Head of Facilities

Are you an experienced manager in Facilities, Maintenance and Engineering with a proven GMP track record? For our Facilities & Services team, we are looking for a Head of Facilities & Services. In this role, you are responsible for the effective services delivery for the relevant users including staff, visitors, and clients.

What you will do

• Accountable for GMP facilities, engineering, warehouse, and logistics departments including QMS related activities.
• Managing all facility management requirements for manufacturing, ensuring facility operations are operational for cleaning, waste management, pest control, and gowning supplies to support critical day-to-day operations in the labs and cleanrooms.
• Manage operational and capital budgets, create management reports, and organize resources according to team priorities and customer needs.
• Contribute to the development of new concepts, techniques, and standards.
• Manage direct reports as well as external contractors for FM, cleaning, pest control, and waste management.
• Ensure that a timely and effective communication and escalation process exists to raise (quality) issues to the appropriate management level.
• Adhere to all safety procedures and compliance requirements.

What we ask

We are looking for a pro-active and self-organised Head of Facilities & Services with experience in a GMP environment. You are thorough and a problem solver focused on providing effective services to all stakeholders.

• Proven experience as Head of Facilities & Services in a GMP environment in Pharma/CDMO.
• At least a BSc in a relevant field for the responsibilities scope e.g. Facility management, Mechanical/Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
• Minimum of 10+ years of relevant working experience including 5+ years in managerial roles.
• Good communication skills in Dutch and English (in writing and verbally).

Offer

It is important that you are comfortable at work and enjoy coming to the office. We offer a modern and inspiring working environment with a collegial atmosphere, a flat organization with short lines, and good employment conditions:

• A competitive salary.
• 8% holiday allowance.
• Permanent 13th month.
• 25 holidays with a full-time employment of 36 hours per week.
• Commuting allowance (from 10 km) of €0.23 per km and public transport is fully reimbursed.
• A non-contributory pension scheme.
• Several flexible employment conditions on top of the above conditions.
• Exciting dynamics of a scale-up environment and GMP training by our expert team.

About NecstGen

Together with our clients and partners, we challenge today’s possibilities and enable the unthinkable.

NecstGen primarily works with early-stage research organisations, start-ups, and SMEs to develop efficient processes and perform GMP manufacturing for cell and gene therapies. We engage openly with organisations worldwide NecstGen is a subsidiary corporation of the Leiden University Medical Center. Our unique company formation enables us to be a mission-based CDMO and Centre of Excellence. NecstGen’s 4,000+m2 facility comprises of 13 cleanrooms plus development and Quality Control laboratories for the generation of novel therapeutics. Our team of 40 consists of professionals from industry and academia with an entrepreneurial mindset and a drive to make a difference. We have a flat organisational structure with a participative management style.
Visit our LinkedIn company page to learn more about our team and the latest developments.

We would love to hear from you

Don’t hesitate to contact Warda Cardozo, Head of HR, at w.cardozo@necstgen.com for more information.