Controlled Environment Facilities Coordinator

YOUR TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The Controlled Environment Facilities Coordinator ensures that Plant Biology greenhouses growth chambers and controlled environment infrastructure operate reliably and efficiently to support research seed production phenotyping and product development. Serving as the primary liaison between research teams utilities and facility teams this role helps minimize disruptions optimize operations and enable scientific success.

The primary responsibilities of this role Controlled Environment Facilities Coordinator are to:

• Coordinate greenhouse growth chamber and controlled environment (CE) facility operations to ensure reliable support of research phenotyping seed production and product development activities;
• Serve as the primary liaison between scientific research teams utilities contractors and facility operations to align infrastructure needs with research priorities;
• Coordinate planned maintenance utility shutdowns facility access and infrastructure activities to minimize disruption to experiments and operations;
• Support facility improvement projects space modifications construction activities and infrastructure upgrades from planning through implementation;
• Monitor facility performance identify operational risks and drive timely issue resolution and continuous improvement;
• Coordinate vendor and contractor activities including preventive maintenance service visits inspections audits and follow-up actions;
• Ensure compliance with safety requirements access controls training standards and site procedures;
• Communicate project status operational impacts priorities and risks to stakeholders across the organization.

WHO YOU ARE

Bayer seeks an incumbent who possesses the following:

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree;
• Knowledge of controlled environment infrastructure including HVAC environmental controls irrigation systems lighting chilled water compressed air and related utilities;
• Strong project coordination communication stakeholder management and problem-solving skills;
• Experience coordinating contractors vendors preventive maintenance programs and facility service providers;
• Demonstrated ability to plan and coordinate facility shutdowns outages and recovery activities;
• Experience supporting facility construction renovations capital projects or infrastructure improvements.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree with a minimum of 5 years of experience; OR
• Masters degree with 2 years of experience; OR
• Ph.D. degree;
• Experience working in greenhouses agricultural laboratory research manufacturing or other technical environments;
• Proven track record of improving operational quality efficiency reliability or service delivery within complex technical or research environments;
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional initiatives through influence collaboration and stakeholder alignment to deliver measurable business impact.

Domestic relocation may be offered for this role.

This posting will be available for application until at least August 24 2026.

Employees can expect to be paid a salary between $97120.00 to $145680.00. Additional compensation may include a bonus or commission (if relevant). Additional benefits include health care vision dental retirement PTO sick leave etc. This salary range is merely an estimate and may vary based on an applicants location market data/ranges an applicants skills and prior relevant experience certain degrees and certifications and other relevant factors.