Bayer

Controlled Environment Facilities Coordinator

Bayer$97K — $145K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree required; advanced degrees preferred (Master's/PhD) with relevant experience.
  • Knowledge of controlled environment infrastructure (HVAC, irrigation, lighting systems).
  • Strong skills in project coordination, communication, and stakeholder management.
  • Experience with managing contractors and preventive maintenance programs.
  • Ability to coordinate facility shutdowns and recovery activities.
  • Experience in facility construction or infrastructure improvements.

Responsibilities

  • Coordinate operations of greenhouse and controlled environment facilities for research and production.
  • Act as the liaison among research teams, utilities, and contractors to align infrastructure needs.
  • Oversee planned maintenance and utility activities to minimize operational disruptions.
  • Support improvement projects and modifications within existing facilities.
  • Monitor facility performance and drive issue resolution for continuous improvement.
  • Manage vendor activities including maintenance and inspections to ensure compliance.
  • Communicate project status and operational impacts to stakeholders.

Benefits

  • Health care coverage including medical, vision, and dental plans.
  • Retirement plan options including contributions and employer matches.
  • Paid time off (PTO) along with sick leave provisions.
  • Opportunities for domestic relocation support.
Full Job Description
Controlled Environment Facilities Coordi

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:

  • Bachelor's 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:

  • Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 5 years of experience; OR
  • Master's 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 $97,120.00 to $145,680.00. 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 applicant's location, market data/ranges, an applicant's skills and prior relevant experience, certain degrees and certifications, and other relevant factors.

YOUR APPLICATION
Bayer offers a wide variety of competitive compensation and benefits programs. If you meet the requirements of this unique opportunity, and want to impact our mission Health for all, Hunger for none, we encourage you to apply now. Be part of something bigger. Be you. Be Bayer.
To all recruitment agencies: Bayer does not accept unsolicited third party resumes.

Location:United States : Missouri : Chesterfield Division:Crop Science Reference Code:878915 Contact Us Email:[email protected]

About Bayer

Bayer is a multinational pharmaceutical and life sciences company that develops and produces a wide range of products, including prescription drugs, over-the-counter medications, and agricultural chemicals. The company was founded in 1863 and is headquartered in Leverkusen, Germany. Bayer operates in three main business segments: Pharmaceuticals, Consumer Health, and Crop Science. The company is known for products such as Aspirin, Aleve, and Claritin, among others.
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