Senior Manager, Laboratory Design & Space Planning

ROLE SUMMARY

The Senior Manager Laboratory Design & Space Planning serves as Pfizers global scientific-workplace authority accountable for setting laboratory planning and design standards and for translating evolving research and development (R&D) priorities into portfolio-level laboratory support and associated office-space solutions across Pfizers global research portfolio.

Operating at the intersection of scientific fluency design excellence data-driven space planning and stakeholder engagement the role partners with R&D leaders and scientists to program plan and continuously optimize laboratory environments that are safe flexible efficient and purpose-built for the science they support. It owns Pfizers global laboratory planning and design standards and drives their evolution as scientific priorities technologies sustainability expectations and ways of working change and it delivers programming and technical planning inputs feasibility scope assumptions and risks that inform integrated workplace strategies capital planning and investment recommendations.

Reporting to the Director R&D Workplace Strategy Lead the role also serves as the teams senior laboratory space specialist and liaison to Global Workplace Design & Change Management (DCM) and to the Sustainability & Hospitality Center of Excellence (COE) upholding their standards across laboratory projects and feeding laboratory insights back into Pfizers global design standards.

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Scientific requirements translation & lab space programming Execute engagement with R&D leaders and scientists to understand current and future portfolio-wide scientific requirements and translate them into practical laboratory support and associated office-space solutions. Facilitate programming with scientists laboratory operations Engineering Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) and Digital to capture workflows equipment headcount capacity adjacencies and personnel/material flows and produce space programs blocking-and-stacking concepts and phase-appropriate planning narratives also assessing how automation and emerging technologies affect laboratory requirements.
• Ownership & evolution of global laboratory design standards Own and maintain Pfizers laboratory planning and design standards across laboratories hybrid workspaces and shared support functions driving their evolution and keeping them current and shared with the COE. Maintain a high global design bar by integrating evidence-based insights inclusive design sustainability well-being safety and operational feedback into standards. Also help establish practical safety-driven lab standards.
• Flexible adaptable & colleague-centered design Identify opportunities for flexible adaptable laboratory design as science priorities evolve applying metrics and standards while customizing for colleague needs and intended use. Balance generational accessibility (ADA) and neurodivergent-design considerations with functionality and balance technology and operational efficiency against cost to ensure efficient use of financial resources.
• Master planning demand forecasting & utilization analytics Support site campus and network master planning and strategic portfolio planning forecasting laboratory and workplace demand; providing capacity utilization and feasibility analysis; and evaluating renovation consolidation expansion and new-build options and their tradeoffs. Maintain accurate space records in the CAFM / IWMS environment (e.g. TRIRIGA) and use that data with approved analytics and AI-enabled tools to produce scenario-planning insights that inform capital investment and occupancy decisions.
• Cross-functional stakeholder liaison Serve as the primary liaison among scientists project teams architects engineers and planners for lab space design and planning initiatives and as the teams liaison to DCM and the Sustainability & Hospitality COE. Build relationships across GWE operations laboratory operations Engineering Digital Real Estate capital planning and project delivery teams (including external consultants) and partner with each sites EHS and Laboratory Instrument Services (LIS) teams to confirm safety requirements and the services needed when moving or populating labs.
• Design & construction project delivery Develop project scopes and support design and construction teams (internal staff and external architects engineers and construction managers) through design construction commissioning start-up and occupancy. Work in Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC) to test laboratory layouts corewalls assets and equipment; identify equipment-related utility structural environmental containment and digital requirements with Engineering and EHS; and review design deliverables against approved programs providing scope assumptions and risks to inform cost estimates schedules and investment planning.
• Small-project management & construction oversight Manage multiple concurrent small projects (typically under $50K) on time on budget and safely covering feasibility and test fits proposals logistics work orders Job Hazard Analysis (JHA) construction oversight and multi-trade coordination and manage approved budgets (purchase orders Ariba Statements of Work). Estimate move and reconfiguration costs for proposed laboratory changes.
• Innovation sustainability & change management Bring innovative practices that keep Pfizer ahead of workplace-design and change-management trends and embed sustainability resilience and operational continuity energy efficiency waste reduction eco-friendly materials and colleague well-being into laboratory recommendations.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelors degree in Architecture Interior Design Engineering a scientific discipline or a related built-environment field (equivalent professional qualification or experience accepted in lieu).
• 7 years of progressive experience in laboratory design & planning space planning or workplace/occupancy planning including programming and design across multiple project phases and facility types.
• Demonstrated expertise in pharmaceutical or biotechnology research environments and specialized laboratory types (e.g. biology chemistry analytical and pharmaceutical sciences process development vivarium clean room containment) including the scientific equipment workflows and operational safety and regulatory (e.g. cGMP) considerations that shape laboratory design.
• Demonstrated ability to translate user and scientific requirements into laboratory space programs adjacency diagrams test fits and workflow-driven layouts with the ability to read and produce architectural drawings.
• Proficiency with AutoCAD and Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC); working knowledge of CAFM / IWMS and space-management platforms (e.g. TRIRIGA); and proficiency with Microsoft Office SharePoint and Ariba.
• Strong data-analysis and space-benchmarking skills including cost estimating for laboratory builds moves and reconfigurations.
• Knowledge of construction practices applicable building codes and laboratory EHS life-safety and egress requirements with the ability to apply current guidance when planning and rearranging labs.
• Strong communication presentation influencing and facilitation skills with sound judgment the ability to work independently and the ability to lead cross-functional multi-trade discussions.
• Ability to analyze alternatives and technical / operational tradeoffs and to manage multiple concurrent projects with competing priorities across a matrixed global organization.
• A flexible collaborative team player who listens well and adapts in ambiguous evolving environments.
• Candidate demonstrates a breadth of diverse leadership experiences and capabilities including: the ability to influence and collaborate with peers develop and coach others oversee and guide the work of other colleagues to achieve meaningful outcomes and create business impact.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Proficiency with Revit Bluebeam building information modeling (BIM) and other industry-standard design / space-planning software.
• Experience coordinating laboratory programming with containment mechanical electrical and plumbing (MEP) systems casework and equipment planning and reviewing external consultant deliverables against approved programs.
• Experience with master planning and strategic portfolio planning across multi-site or geographically dispersed portfolios.
• Knowledge of sustainability frameworks relevant to laboratory and workplace design (WELL LEED BREEAM) and their application in corporate real estate.
• Post-occupancy evaluation (POE) experience structured design data collection and findings synthesis.
• Formal project- and change-management experience or certification.
• Masters degree in architecture engineering facilities management life sciences or a related discipline and / or relevant professional licensure or accreditation.

PHYSICAL/MENTAL REQUIREMENTS

Primarily office-based role requiring use of standard office equipment and digital collaboration tools. Requires travel to R&D sites and periodic walkthroughs of office laboratory facility and project

environments. Must demonstrate sound judgment analytical thinking stakeholder influence and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced matrixed global organization.

NON-STANDARD WORK SCHEDULE TRAVEL OR ENVIRONMENT REQUIREMENTS

Ability to travel domestically (approximately 2530%) and globally to R&D sites and regional offices as needed. Ability to work flexible hours to accommodate collaboration and decision-making across multiple global time zones.

Work Location Assignment:Hybrid

The annual base salary for this position ranges from $124400.00 to $207400.00. In addition this position is eligible for participation in Pfizers Global Performance Plan with a bonus target of 17.5% of the base salary and eligibility to participate in our share based long term incentive program. We offer comprehensive and generous benefits and programs to help our colleagues lead healthy lives and to support each of lifes moments. Benefits offered include a 401(k) plan with Pfizer Matching Contributions and an additional Pfizer Retirement Savings Contribution paid vacation holiday and personal days paid caregiver/parental and medical leave and health benefits to include medical prescription drug dental and vision coverage. Learn more at Pfizer Candidate Site U.S. Benefits (). Pfizer compensation structures and benefit packages are aligned based on the location of hire. The United States salary range provided does not apply to Tampa FL or any location outside of the United States.

This role is posted in multiple locations. If you are applying for the role in an secondary job posting location where pay transparency regulations apply your Talent Advisor will share the local pay information with you during the first interview.

Relocation assistance may be available based on business needs and/or eligibility.

Candidates must be authorized to be employed in the U.S. by any employer.

U.S. work visa sponsorship (such as TN O-1 H-1B etc.) is not available for this role now or in the future.

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