Jeff Lang
Clayton,CA
Summary
Dynamic Vice President with over 25 years of extensive experience in facilities, engineering, site services, project management, and EH&S across diverse sectors, including small start-ups, big pharma, biotech, and high-tech industries. Proven expertise in employee development, customer service, and analytics drives successful outcomes and fosters a culture of excellence. Skilled in delivering engaging presentations that attract new business, enhance existing client relationships, and elevate brand visibility. Natural leader with a strong ability to build cohesive teams and spearhead innovative initiatives.
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
Work History
VP Head of Site Operations
Theravance Biopharma
South San Francisco, CA
09.2015 - Current
- Oversaw all site operations including maintenance, site services, lab operations, materials management and engineering for both SSF and Dublin, Ireland.
- Directed EH&S, corporate real estate and strategic planning.
- Managed all CAPEX and OPEX for facilities operations and engineering.
- Site lead for all site planning, design, construction and validation.
- Oversaw new API lab for tech transfer of development to manufacturing.
- Team member for validation and licensing of new API manufacturing suite.
- Introduced Coupa system to integrate cloud-based transactions from procurement to AP.
Consultant
Dren Bio
San Carlos, CA
08.2023 - 01.2026
- As a consultant, worked with research, development and facilities to improve systems flow and space planning to accommodate additional headcount.
- Developed master plan to maximize space utilization while addressing longer term growth plan.
- Provided mapping of major departments including QA/QC, regulatory affairs, clinical, facilities, lab operations, executive, finance, AP and support areas.
- Worked with senior management and real estate brokers to locate and plan site relocation.
- Decommissioned former site and arranged final closure with local government entities.
Vice President, Global Facilities and Operations
GILEAD Sciences
Foster City, CA
01.2007 - 07.2015
- Oversaw global facility operations for over 1.5M sf total campus consisting of R&D, GMP manufacturing and office.
- Directed all corporate and plant engineering for all capital improvements, expansion and new acquisitions.
- Managed all strategic and master planning and general development plans.
- Oversaw global EH&S operations for all site locations.
- Oversaw all corporate real estate services for all leased and owned properties.
- Responsible for $500M in CAPEX and $100M OPEX budgets.
Director Facilities Operations & Engineering
Bayer Corporation (formerly Schering AG)
Richmond, CA
02.2005 - 01.2007
- Directs all site operations for 400,000sf facility campus, which includes R&D, Clinical Production and Administration.
- Managed all plant maintenance, engineering including capital improvements.
- Directed all EH&S operations including chemical and waste handling, training, workers comp. and overall site safety.
- Managed all material movement including inventory and shipping and receiving.
- Managed all corporate leases for facilities and equipment.
- Oversaw real estate portfolio and ultimate selling of site to new owner.
Education
BS - Physics
California State University
Hayward, CASkills
- California State Engineering “A” License
- Team leadership
- Relationship building
- Decision-making
- Critical thinking
- Strategic planning
Timeline
Consultant
Dren Bio
08.2023 - 01.2026
VP Head of Site Operations
Theravance Biopharma
09.2015 - Current
Vice President, Global Facilities and Operations
GILEAD Sciences
01.2007 - 07.2015
Director Facilities Operations & Engineering
Bayer Corporation (formerly Schering AG)
02.2005 - 01.2007
BS - Physics
California State University
CORE COMPETENCIES
- Directing all facilities operations for start-up, small and large R&D and manufacturing ops.
- Overseeing design, equipment IQ, OQ, and PQ for tech transfer.
- Developing capital budgets & opex for all functional groups.
- Responsible for real estate, design, construction and validation.
- Overseeing all facility construction and improvements for lab, manufacturing and office.
- Working with local, state and federal agencies for sustainable compliance.
- Supporting master planning for company growth including strategic and long term growth.
NOTABLE CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
- Worked with Foster City Planning Dept. in creating a 15-year master plan that would allow Gilead to expand up to 2.2M sf of lab and office buildings.
- Procured adjacent properties to the Foster City campus and established a GDP that will minimize impacts from nearby developments on TDM and future EIRs.
- Responsible for the startup of a small research lab in Berkeley for Calypte Biomedical which expanded to a new development and manufacturing site in Alameda.
- Responsible for the buildout of a R&D campus for Coulter Pharmaceutical in SSF for the research and development of new drug. Included the transfer of new product to CMO.
- Responsible for the expansion of manufacturing operations at Oceanside, San Dimas and Cork Ireland for Gilead Sciences. This includes additional land purchase and design and construction of new facilities.
- Introduced a corporate wide sustainability program for reducing and eliminating solid waste to landfills including used building materials and establishing a CDP plan.
- Team member for the evaluation and implementation of JD Edwards ERP from SAP. Implemented new system for all Gilead locations.
- Responsible for lab expansion for development and ultimately manufacturing of API at Theravance Biopharma in SSF. This included FDA inspection and licensing.
- Team lead for establishing strategic planning group for evaluating long term site ops.
- As a consultant worked closely with Dren Bio to expand R&D operations from Foster City to San Carlos. This included establishing facilities ops, materials management, IT helpdesk, training, and QA/QC guidance.
- Oversaw the closure and decommissioning of Dren’s building in Foster City.