Senior Director of Facilities Operations and Security

1.0 FTE Full time Day - 08 Hour R2653934 Onsite  Security SHC Technology & Digital Solutions PALO ALTO, 900 Welch Rd, California

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Day - 08 Hour (United States of America)

This is a Stanford Health Care job.

Step into a role where your leadership drives the safety, resilience, and operational excellence of a world-class healthcare environment. As our Senior Director of Facilities Operations and Security, you will influence far more than security, you will help drive the operational backbone that keeps our mission moving forward.

In this high impact position, you will lead a regional security organization while serving as a key member of our Facilities, Infrastructure & Safety leadership team. You will oversee complex, high-stakes operations, partner across disciplines, and elevate performance through sharp operational judgment and tech forward thinking.

• Thrive in dynamic, fast-paced operational environments
• Bring deep expertise across security and facilities with strong executive presence
• Navigate broad, evolving priorities with agility and confidence
• Lead with clarity, confidence, and collaborative influence
• Draw from experience in healthcare, higher education, biotech, energy, or similarly high-risk industries

The Facilities Services division enhances health through leadership, collaboration, and innovation. Our team offers essential non-clinical support 24/7, ensuring safe operations and planning for future needs. We represent the intersection of planning, construction, general services, and facilities operations. Learn more about Facilities Services at:
Facilities Services | Stanford Health Care

The Facilities Infrastructure & Safety (FIS) business unit is vital in ensuring the safety, security, and operational integrity of Stanford Health Care facilities while also managing disaster preparedness and complex building systems to foster a secure healthcare environment. FIS is made up of multiple departments aligned in focus:
Environmental Health & Safety, Facility Field Services, Protective Services, Security Services, Office of Emergency Management, Facilities Engineering - Systems, Operational Technology, Facilities Engineering
- Infrastructure, Facilities Services Response Center, and Facilities Administration and Operations.

Stanford Medicine Security Services (SMSS) provides 24/7 support across all Stanford Medicine facilities which include Main Campus, Regional Security, and the Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, ensuring a secure environment for patients, staff, and visitors. The team focuses on proactive risk management, access control, emergency responses, and risk assessments to maintain safety across all locations.

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The Administrative Director of Security and Facility Field Services is responsible for the planning, direction and coordination of activities of Security and Maintenance & Repair (M&R) departments. This position is responsible for the overall protection of life and property at Stanford Health Care (SHC) and the maintenance and repair of SHC and School of Medicine (SOM) facilities by identifying, communicating, and updating departmental goals, operating policies, and defining objectives and responsibilities of departments and their delegating authority in order to provide optimum support.

The Administrative Director of Security and Facility Field Services is also responsible for establishing and operating effective Security and M&R programs that foster positive relations with patients, visitors, and staff.

Stanford Health Care

• Acts as a professional liaison with local, University, State, and Federal law enforcement and life safety agencies.
• Collaborates with Nursing Administration, Patient Relations, and other departments as necessary in determining Security and M&R needs for the various patient and clinical care units and programs.
• Creates internal guidelines and procedures that are directly responsive to the organization’s needs.
• Directs all investigations involving possible criminal activity on the part of staff with Human Resources and Risk Management.
• Evaluates the Security and M&R programs to ensure it is consistent with current regulatory and national standards in training, procedures, and systems, as well as ensuring it meets the criteria of all statute and case law involving hospital Security programs.
• Prepares long range Security and M&R plans that address changes in the physical plant, types of medical services provided, facility accessibility, improved systems technology, staffing levels, and other pertinent factors that affect the security program in the changing healthcare environment.
• Reviews all building plans and makes recommendations on security issues such as accessibility, CCTV,…