Facilities Operations Director, City Of London, England, United Kingdom

Facilities Operations Director

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Work Schedule Standard (Mon-Fri) Environmental Conditions Office Job Description At Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life - enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. CRG is Thermo Fisher’s clinical research division using research and development to deliver life-changing therapies. We provide our teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while taking science a step beyond. With clinical trials conducted in 100+ countries and ongoing development of novel frameworks for clinical research through our PPD clinical research portfolio, our work spans laboratory, digital and decentralized clinical trial services. Your determination to deliver quality and accuracy will improve health outcomes that people and communities depend on – now and in the future. Summarized Purpose We have an exciting opportunity for a dynamic and experienced Facilities Operations Director to lead our Global Operations team. The Operations Director will act as the strategic and day-to-day lead for the CRG Operations team, designing/supporting strategic decisions, leading implementation, coordination and management of operations across the CRG real estate footprint. This role will be the global lead for all facilities operations and the central point of contact to all CRG internal stakeholders and will work closely with senior leaders across the organization to deliver first class facilities and services. The postholder should possess strong leadership and stakeholder management skills, exceptional communication abilities, and a proven track record in managing complex global operations with aggressive budgets and timelines preferably within a healthcare or other highly regulated environment. If you are passionate about improving patient outcomes by providing facilities and support services, this is an excellent opportunity to make a meaningful difference to our organization. Responsibilities & Essential Functions

Strategy, Project Planning and Execution: Developing best in class global facilities operations & support. Lead the implementation of strategic plans for the global real estate footprint and day to day operations delivering both quality and value. Team Leadership: Lead a global team, provide guidance and support to team members, fostering a culture of collaboration and accountability and develop career plans to retain and attract talent. Budget Management Manage CapEx/Opex budget: forecast, track, review and report expenses globally. Identify trends and opportunities for optimization and savings. Resource Management: Works with Procurement and resourcing partners to support vendor selection processes including assessing vendor capabilities, negotiating budgets and timelines, making selection recommendations, and aggressively managing vendors to support the companies’ wider objectives/goals. Stakeholder Management: Liaises and maintains regular communication with functional business leaders across the globe developing clear support and understanding of business needs, operations and growth, thereby ensuring the delivery of best-in-class facility footprint and service team. Ensure compliance with global, regional and country specific EHS, sustainability and regulatory regulations and codes. Leads: Leads practical process improvements (PPI) and continuously strives to find productivity, quality and cost saving initiatives

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Workplace & Facilities Management, engineering or related field Minimum 5 years’ experience in a Sr leadership role in a similar highly regulated industry, prefer Healthcare related field Excellent leadership/coaching skills; continuous improvement mindset; agile and flexible. Ability to work under pressure and coordinate numerous activities with a multi-disciplinary team who need to communicate and cooperate to achieve success. Excellent written and oral communication skills. Outstanding leadership skills with a proven record of successfully leading multi-faceted cross-functional teams. Experience managing complex teams/projects, both in person and virtually, across a global footprint.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

Highly effective organization, negotiation, coordination, and presentation skills. Strong leadership skills with a focus on team building. Strong communicator with excellent interpersonal skills able to communicate effectively at every level of the organization Able to manage and lead change. Skilled in vendor management and relations. Must have a continuous improvement mindset. Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.

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Location:: City Of London, England, United Kingdom
Job Type:: FullTime

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