Lab Design Project Leader – Build Safe, Scalable Labs

BioSpace; Thousand Oaks (CA); Vor Ort; USD 120.000 - 170.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Retirement plan

Medical, dental and vision coverage

Stock-based incentives

Discretionary annual bonus

Zusammenfassung

Amgen seeks a Lab Design Project Engineer in Thousand Oaks to provide technical leadership for planning, design, renovation, and delivery of laboratory facilities. You will ensure safe, compliant environments aligned with scientific and business needs, partnering with researchers, engineers, and external teams throughout the project lifecycle.

The role involves travel to project sites and organizational locations to support development, design reviews, construction, commissioning, and occupancy,

Qualifikationen

• Demonstrated knowledge of laboratory planning principles, including space programming, workflow design, equipment integration, and utility requirements.
• Working knowledge of applicable building codes, fire and life-safety requirements, EHS expectations, and relevant laboratory standards.
• Ability to interpret architectural and engineering drawings, specifications, and design documents.
• Strong project execution, problem-solving, communication, stakeholder-management, and technical-writing skills.
• Ability and willingness to travel as required to support projects and site-based stakeholders.

Aufgaben

• Serve as the technical lead for laboratory planning, design standards, workflows, and facility requirements.
• Translate scientific and operational needs into laboratory design criteria, space programs, equipment requirements, and functional layouts.
• Lead or support the development and maintenance of laboratory design standards, specifications, guidelines, and standard details.
• Review laboratory design packages— including concepts, layouts, drawings, specifications, and equipment plans— for functionality, safety, constructability, and compliance.
• Ensure designs address laboratory ventilation, containment, biosafety, chemical safety, ergonomics, utilities, waste handling, material flow, security, and emergency response needs.
• Collaborate with users and stakeholders to define current and future laboratory capacity, flexibility, adjacencies, and workflow requirements.
• Lead technical aspects of capital projects from early feasibility and programming through design, construction, commissioning, qualification, and occupancy.
• Travel as needed to support site assessments, project meetings, design workshops, construction reviews, commissioning, and operational-readiness activities.
• Coordinate with Engineering, EHS, Facilities, Quality, Operations, external consultants, FM Insurance, and construction teams to resolve technical issues and manage design decisions.
• Evaluate laboratory equipment requirements and integration needs, including utilities, controls, automation, and supporting infrastructure.
• Identify design risks, recommend practical mitigations, and support risk assessments associated with laboratory operations and facility modifications.
• Support commissioning and turnover activities to confirm laboratory systems and spaces meet intended use and operational requirements.
• Monitor industry practices, codes, standards, and emerging laboratory design technologies; incorporate relevant improvements into organizational standards.
• Provide technical mentoring and laboratory design expertise for project teams and less experienced engineers.

Kenntnisse

Technical leadership

Project execution

Communication

Stakeholder management

Technical writing

Ausbildung

Doctorate degree and 2 years of engineering or laboratory science experience

Masters degree and 4 years of engineering or laboratory science experience

Bachelors degree and 6 years of engineering or laboratory science experience

Associates degree and 10 years of engineering or laboratory science experience

High school diploma / GED and 12 years of engineering or laboratory science experience

Jobbeschreibung

Amgen seeks a Lab Design Project Engineer in Thousand Oaks to provide technical leadership for planning, design, renovation, and delivery of laboratory facilities. You will ensure safe, compliant environments aligned with scientific and business needs, partnering with researchers, engineers, and external teams throughout the project lifecycle.

The role involves travel to project sites and organizational locations to support development, design reviews, construction, commissioning, and occupancy,