IVF Facility Design Consultant
Di Rezze Family Office · Sunny Isles, FL · 1 mo ago
On-siteArt & CreativeFull-time
Scope of work
- Phase 1 — Site feasibility
- Walk the candidate site(s) with the Laboratory Director.
- Produce a technical feasibility memo covering floor-to-floor height, structural load, HVAC capacity and modifiability, electrical service and upgrade pathway, LN2 placement and routing, medical gas infrastructure, vibration and adjacent-tenant risk.
- Identify hard nos and conditional fits; estimate TI cost deltas.
- Phase 2 — Programming and schematic design
- Define room program, adjacencies, and circulation.
- Specify ISO classification targets for the main lab and workstation zones.
- Design HVAC system: dedicated AHUs, VOC scrubbing, makeup air, positive-pressure cascade, HEPA and carbon filtration sizing.
- Lay out cryostorage: dewar capacity, LN2 supply, oxygen monitoring, alarm and emergency power, physical security.
- Specify automation-ready infrastructure: oversized electrical service, reinforced floor loading, conduit pathways, network infrastructure.
- Phase 3 — Construction documents
- Coordinate with the architect of record and MEP engineers to produce permit-ready drawings.
- Specify equipment locations, utility connections, and validation criteria.
- Produce commissioning and validation protocols.
- Phase 4 — Construction administration (duration of build)
- Review submittals; conduct site visits at key milestones.
- Coincide commissioning, environmental qualification, and turnover.
- Support CLIA and CAP inspection readiness from a facility standpoint.
- IVF/ART facility specialization: Has led design on at least three IVF or ART lab projects in the past five years. We will request a project list with square footage, scope, and references.
- HVAC and air quality depth: Documented expertise in VOC mitigation, positive-pressure cascade design, HEPA and carbon filtration sizing, and makeup air handling for IVF labs specifically.
- ISO classification experience: Has designed labs to ISO 7 or better in the main lab with ISO 5 at workstations, and can articulate where on that spectrum to land for a premium hub.
- Cryostorage planning: Post-Pacific Fertility tank failure-era expertise in dewar layout, LN2 supply infrastructure, monitoring, alarming, and physical security.
- Automation-ready design: Has built infrastructure that anticipates future robotic IVF deployment (e.g., Conceivable/AURA, CHLOE) without committing capital prematurely.
- Florida code fluency (preferred): Familiar with Florida Office Surgery Registration requirements and South Florida permitting environment.