PPI Business System Specialist III

Work ScheduleStandard (Mon-Fri)Environmental ConditionsAdherence to all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Safety Standards, OfficeJob DescriptionPPI Business Systems Specialist IIIAs part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you’ll 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 world’s toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.How you will make an impact!Implement the Operational Excellence initiatives crafted to meet or exceed the key performance indicators such as revenue, EBITDA, Right-First-Time (quality), customer experience. You will apply operational excellence tools to achieve process improvement. Typical hours for this role are Monday - Friday, 8a-5p.What will you do?You will join the Practical Process Improvement (PPI) team (Continuous Improvement), tasked to promote lean six sigma principles and operational excellence standard methodologies across all functions, driving the company's dedication to excellence. You will:

Own continuous improvement through Operational Excellence.

Be a Change Champion

Embody our 4 core i values, dedication to our customers.

Finding, developing and implementing, including basic cost-benefit analysis, new opportunities in order to drive continuous improvement.

Working with Site leaders to build an action-biased culture of continuous improvement and accountability to improve growth, productivity, quality, and customer experience.

Directly leading and project running continuous improvement activities Diagnostics, Just Do Its, workshops, kaizens and projects, using various methodologies, tools and systems: lean, six sigma, pull manufacturing, total productive maintenance, waste reduction, Lean Leadership, Kaizen Blitz, Cell Design, Flow dynamics, 5S, Visual Management, 3P and various diagnostic tools, etc.

Working closely with Finance, Quality, Safety and Project sponsors to achieve agreed final impact of project and collaborating with colleagues and partners to implement an operational excellence plan that supports site, business unit, and Thermo Fisher Scientific strategies.

How will you get here?Education:Bachelor’s degree from an accredited higher learning institution with studies in Science, Engineering, Math, or Operations is highly preferred or an equivalent combination of education and experience.Experience

3 years of validated experience in a pharmaceutical work environment in the areas of production, engineering, quality or Laboratory.

Hands on track record of implementing, sustaining LEAN fundaments - including visual management, 5S, tiered accountability, Gemba, leader standard work, value stream mapping, FMEA.

Preferred experience, skills & abilities

Strong interpersonal, partnership and rapport building skills.

Strong technical knowledge

Consistent track record to drive cross functional teams to tackle problems and implement sustainable improvements within the organization.

Self-advised, persistent and results driven.

Strong influencing skills

Strong facilitation and presentation skills

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Thermo Fisher Scientific is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.