Sr. Continuous Improvement (PPI) Specialist

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Sr. Continuous Improvement (PPI) Specialist

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Site based role in Madison WI or Oakwood Village Ohio

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.

Join our collaborative team as a Senior Staff PPI Business System Specialist and contribute to positive change across Thermo Fisher Scientific. Youll support our Practical Process Improvement (PPI) Business System cultivating a culture of continuous improvement that directly impacts our mission of making the world healthier cleaner and this key role youll guide implementation of lean methodologies develop and execute improvement initiatives and partner with cross-functional teams to achieve measurable business results.

Working with leadership teams across divisions youll support productivity initiatives conduct PPI/LEAN training and implement sustainable improvements that enhance customer service financial performance and quality standards. Youll utilize data-driven approaches to track KPIs develop corrective action plans and facilitate organizational development through lean management systems including daily management routines Gemba walks and various PPI/LEAN tools.

Education/Experience:
Bachelors Degree required plus 5 years of experience managing continuous improvement programs across multi-site operations
Preferred Fields of Study: Engineering Business Operations Computer Science or related field
Six Sigma Black Belt certification preferred
Project Management certification preferred

Knowledge Skills Abilities:
Demonstrated expertise in lean methodologies including Kaizen events value stream mapping and process optimization
Strong proficiency in developing and implementing tiered daily management systems and lean tools
Advanced knowledge of KPI development tracking and performance management
Demonstrated ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams in a matrix environment
Experience with data analytics and business intelligence tools (e.g. PowerBI Excel)
Strong financial acumen and understanding of P&L impact
Excellent presentation facilitation and communication skills
Demonstrated organizational development and leadership capabilities
Ability to develop and deliver effective training programs
Experience with Learning Management Systems and digital learning solutions
Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite and Power Platform tools
Travel may be required up to 25%
Experience in non-manufacturing environment preferred