Senior Manager Facilities

Bio Life Solutions is repeatedly named one of Washington’s 100 Best Companies to Work For, a list curated by Seattle Business Magazine. We welcome you to apply to join our dynamic, high-energy team. Here you will find a performance-based, family-oriented environment where authentic communication and treating colleagues with respect are required. Our employees receive a competitive benefits package, which includes a 401k matching program.

Bio Life Solutions is a leading developer, manufacturer and supplier of class-defining cell and gene therapy bioproduction tools and services. Our solutions facilitate basic and applied research and commercialization of new therapies by maintaining the health of biologic source material and finished products during manufacturing, storage, and distribution. Our solutions offer commercial companies and clinical researchers significant improvement in shelf life and post-preservation viability and function of biologic materials.

Our tools portfolio includes our proprietary, serum-free and protein-free, fully defined Cryo Stor freeze media and Hypo Thermosol shipping and storage media, and ThawSTAR family of automated, water-free thawing products. For more information, please visit:

The Senior Manager Facilities is responsible for overseeing facilities and equipment at our WA sites (Bothell and Woodinville). This position ensures all programs are in compliance with standards and policies and are appropriate for use as the business grows. This position supports new product/equipment or system introduction and process improvement activities through robust validation and qualification design and execution. The Senior Manager Facilities oversees the Facilities department and provides leadership, management and coaching to team members.

• Equipment Management
  • Owns and oversees equipment/facilities qualification and preventive maintenance programs, ensuring compliance to all SOPs and Standards.
  • Ensures all equipment is calibrated, maintained and operational in accordance with the manufacturing schedule.
  • Take proactive action to ensure Bio Life Solution’s operations continually use the most suitable equipment and facilities support systems available.
• Facility Management
  • Full on-site oversight of facilities operations and services in leased and owned offices, inclusive of critical lab spaces and cleanroom environments.
  • Oversight responsibilities could expand as other facilities are added to the business.
  • Ensures continual operation of cGMP clean rooms.
  • Ensures appropriate triage and execution of all facilities related tasks in alignment with KPI targets.
  • Manages cGMP facility pest control program.
  • Manages cGMP and non-cGMP cleaning program (non-clean room space).
  • Manages facility access control program.
  • Manages facility waste stream program.
  • Maintains relationship with Building Management.
  • Tracks all building maintenance requests to completion.
  • Coordinates office requirements for space planning, furniture, or cubicle assignment.
  • Develops and reports functional KPIs and associated performance goals.
• Leads, manages and coaches team members
• Hires and trains members of the team.
• Oversees the daily work of department team members.
• Maintains team member performance and terminations in accordance with company policy.
• Quality Compliance
  • Ensures the program is compliant with applicable quality requirements.
  • Determines quality improvement parameters by identifying statistical methods relevant to manufacturing processes. Owns implementation of quality improvements as assigned, in partnership with Quality Assurance and Manufacturing.
  • Performs investigations and owns CAPA projects to effective implementation, as assigned.
  • Performs as Facilities SME for all client and regulatory audit and inspections.
• Safety
  • Ensures self and team work in a safe and responsible manner; not putting self or others at risk.
  • Complies with applicable policies & regulations including but not limited to using personal safety gear, observing warning signs, learning about potential hazards, and reporting all unsafe conditions as soon as possible.
  • Is responsible for ensuring a safe workplace in compliance with…