Senior Manager Facilities

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.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Equipment Management
• Facility Management
• Leads, manages and coaches Team Members
• Quality Compliance
• Safety
• Other

Other Duties:

• Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Reporting Relationships: This position has direct report(s).

Job Requirements:

• Proven experience leading, managing and coaching team members.
• Strong interpersonal skills both verbal and written communication.
• Effective decision making and analytical ability to render sound decisions and recommendations based on data, circumstances, options, and consequences.
• Must be a strategic thinker with strong problem-solving skills.
• Proven equipment/facilities related project management skills.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Ability to leave a minimum of 50 lbs.

Job Specifications:

• Education Minimum:
  Associate degree or higher.
• Experience:
  
  7-10 years of Biotech or GMP industry experience in program management.
• Experience:
  
  5+ years of people management and development.
• Experience:
  
  5+ years of facilities and/or equipment maintenance
• Experience writing or executing validations.
• Experience overseeing and implementing large projects.
• CMRP Certification desired.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office programs (word, excel, outlook, etc.).
• Smartsheet experience desired.
• Must be willing to travel to other sites occasionally.

Bio Life Solutions is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status. Bio Life Solutions participates in E-Verify. Bio Life Solutions provides a substance-free workplace, and all offers of employment will be contingent on opiate drug test and background check.

The US base salary range for this position at full-time is $124,937 – $181,157 per year. Typically, new hires are brought in at or near the midpoint of the range to allow for future growth and advancement within the role. This range represents the full compensation range for this position, with consideration given to experience, skills, and qualifications. Our salary ranges are determined by position, level,…