Bring more to life.
Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology?
At Abcam, one of Danaher’s 15+ operating companies, our work saves lives—and we’re all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact.
You’ll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. And by harnessing Danaher’s system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact – innovating at the speed of life.
Progress happens together
At Abcam, we believe the scientific community goes further, faster when we go there together. That’s why we work with life scientists to provide biological reagents and solutions that enable faster breakthroughs in critical areas like cancer, neurological disorders, infectious diseases and metabolic disorders. Our talented team of over 1,400 colleagues worldwide is our greatest asset. By applying our expertise and pushing boundaries, together we strive to better serve our customers, strengthen our impact across our industry, and ultimately our positive impact on society.
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The Global Workplace Director is responsible for the oversight of real estate projects, facilities management, site engineering / automation and lab support across Abcam. The role involves strategic planning, operational efficiency, and ensuring optimal work environments across all locations.
This position reports to the VP of Global Workplace and Global Logistics and is part of the Operations and Supply Chain Leadership Team. This is an on-site role, with global travel as needed up to 20%. The role will be based on-site in Cambridge, UK, or Waltham, MA. At Abcam, our vision is to be the most influential life sciences company for researchers worldwide.

THE ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS OF THE JOB INCLUDE:

• 5+ years of experience in managing complex facilities within a regulated environment. E.g., GMP, FDA, MHRA, HTA
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, with direct experience interfacing with engineering, or real estate, or project management, and/or corporate real estate
• 5+ years’ experience in a senior management role across laboratory/pharmaceutical facilities (multi-site) or other operational role with relevant experience
• Demonstrated experience managing a diverse team including facilities, project management, transactional real estate, sustainability, outsourced service provision, and engineering.

TRAVEL, MOTOR VEHICLE RECORD & PHYSICAL/ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Ability to travel up to 20-25% as needed, 1-2 weeks per quarter, US, EMEA, APAC

IT WOULD BE A PLUS IF YOU ALSO POSSESS PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE IN:

• 2+ years’ experience working cross-regionally on projects, and or programs with a global team
  Join our winning team today. Together, we’ll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow’s science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.
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• Apply stewardship of all real estate activity, working with the corporate Danaher CRE team
• Coordinate all global site change/improvement projects
• Line manage regional and senior FM leaders
• Provide leadership across sustainability, BCMS, and EHS programs
• Drive global workplace objectives and change programs across the estate
• Deliver technical leadership across the Workplace and lab support function
• Budget management for CAPEX and OPEX across all locations