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About the Company

Appia Bio is a preclinical stage biotech company focused on the research and development of innovative off-the-shelf cell therapies for patients with severe autoimmune diseases and cancer. Our ACUA technology platform generates CAR-engineered NKT and gamma delta T cells from cord blood derived hematopoietic stem cells. Our mission is to discover and develop allogeneic cell therapies for the treatment of a broad array of cancer and autoimmune indications with a scalability that increases access for patients.

Innovation, collaboration, and dedication are at the heart of Appia’s culture. The scientific foundation of Appia Bio is underpinned by groundbreaking research led by Lili Yang (UCLA), David Baltimore (Caltech), and Pin Wang (USC). The management team brings decades of experience in R&D and business in the biotech industry

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.About the Rol

eAppia is seeking a highly qualified biotech facility manager with experience in life sciences labs, scientific equipment, and operations personnel management. The role includes hands on day-to-day facility management, proactive maintenance and metrology, and management of vendors

.The successful candidate will have strong communication skills, effective tactical and strategic judgement in their domain, negotiation and relationship management skills with vendors, and work productively and collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders. This role collaborates significantly with other departments for planning and operations

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Responsibilities and Duti

• esMaintain facility, including equipment, repairs, utilities, and HVAC to support operational continui
• tyWork with the landlord on facility maintenance and tenant improvemen
• tsPartner with laboratory operations including oversight of EH&S and emergency response planni
• ngManage office space, maintenance, and security syste
• msPartner with Finance and R&D to support lab equipment purchase, installation, and maintenance on budg
• etScope may include oversight of general office management and support company’s IT infrastructure and the outsourced Vend

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Minimum Requiremen

• ts:A minimum of 6+ years of relevant work experience in facilities for a life science, biotech, or medical facil
• ityBachelor’s degree in Facilities Management, Engineering, or related fi
• eldKnowledge of equipment metrology, controls, automation maintenance, and technical disciplines of HVAC, electrical and plumbi
• ng.Ability to read and interpret blueprints, schematic drawings and technical manua
• ls.Experience with utilities, engineering, maintenance, computerized systems and validation activities, in a cGMP environment prefer
• redExcellent interpersonal rapport, effective project management, verbal and written communication skills, and negotiation skills are essential as this job has many stakehold
• ersHigh energy self-starter with a strong sense of ownership in areas of responsibil

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Preferred Requireme

• nts:Experience with AV/IT vendor manage
• mentcGMP Facilities Professional certifica

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Equal Opportu

nity Appia Bio is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirem