Director, Global Facilities Planning & Services

Job Description Summary
STEMCELL has an exciting opening to lead the Global Facilities Planning and Design team for a Director. The Director will be responsible for extracting the short-term and long-term departmental facility, infrastructure and equipment requirements and devise effective solutions so that the user groups are able to progress their objectives with minimal disruption and impact to growth. This role must balance the departmental requirements with the overall corporate objectives.

Departmental objectives must be accurately and timely communicated to facilitate effective delivery of the solutions. The role also ensures the timely and reliable delivery of building and laboratory services to user groups.

Job Description

Aggregate Departmental facility, infrastructure and equipment requirements.

Optimize design and operational efficiency.

Facilitate communication with and among all departments to gather, analyze and help solve facility and equipment requirements.

Lead all aspects of facility, infrastructure and equipment planning and design for STEMCELL’s global portfolio of thirteen facilities and its associated infrastructure.

Knowledge And Qualifications

Master's degree with 15+ years of relevant experience or a PhD degree with 12+ years experience in industry.

Extensive leadership experience in leading small teams within one department

Expert-level knowledge and skills in strategic growth and operational scaling.

STEMCELL Technologies is a privately owned, Vancouver-based biotechnology company that helps power leading-edge life science research around the world. Driven by our love of science and passion for quality, we are a company of Scientists Helping Scientists—standing by our customers to provide the outstanding products, technical support, and training they need to advance their research. Scientists performing stem cell, immunology, cancer, regenerative medicine, and cellular therapy research are among those who rely on our cell culture media, cell separation products, instruments, accessory products, and services.

Through our many regional offices, as well as our distribution centers in Vancouver, Seattle, Grenoble, and Singapore, we deliver our innovative, specialized products to more than 100 countries. With over 1,800 employees globally, most with scientific or engineering degrees, STEMCELL is proud to be the largest biotechnology employer in Canada.

This is an opportunity to work with highly motivated colleagues in a science-oriented, creative, and dynamic environment. We offer a competitive salary, excellent benefits, and meaningful career development opportunities.

STEMCELL is well recognized for exceptional leadership and business practices. We are one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies and operate an ISO 14001-certified environmental management system to measure and reduce our environmental impact.

As an equal opportunity employer, STEMCELL is dedicated to ensuring that every employee feels safe, valued, and respected for who they are. We know that scientific progress and innovation occur when diverse, creative minds come together and we are committed to nurturing a culture of inclusivity and belonging. STEMCELL enforces a zero-tolerance policy for any form of discrimination. Selection decisions are solely based on job-related factors.

The annual salary for this job ranges from:

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STEMCELL determines an individual’s pay within the range based on multiple factors including experience, education, job-related skills, and equity within the team or organization. For jobs that are eligible for sales incentives, the range noted above is inclusive of target incentives; actual incentives are based on individual performance results in accordance with company policy. In addition to base salary, STEMCELL offers a comprehensive total rewards package including health benefits, retirement savings, and more.