Scientific Operations Manager, UK

Breakthrough Properties

Breakthrough Properties is a life science real estate development company that leverages cross-sector collaboration to deliver environments that foster innovation and scientific breakthroughs. The firm was formed in a joint venture between Tishman Speyer and Bellco Capital. It combines Tishman Speyer’s decades of global real estate development experience with Bellco Capital’s industry-making biotechnology entrepreneurship to reimagine environments where companies can create life-changing therapies for patients. Breakthrough seeks to create and expand highly functional, well-located centres of excellence in the world’s key life science research centers.

Bellco Capital

Bellco Capital is a Los Angeles-based venture capital firm, founded in 2003 by biotechnology entrepreneurs Drs. Rebecka and Arie Belldegrun. Bellco Capital leverages its founders’ first-hand experience as academic physicians, scientists and life science entrepreneurs to create and support innovative companies with ambitions to change the paradigm of care for patients, as well as growth in real estate, consumer products, media and other sectors. With its partners, Bellco has a longstanding track record of co-founding and investing in companies, including Kite Pharma and Allogene Therapeutics.

Tishman Speyer

Tishman Speyer is one of the leading owners, developers, operators and fund managers of first-class real estate worldwide. Across North America, Europe, Latin America, India and China, many of the world’s most prestigious corporations rely on Tishman Speyer to meet their space needs. The Firm operates in 30 markets, 7 countries and 4 continents and employs approximately 1,500 real estate professionals and support staff globally across 20 regional offices. Since its inception in 1978, Tishman Speyer has acquired, developed and operated 453 assets totalling over 210 million square feet. The Firm has assembled a property portfolio in excess of US $113 billion in total value across the United States, Europe, Latin America, India and China. Currently Tishman Speyer has office, mixed-use, and residential projects in different stages of development in major cities around the world, including Atlanta, Boston, Brasília, Chengdu, Berlin, Frankfurt, Gurgaon, Hyderabad, Los Angeles, New York City, Paris, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, San Francisco, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Suzhou and Washington, D.C. A few notable current and recent developments include the Spiral in Hudson Yards; office and residential towers in Long Island City, Queens; The Springs, a ~10mm square foot mixed-use development in Shanghai; and OmniTurm, a mixed-use tower in Frankfurt.

The Role

We are seeking a Scientific Operations Manager to be based in our London UK office location. This role will work across leasing, design and construction, asset management and asset services to ensure that our mission-driven client companies have a single point of contact on their lab operational needs and supporting our Breakthrough team on all matters related to operations of research and development focused facilities.

Responsibilities:

• As part of the Breakthrough Property scientific operations team, work with internal team members on operational needs for client companies including fit plans, lab equipment planning and any construction support to design and construction team during client fit out of spaces.
• Source, track and monitor prospective client (tenant) prospects and work with London team and third-party leasing brokers to identify tenants in the market.
• Develop standard operating procedures and programs for laboratory safety, safety training, chemical inventories, laboratory audits, laboratory operational permits, hazardous waste disposal, and maintain accurate and up-to-date records on all training, permits, and incidents as needed.
• Coordinate vendor contracts and establish programs for purchasing laboratory supplies and general consumables to be stocked at the facility.
• Establish and maintain service and maintenance programs on all company-owned laboratory and office equipment, including any StudioLabs facilities.
• Act as concierge and operations point of contact for all visitors to StudioLabs
• Provide guidance and support to tenants, initiate new services for tenants as required (oversee shipping and receiving and deliveries)
• Assist tenants with recommending laboratory equipment/systems and coordinate installation of any equipment, assuring that all equipment requirements, including lab utilities and any safety requirements, are met.
• Coordinate facilities repairs and routine maintenance on shared equipment and be a resource for client-tenant requests.
• Conduct tenant orientations and onboarding as needed, safety training, and maintain access controls.
• Accounts Payable – Facilitate processing of invoices utilizing applicable systems
• Accounts Receivable – Facilitate accounts receivable processes, in accordance with lease terms
• Assist in the preparation of the periodic financial reports
• Assist with client experience programming and events in accordance with the annual property budgets
• Manage contact lists, meeting agendas, and general communications to client companies including property specific information and holiday schedules
• Facilitate building and suite access, via fobs and access cards
• Maintain Certificate of Insurance management for all vendor partners and client companies
• Perform other property management functions required of the position and/or assigned project(s)

Qualifications:

• 5 + years of experience running a science laboratory.

• Experience in setting up a new lab is a plus.

• Prior wet lab bench experience is preferred.

• Familiarity with the life science industry and local ecosystem.

• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, multi-task, and prioritize effectively.

• Strong verbal and written communication skills to interact with individuals at all levels, provide guidance, and great customer service.

• Must be detail-oriented, organized, and able to consistently deliver timely and accurate results.

• Passport required with willingness to travel between London, Oxford, and Cambridge; with eventual expansion to other European markets.

As an equal opportunity employer, Breakthrough Properties is committed to a diverse workforce. Employment decisions regarding recruitment and selection will be made without discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, genetic information or characteristic, gender identity and expression, veteran status, or other non-job-related characteristics or other prohibited grounds specified in applicable federal, state, and local laws. 

FULL COVID-19 VACCINATION STATUS IS REQUIRED FOR EMPLOYMENT AT BREAKTHROUGH PROPERTIES.