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Job Description

As the Sr Staff PPI Business Systems Specialist for Bioproduction (BPG) youll be a hands-on change leader helping teams translate strategy into measurable resultsgrowth quality customer satisfaction cash flow and productivityby strengthening how we run the business through Thermo Fishers Practical Process Improvement (PPI) Business System. Youll work across Commercial and Group Functions in a highly matrixed environment guiding leaders and teams to build sustainable operating mechanisms and a strong continuous improvement culture.

This role is for someone who loves turning complexity into claritybuilding practical rhythms metrics and improvement pipelines that stick. Youll influence how teams plan prioritize execute and improveat scalewhile developing capability in leaders and practitioners.

Location:

This is an onsite position that can be hired near a Thermo Fisher Location. Residency near a Thermo Fisher site is required. No relocaiton assistance provided.

What youll do

• Enable adoption of PPI Business System principles and practices across Commercial and Group Functions to achieve business targets.
• Partner with key leaders and collaborators to align improvement work with business priorities.
• Build and run operating cadences that connect strategy goals execution and problem-solving.
• Lead productivity metrics success: goal setting opportunity identification and execution of improvement work.
• Maintain a validated funnel of improvement activity with a sustainable review mechanism (e.g. pipeline governance prioritization tracking)
• Develop and facilitate multi-year strategy deployment using standard tools and routines.
• Build and run operating cadences that connect strategy goals execution and problem-solving.
• Develop and reinforce the leadership culture through PPI methods such as critical metrics leadership Tiered Daily Management systems and Gemba walks with structured problem-solving.
• Standardize and improve operating mechanisms that increase KPI accountability and speed of action.
• Improve decision-making critical thinking and problem-solving capability within teams to increase autonomy and accelerate change.
• Coach leaders PPI practitioners and colleagues to increase engagement empowerment and consistency in methodology.
• Promote best practice sharing and harmonization across the network.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in engineering science operations or business (or equivalent experience).
• 8 years working in PPI Business Systems or a comparable continuous improvement business system.
• Demonstrated track record implementing continuous improvement in a functionally agnostic environment.
• Proven ability to deliver year-over-year results using data-based problem solving.
• Experience developing training and coaching international teams.
• Ability to collaborate effectively in a heavily matrixed organization.
• Comfortable working in ambiguity while maintaining attention to detail.
• Strong executive presence and communication skills; able to influence and lead change.
• Six Sigma certification (preferred but not required).

Compensation and Benefits

This position may also be eligible to receive a variable annual bonus based on company team and/or individual performance results in accordance with company policy. We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package that our U.S. colleagues and their families can count on which includes:

• A choice of national medical and dental plans and a national vision plan including health incentive programs

• Employee assistance and family support programs including commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement

• At least 120 hours paid time off (PTO) 10 paid holidays annually paid parental leave (3 weeks for bonding and 8 weeks for caregiver leave) accident and life insurance and short- and long-term disability in accordance with company policy

• Retirement and savings programs such as our competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan

• Employees Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offers eligible colleagues the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount

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