R&D Lab Critical Facilities Director

Boden Talent; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Boden Talent is partnering with our client to appoint a seasoned Critical Environments / Critical Facilities Director to lead the operational oversight of a mission-critical R&D laboratory portfolio, spanning bench labs to cleanrooms for microprocessor and data chip testing.

This senior role emphasizes leadership over vendor relationships, change management, and technical governance to protect sensitive environments, ensuring reliability, uptime, and regulatory compliance across all critical MEP

Qualifications

• 7–10 years in critical facilities operations within labs, cleanrooms, pharma, or semiconductor environments.
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or related discipline.
• Strong expertise in MEP systems (power, UPS, generators, HVAC, fire/life safety).
• Experience managing vendors, contracts, and on-site service delivery.
• Proven change management controls, MOPs, SOPs, and risk mitigation.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills with a service mindset.

Responsibilities

• Oversee maintenance activities by specialist vendors on critical lab systems.
• Approve MOPs for work on critical systems to minimise risk.
• Manage change control for planned maintenance and scheduling.
• Oversee contractor activities and safety/operational standards.
• Ensure 24/7 reliability of building systems (HVAC, electrical, plumbing).
• Lead RCA investigations and implement corrective actions.

Skills

Critical facilities management

Vendor management

Change management

Leadership & communication

Risk mitigation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

Tools

CMMS

BMS/BAS

GxP compliance tools

Job description

Boden Talent is partnering with our client to appoint a seasoned Critical Environments / Critical Facilities Director to lead the operational oversight of a mission-critical R&D laboratory portfolio, spanning bench labs to cleanrooms for microprocessor and data chip testing.

This senior role emphasizes leadership over vendor relationships, change management, and technical governance to protect sensitive environments, ensuring reliability, uptime, and regulatory compliance across all critical MEP