Senior Director of Global Facilities

Role Summary

Senior Director of Global Facilities at Scholar Rock will lead the facilities function with an enterprise-wide perspective while remaining engaged in day-to-day operations. This is a hands-on leadership role: a builder who can scale infrastructure in a growing biotech, shape long-term facility strategy, and swiftly address operational issues. The role ensures safe, compliant, and efficient environments that support both research and commercial readiness across global sites. Collaboration, proactive communication, and cross-functional teamwork are essential for success.

Responsibilities

• Provide end-to-end operational oversight of Scholar Rock’s facilities, and serve as the primary liaison to property management, contractors, vendors, and personnel across several global locations (US, EU and Asia)
• Oversee laboratory operations including instrument preventative maintenance (PM), repairs & calibration, glass wash, autoclave workflows, chemical and biological inventory tracking, receiving and efficient dispersion of incoming materials, and more
• Lead EH&S programs across all sites, including policies & procedures, training, maintaining safety data sheets (SDS), incident reporting/tracking, ergonomics, and more.
• Oversee facility planning, design, and execution, including reconfiguration and expansion; Work with research leaders to organize and manage the current and future state of Scholar Rock’s lab space and resources, including allocating freezer/ refrigerator/ liquid nitrogen space, etc.
• Implement and support processes that increase the operational efficiency of the facility and lab operations.
• Monitor and maintain core building functions, including lighting, HVAC, backup power, life safety, and all other building support functions
• Collaborate with the finance and legal teams to obtain contract bids and negotiate contracts
• Interface with Federal, State, County, and City agencies as required for ongoing operations and maintaining compliance with relevant codes
• Develop and maintain effective vendor relationships
• Hire and manage facilities personnel & outsourced services such as janitorial, day porter, and shipping services at all local facilities
• Lead 24-hour response team for facility and EH&S issues and emergencies.
• Order and maintain office & food supplies for the office

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent years of experience in a similar function
• 7+ years of facilities management experience
• EH&S management experience
• Prior experience in a biotech or pharma environment is a must. Exposure to GMP a plus
• Demonstrated success in maintaining similar-sized and function facilities (50,000+ square feet, mix of lab and office), including build-outs, moves, renovations, and reconfigurations
• Capability to communicate with all levels of employees, outside vendors, and contractors
• Demonstrated strong collaborative skills with strong oral, writing, and interpersonal communication skills
• Well organized and stays on schedule, able to function under pressure in a rapidly changing environment, emphasis on quality
• Experience with tools and simple mechanical, plumbing, and electrical work. Able to supervise trades as necessary.
• Able to lift and move up to 50 lbs
• Experience maintaining autoclaves, laboratory dishwashers, DI systems, CDA, vacuum and other laboratory systems