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Frederick, Maryland, United States
Onsite
Work Schedule
Standard (Mon-Fri)Environmental Conditions
OfficeJob Description
As 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.
DESCRIPTION:
The Sr. PPI Business Systems Specialist is a strategic partner in operations with responsibility for leading and implementing the continuous improvement strategy to achieve required business results across North America. The position is directly responsible for standardizing and implementing continuous improvement projects and metrics supporting productivity, quality, and safety. The Sr. Staff Business Systems Specialist provides leadership guidance that enables Global Distribution to achieve customer focused and financial goals. The Sr. Staff Business Systems Specialist applies lean foundational principles to the process of distributing consumer goods and services in order to build a more efficient infrastructure.
Working across the organization, you'll implement lean management systems, facilitate kaizen events, and apply structured problem-solving methodologies to optimize processes and reduce inefficiencies. You'll support operational excellence by guiding teams in the application of PPI tools while developing their capabilities through training and mentorship.
Your expertise will help enhance operations, improve efficiency, and create sustainable process improvements that directly impact our mission of enabling customers to make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer. This position offers the opportunity to create meaningful impact by leading cross-functional initiatives and supporting a culture of continuous improvement across the organization.
REQUIREMENTS:
• Advanced Degree plus 6 years of experience, or Bachelor's Degree plus 8 years of experience implementing continuous improvement programs in manufacturing, clinical, pharmaceutical or regulated environments
• Preferred Fields of Study: Engineering, Science, Operations, Business or related field
• Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification preferred
• PMP or equivalent project management certification desirable
• Demonstrated expertise in lean tools including value stream mapping, 5S, standard work, visual management, and kaizen methodologies
• Strong project management skills with proven experience leading complex cross-functional initiatives
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office suite, particularly Excel, PowerPoint, Visio and Project
• Excellent financial acumen with ability to evaluate and validate project savings
• Strong communication and presentation skills with ability to connect at all organizational levels
• Experience guiding and mentoring teams in continuous improvement methodologies
• Demonstrated success in supporting organizational change
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities using data-driven approaches
• Ability to work independently while collaborating across functions
• Strong relationship-building skills with demonstrated ability to build trust
• Experience in GMP/regulated environments preferred
• Ability to travel up to 25% as needed to support multiple sites
• Fluency in English required; additional languages beneficial for international roles
Compensation and Benefits
The salary range estimated for this position based in Maryland is $103,100.00–$154,700.00.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
For more information on our benefits, please visit: https://jobs.thermofisher.com/global/en/total-rewards
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