Duarte, CA
15 days ago
Director, Research Facilities

Join the transformative team at City of Hope, where we're changing lives and making a real difference in the fight against cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening illnesses. City of Hope’s growing national system includes its Los Angeles campus, a network of clinical care locations across Southern California, a new cancer center in Orange County, California, and treatment facilities in Atlanta, Chicago and Phoenix. Our dedicated and compassionate employees are driven by a common mission: To deliver the cures of tomorrow to the people who need them today.

The Director oversees the planning, design and operation of facilities supporting City of Hope’s research enterprise. Acts as the liaison through coordination and integration with the Facilities, Construction and Real Estate team to ensure seamless planning and operations and integration into the broader mission at City of Hope.  Directs the assessment and assignment of research space, working to ensure sufficient space is available to support safe and efficient operations.

The Director provides facilities support to the investigators and staff of research enterprise which includes space and equipment, maintenance, repair, personnel moves, safety, and temp alarm monitoring. Serves the role of end-user liaison to ensure effective and efficient design and construction implementation meet the needs of the end user while at the same time minimizes customization to ensure flexible future use. Supports the research enterprise in its emergency planning and disaster response management.

As a successful candidate, you will: 

Lead the assessment and long-range planning of facilities supporting the research enterprise (~ 650 K SF) Plan, organize, and coordinate the strategic, short and long-range planning as well as day-to-day activities of the research facilities’ planning function.Manage research workplace design across the spectrum of research activities and develop space strategies that create safe, effective, efficient, and sustainable space designs.Perform research and analysis in the development of facilities planning data; develops initial program details and develops initial test fit plans for use by design professionals based on long-range analysis of strategic plans.Prepare and deliver presentations to all levels of management on best way to renovate, reuse and manage existing and/or new space.  Develop and manage the Research Facilities Capital Budget, ~ 3M / fiscal year.  Solicit and develops project list based on anticipated needs of the research enterprise.Serve as liaison and subject matter expert for research community for construction project intake, scoping/test fits, design, construction and activation, working with Facilities Construction and Real Estate.Design and maintain the research emergency response plan and infrastructure for COH research enterprise Participates on the Campus Emergency Planning Committee on behalf of COH research enterprise.

Qualifications

Your qualifications should include:

Bachelor’s degree: Science, Architecture or Engineering. 3 additional years of experience plus the minimum experience requirement may substitute for minimum education.Must have 7+ years related experience.  5 years of experience in a leadership capacityExperience mentoring a team and fostering an environment of continuous learning and development.Experience in real estate development, space planning, building design, construction, and renovation. 

 

Additional Information:

Job Status: Full time, exempt

Salary range $142,730 - $238,360

 

City of Hope employees pay is based on the following criteria:  work experience, qualifications, and work location.

 

City of Hope is an equal opportunity employer. To learn more about our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, please click here.

 

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