PPI Business System Specialist III

Thermo Fisher Scientific • Greenville, NC

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About The Position

Ready to impact globally? Join Thermo Fisher Scientific as a PPI Business Systems Specialist III, driving solutions for tough challenges. How will you make an impact? You will invent Operational Excellence initiatives intended to meet or exceed key performance indicators such as revenue, EBITDA, quality, customer experience, and timely delivery. Through the utilization of operational excellence tools, you will achieve seamless process enhancements and contribute to our outstanding organizational health. What will you do? As a member of the Practical Process Improvement (PPI) team, you will: Lead continuous improvement through Operational Excellence. Embody our core values and dedication to our customers. Discover, develop, and implement new opportunities to drive continuous improvement, including conducting basic cost-benefit analyses. Collaborate with site leaders to develop a culture of continuous improvement and accountability. Take charge of ongoing improvement efforts, including diagnostics, spontaneous actions, workshops, kaizens, and projects, applying methodologies such as lean, six sigma, and value stream mapping. Partner with Finance, Quality, Safety, and Project sponsors to reach project targets and establish operational excellence strategies that back site and business unit objectives. How will you get here? Education: Bachelor’s degree in Science, Engineering, Math, or Operations is highly preferred, although equivalent experience will also be considered. Experience: Minimum of 3 years of experience in a pharmaceutical or manufacturing environment, specifically in production, engineering, quality, or laboratory settings. Demonstrated track record in applying and upholding LEAN principles, encompassing visual organization, 5S methodology, hierarchical responsibility, Gemba walks, leader's standard tasks, and value flow charting. Preferred Skills and Abilities: Strong interpersonal and partnership skills. Excellent technical knowledge. Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams to solve problems and implement balanced improvements. Self-motivated, persistent, and driven. Strong influencing, facilitation, and presentation skills. Excellent written and verbal communication abilities. If you are an ambitious professional with a proven track record in operational excellence, we want to hear from you! Thank you for your interest as you consider starting a new career journey with us. As the world leader in serving science, our colleagues develop critical solutions through innovation—and build rewarding careers. Discover their extraordinary stories and connection to our Mission to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Their work is a story of purpose. What story will you tell? Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is the world leader in serving science, with annual revenue of more than $40 billion. 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, increasing productivity in their laboratories, improving patient health through diagnostics or the development and manufacture of life-changing therapies, we are here to support them. Our global team delivers an unrivaled combination of innovative technologies, purchasing convenience and pharmaceutical services through our industry-leading brands, including Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen, Fisher Scientific, Unity Lab Services, Patheon and PPD. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation. Thermo Fisher Scientific is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, religion, color, national or ethnic origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, genetic information, veteran status, age or disability status.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Science, Engineering, Math, or Operations is highly preferred, although equivalent experience will also be considered.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in a pharmaceutical or manufacturing environment, specifically in production, engineering, quality, or laboratory settings.
• Demonstrated track record in applying and upholding LEAN principles, encompassing visual organization, 5S methodology, hierarchical responsibility, Gemba walks, leader's standard tasks, and value flow charting.

Nice To Haves

• Strong interpersonal and partnership skills.
• Excellent technical knowledge.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams to solve problems and implement balanced improvements.
• Self-motivated, persistent, and driven.
• Strong influencing, facilitation, and presentation skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication abilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead continuous improvement through Operational Excellence.
• Embody our core values and dedication to our customers.
• Discover, develop, and implement new opportunities to drive continuous improvement, including conducting basic cost-benefit analyses.
• Collaborate with site leaders to develop a culture of continuous improvement and accountability.
• Take charge of ongoing improvement efforts, including diagnostics, spontaneous actions, workshops, kaizens, and projects, applying methodologies such as lean, six sigma, and value stream mapping.
• Partner with Finance, Quality, Safety, and Project sponsors to reach project targets and establish operational excellence strategies that back site and business unit objectives.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees