Assoc. Dir., Facilities
Merck
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Job summary
Merck is seeking an Associate Director of Facilities Operations & Integrated Services at the Wilmington Biologics Site. This role provides strategic leadership for non-engineering facility operations, overseeing IFM, soft services, vendor management, and workplace services to enable safe, compliant, and efficient business operations.
The role leads facilities teams across laboratories, offices, warehouses, and support functions, driving Lean initiatives, KPI development, and cost optimization
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree required in a related field.
- 7+ years facilities management experience in pharmaceutical, biotech, healthcare, or regulated manufacturing.
- 5+ years leadership experience managing multidisciplinary facilities organizations.
Responsibilities
- Lead site facilities operations supporting laboratories, logistics buildings, offices, warehouses, and admin facilities.
- Develop long-term facilities strategies aligned with business growth and operational excellence.
- Oversee Integrated Facilities Management, soft services, vendor governance, and workplace services.
- Drive safety, customer service, accountability, and continuous improvement.
Skills
Education
Job description
Wilmington Biologics Site
The Associate Director, Facilities Operations & Integrated Services is responsible for the strategic leadership, operational excellence, and compliance of all non-engineering facility operations supporting the Wilmington Biologics campus. Reporting to the Director of Engineering, Maintenance & Utilities (EMU), this leader oversees Integrated Facilities Management (IFM), soft services, vendor management, laboratory and logistics building support, workplace services, landlord relations, and facility operations that enable safe, compliant, and efficient business operations.
- Lead all site Facilities Operations supporting laboratories, logistics buildings, offices, warehouses, and administrative facilities.
- Develop long-term facilities strategies aligned with business growth and operational excellence.
- Lead facilities professionals responsible for soft services, workplace operations, and vendor governance.
- Promote a culture of safety, customer service, accountability, and continuous improvement.
- Provide governance for the Integrated Facilities Management provider.
- Oversee janitorial services, office services, reception, mailroom, shipping and receiving coordination, logistics building support, grounds maintenance, landscaping, snow removal, waste management, recycling, pest control, conference room services, move management, furniture management, pantry services, and workplace experience programs.
- Lead strategic relationships with facility service providers.
- Establish service level agreements (SLAs) and performance metrics.
- Conduct business reviews and drive supplier performance improvements.
- Manage contracts, renewals, contractor qualification, compliance, and operating budgets.
- Ensure facility services support laboratory, quality, manufacturing support, and office operations.
- Coordinate laboratory housekeeping, shared workspaces, meeting rooms, occupancy planning, and employee amenities.
- Oversee facility services supporting shipping, receiving, warehouse operations, loading docks, material staging, and housekeeping.
- Partner with Supply Chain and Manufacturing to ensure uninterrupted operations.
- Own the Integrated Pest Management program including vendor oversight, trending, documentation, corrective actions, audit readiness, and continuous improvement.
- Serve as the primary liaison between our company and the property owner.
- Coordinate landlord repairs, lease obligations, shared infrastructure issues, common area maintenance, and building modifications.
- Ensure compliance with GMP, EHSS, OSHA, EPA, FDA, and our company standards.
- Maintain inspection readiness and support audits and regulatory inspections.
- Ensure SOPs, contractor qualifications, and facility documentation remain current.
- Drive Lean initiatives, KPI development, cost optimization, sustainability, recycling, waste reduction, and workplace improvement programs.
- Recruit, develop, mentor, and retain high-performing facilities professionals.
- Establish goals, succession plans, and employee development programs.
- Bachelor's degree in Facilities Management, Engineering, Business Administration, Construction Management, or related field.
- 7+ years of facilities management experience in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, healthcare, or regulated manufacturing.
- 5+ years of leadership experience managing multidisciplinary facilities organizations.
- Experience supporting GMP manufacturing or laboratory environments.
- Expertise in IFM governance, vendor management, landlord relations, and workplace services.
- Strong knowledge of GMP, OSHA, EPA, and EHSS requirements.
- Facilities Operations Leadership
- Integrated Facilities Management
- Vendor Management
- Soft Services
- Laboratory Support
- Logistics Facilities
- Pest Control
- Landlord Relations
- Operational Excellence
- Regulatory Compliance
- Financial Management
- People Leadership
Analytical Thinking, Analytical Thinking, Business Operations, Contract Management, Cross-Cultural Awareness, Deviation Management, Engineering Principle, Engineering Standards, Environmental Safety, Facility Management, Financial Management, GMP Compliance, Inspection Readiness, Maintenance Supervision, Manufacturing Quality Control, Manufacturing Scale-Up, Multi Disciplinary Design, Operational Excellence, People Leadership, Pest Management, Professional Engineering, Regulatory Compliance, Sterile Manufacturing, Strategic Thinking, Supplier Relationship Management {+ 2 more}
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The salary range for this role is
$142,400.00 - $224,100.00
This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An employee’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, government requirements, and business or organizational needs.
The successful candidate will be eligible for annual bonus and long-term incentive, if applicable.
We offer a comprehensive package of benefits. Available benefits include medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, including 401(k), paid holidays, vacation, and compassionate and sick days. More information about benefits is available at https://jobs.merck.com/us/en/compensation-and-benefits.
San Francisco Residents Only: We will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records for employment in compliance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance
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Employee Status Regular
Relocation: Domestic
VISA Sponsorship No
Travel Requirements 10%
Flexible Work Arrangements Not Applicable
Shift 1st - Day
Valid Driving License No
Hazardous Material(s) n/a
Job Posting End Date 08/27/2026
Requisition ID:R412051
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