Senior Director, Real Estate Strategy & Portfolio Planning

Genentech is establishing a strategically focused Workplace Delivery Team responsible for the end‑to‑end delivery of all workplace solutions for the South San Francisco campus and related sites. We are seeking a visionary, enterprise‑minded senior leader to lead Real Estate Strategy & Portfolio Planning within Workplace Delivery. This strategic and operational role is responsible for defining the long‑range agenda and ensuring disciplined execution across a large, complex set of campus and portfolio initiatives.

In this pivotal role, you will be accountable for real estate and portfolio strategy; campus and master planning; asset acquisition/divestment and real estate transactions; space management, forecasting, and utilization analytics; and real estate business systems, data, and analytics.

You will define the long-term campus and portfolio vision for Genentech’s South San Francisco site, aligning it with business strategies. As a strategic integrator, you will provide a unified 'one-voice' approach, cultivate an employee-centric, science-enabled campus that fosters productivity and flexibility, and evolve the organization's operating model to meet future business and workforce needs.

• Define and own the enterprise real estate and portfolio strategy for the South San Francisco campus and related sites, ensuring alignment with Genentech’s scientific, manufacturing, and corporate priorities.
• Lead a team to oversee Real Estate Transactions, Lease Administration, Campus Planning, Asset management and M&A integrations.
• Lead the end‑to‑end real estate and portfolio strategy for the South San Francisco campus and related sites, including real estate strategy and scenario planning; asset acquisition, management and divestment; and real estate transactions and lease administration
• Shape long‑term 10 year campus and site plans (office, research, manufacturing, clinical, infrastructure) that support pipeline evolution, new therapeutic modalities, and future workforce needs.
• Oversee site‑wide space allocation across research labs, manufacturing operations, clinical areas, office space, and infrastructure to optimize efficiency, flexibility, and scientific productivity.
• Guide lifecycle asset management strategies to ensure proactive stewardship of buildings and infrastructure.
• Serve as a trusted strategic advisor to senior leaders translating business strategies into real estate, campus, and workplace solutions.

• Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Urban Planning, Engineering (Civil, Structural, Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical), Real Estate, Facilities Planning, or a related field.
• Graduate degree in Business, Architecture, Planning, Real Estate, or a related discipline is highly desired.
• 15+ years of progressively responsible experience, including significant experience at the senior leadership/executive level, and proven track record in campus‑scale real estate development, portfolio strategy, and master planning.
• Senior leadership experience in Architecture, Engineering, Urban Planning, Corporate Real Estate, Facilities Planning, or Workplace Strategy.
• Demonstrated experience leading large, complex campus environments; lab and research facilities experience strongly preferred.
• Experience negotiating major real estate transactions and working with municipalities on land use, permitting, and entitlements.

The expected salary range for this position based on the primary location of California is $209,000.00 - 388,100.00 USD. Actual pay will be determined based on experience, qualifications, geographic location, and other job-related factors permitted by law. A discretionary annual bonus may be available based on individual and Company performance. This position also qualifies for the benefits detailed at the link provided below.

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