Senior Site Operations Excellence Lead

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Job Description

Our Mission

Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier cleaner and safer. Whether our customers are accelerating life sciences research solving complex analytical challenges improving patient diagnostics and therapies or increasing laboratory productivity we are here to support them.

Location/Division-SpecificInformation:

Carlsbad CA. Relocation assistance is NOT provided.

*Must be legally authorized to work in the United States withoutsponsorship.

*Must be able to pass a comprehensive background check which includes a drug screen.

Discover Impactful Work:

As the Senior Site Operational Excellence Lead you will provide strategic leadership for Operational Excellence across the Carlsbad site driving business transformation organizational capability and sustainable manufacturing performance. Reporting to the Site Operations Leader and matrix-reporting to the PPI Senior Manager you will partner with site leadership to deploy Thermo Fishers Practical Process Improvement (PPI) Business System the companys approach to continuous improvement. You will translate business strategy into operational execution through Lean methodologies scientific problem-solving and data-driven decision-making.

As a key member of the site leadership team you will lead high-impact manufacturing and continuous improvement initiatives develop organizational capability and foster a culture of accountability innovation and continuous improvement. Through strategic partnership and hands-on leadership you will deliver measurable improvements in safety quality delivery cost and employee engagement while enabling scalable business growth.

A Day in the Life:

Strategic Leadership & Business Transformation Partner with the Site Operations Leader and PPI Senior Manager to translate business strategy into operational execution through Strategy Deployment (X-Matrix/A3) driving alignment accountability and measurable results.

• Lead governance of the sites Operational Excellence portfolio establishing project prioritization performance metrics executive dashboards and risk management to ensure successful execution and measurable business outcomes.
• Measure and communicate operational and financial performance ensuring continuous improvement initiatives deliver sustainable business value.

Operational Excellence Leadership Enable the deployment and sustainment of the Thermo Fisher PPI Business System embedding Operational Excellence into daily operations and leadership practices.

• Lead by example through a highly visible hands-on presence on the manufacturing floor coaching leaders and teams removing barriers and driving accountability to ensure Operational Excellence principles become embedded in everyday work.
• Build organizational capability through training mentoring and development of leaders and teams to create a sustainable culture of continuous improvement.

Technical & Manufacturing Leadership Provide technical leadership for complex manufacturing projects New Product Introductions technology transfers validation and manufacturing scale-up to deliver robust scalable and compliant operations.

• Facilitate or own complex manufacturing and operational improvement projects from planning through execution driving cross-functional alignment and delivering technical operational and business results.
• Apply scientific engineering and analytical methodologies to solve complex manufacturing challenges optimize process performance and enable data-driven business decisions using statistical and visualization tools (e.g. JMP Minitab Power BI Tableau).

Keys to Success:

Education

• Bachelors degree in engineering Science Operations or related technical discipline required.
• Masters degree or MBA preferred.
• Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Master Black Belt or equivalent Operational Excellence certifications preferred.

Experience

• 12 years of relevant industry experience (Pharmaceutical Biotechnology Medical Device/Diagnostics Life Science) with advancing roles from operations supply chain quality or product management.
• Direct leadership experience is preferred with 5 years of experience as a hands-on lean practitioner demonstrating a track record of continuous improvement driving to achieve business value.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams and influencing executive stakeholders in highly matrixed organizations.
• Strategic Deployment/X matrix Value stream maps visual management/5S Kanban standard work tier daily management metric boards gemba and project funnel development preferred
• Expertise in problem-solving using a formal program/process.
• Hands-on leadership experience in change management situations.

Knowledge Skills & Abilities

• Expertise in Lean Manufacturing the Thermo Fisher PPI Business System Strategy Deployment and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Strong scientific engineering and statistical problem-solving skills with expertise in Quality Management Systems validation CAPA and regulated manufacturing.
• Proven ability to influence leaders build partnerships and drive results across cross-functional matrixed organizations.
• Demonstrated success coaching leaders developing organizational capability and fostering a culture of accountability innovation and continuous improvement.
• Strong financial and operational acumen with the ability to translate data and operational improvements into measurable business value.
• Excellent communication facilitation and influencing skills with the ability to lead organizational changes and drive sustainable results.

Benefits:

We offer competitive remuneration annual incentive plan bonus healthcare and a range of employee benefits. Thermo Fisher Scientific offers employment with an innovative forward-thinking organization and outstanding career and development prospects. We offer an exciting company culture that stands for integrity intensity involvement and innovation!

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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