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SENIOR DIRECTOR, FACILITIES & ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH & SAFETY (EH&S)

Sutro Biopharma5 open roles

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$264,000 – $308,000 a year
Where
South San Francisco, CA, United States
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SENIOR DIRECTOR, FACILITIES & ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH & SAFETY (EH&S)

The Opportunity

Sutro Biopharma is seeking an experienced facilities leader to oversee the company's Facilities, Engineering, Equipment Maintenance & Reliability, and Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) functions.

Reporting to the Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel, this highly visible leadership role is responsible for ensuring Sutro's laboratory, manufacturing support, and office environments operate safely, reliably, and efficiently in support of our scientific mission. The Senior Director will develop and execute the company's facilities strategy while leading day-to-day operations, capital projects, laboratory infrastructure, equipment reliability, and EH&S programs.

The successful candidate will be a collaborative leader who combines technical expertise with strong business judgment and a passion for building high-performing teams.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership

  • Develop and execute the company's facilities, operations, and EH&S strategy aligned with business growth and scientific priorities.
  • Serve as a trusted advisor to executive leadership on facilities, infrastructure, safety, capital planning, and operational risk.
  • Lead departmental planning, budgeting, vendor management, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Facilities, Engineering & Equipment Reliability

  • Lead all aspects of facilities operations supporting GLP laboratory, GMP manufacturing support, and office environments.
  • Oversee critical building systems, utilities, engineering services, equipment maintenance and reliability, workplace services, and preventive maintenance programs.
  • Ensure facilities remain safe, reliable, compliant, and capable of supporting uninterrupted scientific operations.
  • Review, assess, and develop policy, SOP, and documentation framework to improve continuity and reproducibility of operations.

Environmental Health & Safety

  • Lead the company's EH&S program, ensuring compliance with OSHA, Cal/OSHA, environmental, and other applicable regulatory requirements.
  • Promote a strong culture of safety through training, risk management, emergency preparedness, and continuous improvement.
  • Partner with Quality and operational leaders to maintain inspection readiness and regulatory compliance.

Capital Projects & Business Partnership

  • Lead laboratory renovations, infrastructure upgrades, facility expansions, and workplace planning initiatives.
  • Partner with Research, Technical Operations, Quality, IT, HR, and Finance to deliver facilities that enable scientific excellence and operational efficiency.
  • Support future facility relocations or site expansions with minimal disruption to operations.

People Leadership

  • Build and lead a high-performing Facilities & EH&S organization.
  • Develop talent, foster accountability, and create a customer-focused culture while effectively leveraging external partners and service providers.

Qualifications

The successful candidate will bring:

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Facilities Management, Environmental Health & Safety, or a related discipline; advanced degree preferred.
  • 15+ years of progressive facilities leadership experience, including biotechnology, pharmaceutical, healthcare, or another regulated industry.
  • Demonstrated experience supporting GMP and non-GMP laboratory environments.
  • Strong knowledge of laboratory infrastructure, building systems, equipment maintenance and reliability, capital projects, and EH&S programs.
  • Experience leading facility expansions, renovations, or laboratory relocations is highly desirable.
  • Proven success managing budgets, vendors, capital projects, and high-performing teams.
  • Excellent communication, collaboration, and executive leadership skills.

Leadership Profile

The ideal candidate is:

  • A strategic leader who understands how facilities enable science.
  • An operationally excellent executive who builds reliable, scalable systems.
  • A collaborative partner who works effectively across scientific and corporate functions.
  • A developer of people who builds engaged, accountable, high-performing teams.
  • A calm, decisive leader who excels in dynamic, fast-paced environments.

What Success Looks Like

Within the first 12–18 months, the Senior Director will:

  • Strengthen the reliability and resilience of Sutro's facilities and laboratory infrastructure.
  • Advance equipment reliability, preventive maintenance, and safety programs.
  • Successfully deliver priority capital projects while preparing the organization for future growth.
  • Build a Facilities & EH&S organization recognized as a trusted strategic partner that enables world-class science.
  • Assess and advance development of the policy and procedure framework sufficient to enable resilient and repeatable operational practices.

Sound exciting? Apply today and join our team!

Sutro Biopharma, Inc. encourages all colleagues to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 prior to the first date of employment.

As an equal opportunity employer, we believe in fostering a culture that is inclusive and values diversity in background and opinions. Sutro Biopharma hires extraordinary individuals into every position in the company and is committed to the diversity of our team. Our company progresses without regard of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, age, disability or citizenship status. We are dedicated to creating a safe environment where our employees can grow and succeed together.

We look forward to hearing from candidates who are interested in exploring opportunities with Sutro! Our People & Culture team/hiring managers are unable to respond and do not accept solicitations from third-party agencies.

The anticipated salary range for fully qualified candidates applying for this role at Sutro Biopharma’s California based locations will be $264,000 – $308,000 (not including bonus, equity, and benefits). The final salary offered will be dependent on several factors that include and are not limited to relevant previous experience, job responsibilities and duration of experience, the type and length of experience within the industry and education.

About Sutro Biopharma

Sutro Biopharma, Inc., is relentlessly focused on the discovery and development of precisely designed cancer therapeutics to transform what science can do for patients. Sutro’s fit-for-purpose technology, including cell-free XpressCF®, provides the opportunity for broader patient benefit and an improved patient experience. Sutro is advancing a robust early-stage pipeline of novel exatecan and dual-payload antibody drug conjugates (ADCs), coupled with high-value collaborations and industry partnerships, which validate its continuous product innovation. Sutro is headquartered in South San Francisco. For more information, follow Sutro on social media @Sutrobio, or visit www.sutrobio.com

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