Senior Corporate Laboratory Operations Coordinator

About this role

Job Description Summary

Are you an organized and proactive professional ready to take on a role where you can support complex planning and design projects, coordinate cross-departmental communications, and make a meaningful impact? Join STEMCELL Technologies as a Senior Corporate Laboratory Operations Coordinator, where you will support the planning and design needs of the Global Facilities Planning team at Canada’s largest biotechnology company!

We’re looking for a coordinator to manage vendor relationships, streamline administrative processes, and facilitate effective communication across departments. In this role, you will bring strong organizational and collaborative skills to ensure our facility and laboratory projects run smoothly and efficiently.

If you’re a detail-oriented problem solver who thrives in a collaborative environment and approaches challenges with curiosity and pragmatism, this role could be the right fit for you!

Job Description

Duties and Responsibilities

- Collaborate with space and equipment users to gather and define requirements

• Effectively communicate and facilitate priorities and urgencies in regards to vendor management and purchasing
• Manage complex cross-departmental calendars, schedule meetings across time zones, and distribute meeting minutes
• Maintain project progress tracking and develop administrative processes to reduce redundancy and improve accuracy
• Review proposed floorplans and gather departmental feedback to support planning and design projects

Knowledge and Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in the field of life sciences and 2-6 years of relevant lab and administrative experience or Master’s with 3 years of experience
• Practical experience in a laboratory-based setting is required, with demonstrated understanding of lab safety, workflows, and equipment needs
• Proficient in space planning fundamentals, reading floor plans, and updating facility documentation, experience with CAD software, project management, and Lucidcharts would be an asset
• Strong working knowledge of facility work order systems, CAPEX review processes, and cross-functional project tracking
• Flexibility to commute on-site to our laboratory locations in Vancouver and Burnaby
• #Nonbench #LI-Onsite #LI-ML1

STEMCELL Technologies is a privately owned, Vancouver-based biotechnology company that helps power leading-edge life science research around the world. Driven by our love of science and passion for quality, we are a company of Scientists Helping Scientists—standing by our customers to provide the outstanding products, technical support, and training they need to advance their research.

Scientists performing stem cell, immunology, cancer, regenerative medicine, and cellular therapy research are among those who rely on our cell culture media, cell separation products, instruments, accessory products, and services. Through our many regional offices, as well as our distribution centers in Vancouver, Seattle, Grenoble, and Singapore, we deliver our innovative, specialized products to more than 100 countries.

With over 1,800 employees globally, most with scientific or engineering degrees, STEMCELL is proud to be the largest biotechnology employer in Canada.

This is an opportunity to work with highly motivated colleagues in a science-oriented, creative, and dynamic environment. We offer a competitive salary, excellent benefits, and meaningful career development opportunities.

STEMCELL is well recognized for exceptional leadership and business practices. We are one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies and operate an ISO 14001-certified environmental management system to measure and reduce our environmental impact.

As an equal opportunity employer, STEMCELL is dedicated to ensuring that every employee feels safe, valued, and respected for who they are. We know that scientific progress and innovation occur when diverse, creative minds come together and we are committed to nurturing a culture of inclusivity and belonging. STEMCELL enforces a zero-tolerance policy for any form of discrimination. Selection decisions are solely based on job-related factors.

• The annual salary for this job ranges from:
• $72,700.00 - $98,300.00

STEMCELL determines an individual’s pay within the range based on multiple factors including experience, education, job-related skills, and equity within the team or organization. For jobs that are eligible for sales incentives, the range noted above is inclusive of target incentives; actual incentives are based on individual performance results in accordance with company policy.

In addition to base salary, STEMCELL offers a comprehensive total rewards package including health benefits, retirement savings, and more.

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