Senior Manager, Operational Excellence

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Job Description

As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team youll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the worlds toughest challenges like protecting the environment making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.

DESCRIPTION:
As a Senior Manager Operational Excellence at Thermo Fisher Scientific you will facilitate transformational change and continuous improvement across the organization. Leading the implementation of our Practical Process Improvement (PPI) Business System you will partner with business leaders to establish and mature lean management practices that enable profitable growth enhance customer experience and increase employee engagement. Through strategic deployment coaching and hands-on facilitation of improvement initiatives you will help develop a problem-solving culture focused on operational excellence. Youll collaborate with cross-functional teams to streamline processes eliminate waste and deliver measurable results in quality productivity and customer satisfaction.

REQUIREMENTS:
Advanced Degree plus 6 years of experience or Bachelors Degree plus 8 years of experience in lean leadership implementing continuous improvement initiatives

Digitalization and automation experience
Preferred Fields of Study: Engineering Science Business Operations or related field
Six Sigma Black Belt and/or Lean certification preferred
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification a plus
Demonstrated experience developing and deploying PPI/lean tools including:
Strategy deployment and value stream mapping
Tiered daily management systems and leader standard work
Kaizen facilitation and problem-solving methodologies
Standard work error-proofing and visual management
Strong financial and business acumen with ability to identify quantify and track improvement opportunities
Excellent communication presentation and influence skills to engage all organizational levels
Demonstrated success coaching and developing continuous improvement capabilities in others
Experience leading change initiatives in a matrix organization
Strong project management skills and ability to manage multiple priorities
Ability to travel up to 30%
Manufacturing/operations experience preferred
Expertise in data analytics and performance metrics
Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite required
Commitment to driving improvement and leading transformational change
Ability to work effectively across functions without direct authority
Experience in regulated industry (e.g. life sciences medical devices) preferred