation Excellence, the Project Analyst –Cultivation will support strategic cultivation initiatives by combining strong project management, exceptional analytical capabilities, and an AI-forward mindset.
This role will coordinate key cultivation projects, analyze operational and environmental data, build meaningful reporting and dashboards, and identify opportunities to leverage AI, automation, and analytics to improve cultivation performance and decision-making. The successful candidate will be highly analytical, technologically curious, and able to translate complex data into practical insights and measurable business benefits.
Key Responsibilities:
Project Management & Coordination
- Coordinate multiple cultivation projects simultaneously, ensuring timelines, deliverables, risks, decisions, and action items are tracked through completion.
- Support the Chief Cultivator in planning and executing strategic cultivation initiatives across global operations.
- Translate strategic priorities into organized project plans with clear ownership, timelines, deliverables, and measures of success.
- Coordinate cross-functional cultivation trials and special projects, maintaining appropriate documentation and tracking outcomes.
- Proactively identify project risks, roadblocks, and opportunities for improvement.
Data, Analytics & AI
- Analyze cultivation and operational data to identify trends, performance gaps, risks, and opportunities and translate findings into actionable recommendations.
- Build and maintain dashboards, KPIs, reports, and analytical tools using Excel, Power BI, Python, SQL, or similar platforms.
- Analyze environmental and cultivation data, including temperature, humidity, lighting, CO₂, fertigation, yield, quality, plant performance, and other key cultivation metrics.
- Identify opportunities to leverage AI, machine learning, computer vision, automation, and predictive analytics to improve cultivation performance and decision-making.
- Support AI and analytics use cases such as yield forecasting, plant and canopy analysis, phenotype analysis, environmental optimization, anomaly detection, labor forecasting, and resource planning.
- Evaluate existing workflows and identify opportunities to automate manual processes, improve reporting, and drive operational efficiencies.
- Support the evaluation and implementation of emerging AI and cultivation technologies and measure the benefits achieved.
Reporting & Global Cultivation Support
- Consolidate data and metrics across cultivation sites to support executive reporting, business reviews, and strategic initiatives.
- Prepare dashboards, presentations, and executive summaries highlighting performance, trends, risks, and key insights.
- Coordinate weekly global cultivation meetings, including agendas, documentation of decisions, and follow-up on action items.
- Facilitate communication and information sharing across global cultivation teams and cross-functional partners.
- Support leadership in translating complex cultivation data into clear business recommendations and priorities.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities :
- Exceptional analytical and critical-thinking skills.
- AI and technology savvy with a strong curiosity for emerging tools.
- Strong project coordination and organizational skills.
- Ability to identify insights, trends, and opportunities within complex data.
- Strong business acumen and focus on measurable benefits.
- Ability to translate technical and analytical information into clear recommendations.
- Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills.
- Continuous-improvement mindset with the ability to challenge existing processes and identify better ways of working.
Education, & Experience:
- 3+ years of experience in project coordination, project management, project analyst
- Bachelor’s degree in Data Analytics, Business Analytics, Computer Science, Engineering, Agriculture, Plant Science, Business, or a related field.
- Experience in a Project Analyst, Data Analyst, Business Analyst, Operations Analyst, or similar role.
- Exceptional analytical and problem-solving capabilities with the ability to turn complex data into actionable insights.
- Strong proficiency with Sage, Microsoft Projects, Excel and Power BI or similar data visualization tools; experience with Python and/or SQL is preferred.
- Strong understanding of or demonstrated interest in AI, generative AI, machine learning, automation, and emerging technologies.
- Experience building dashboards, analyzing KPIs, and supporting data-driven decision-making .
Preferred
- Experience supporting agricultural, cultivation, manufacturing, food production, pharmaceutical, or other regulated industries.
- Familiarity with cannabis cultivation principles and production environments.
Next Steps
Apply today by submitting your resume through our website. You can expect your application to be reviewed by our Talent Acquisition Team and not an AI software/system. We will contact you if we see a fit via email.
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Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Belonging and Accessibility
At Aurora, we are proud to foster and celebrate a diverse community of professionals! We take pride in nurturing an inclusive culture that empowers our people to be their authentic selves, celebrate their differences and love where they work.
Our diverse community combined with our inclusive culture, is what sets us apart in the industry and equips our A-Team with superpowers – and this is why, we encourage all candidates to apply for job opportunities regardless of race, national origin, colour, religion, age, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital and family status, disability, or any other identifying characteristic.
We value the unique skills and experience each person brings to Aurora and are committed to creating and maintaining an accessible environment. We are committed to the requirements of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act so if you require accommodation during the hiring process, please let our Human Resources team know by contacting us at
hr.services@auroramj.com 
