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Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Adherence to all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Safety Standards, Office, Some degree of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) required (safety glasses, gowning, gloves, lab coat, ear plugs etc.)

Job 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.

Discover Impactful Work

The Senior Manager implements Thermo Fisher Scientific’s PPI Business System with leadership to drive continuous improvement in customer satisfaction, finance, people, and quality. This role will develop lean expertise across all levels and support multiple teams in standardizing our Business System. As part of the PPI Steering Committee, you'll streamline processes, improve customer experience, drive profitable growth, and boost efficiency.

A Day in the life

+ Strategy Implementation: Collaborate with the site leadership team to identify chances for enhancing the business.

+ Site Engagement: Champion an action-biased culture of continuous improvement to improve critical metrics in the areas of customer, finance, people, and quality.

+ Developing Talent: Provide support to develop lean expertise and capability within the organization at all levels.

+ PPI Business System: Provide ongoing Lean support to multiple teams. Work with the expanded team to develop/promote/standardize the Business System further.

+ PPI Steering Committee: Focus on enhancing opportunities and crafting a plan for site deployment. Collaborate with functional teams to streamline processes, improving customer experience, driving profitable growth, and boosting efficiency.

+ Daily Tiered Management: Improve the decision-making model and problem-solving capabilities within teams to increase autonomy and the pace of change.

Keys to Success

Education

+ Bachelor’s degree in engineering, science, operations, business, or related field required, or equivalent experience.

Experience

+ Lean Six Sigma certification preferred.

+ 7+ years of Lean leadership expertise with extensive experience implementing successful continuous improvement-based business systems including elements such as:

+ Lean Management System

+ Strategy Deployment and Value-Stream Mapping

+ Kaizen events on standard work, cell design, process and product 3P, Value-Analysis/Value Engineering, error-proofing, material flow, Heijunka, and Kanban.

+ Prior experience in people management experience preferred.

+ Expertise in problem-solving applying a formal program/process.

+ Strong experience developing, training, and coaching teams.

+ Evidence of identifying and delivering year-over-year results.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

+ Broad knowledge of multi-functional, multi-site, global processes, and financial business methods.

+ Strong communication skills and the ability to partner with and positively influence leadership and all levels of the organization.

+ Able to drive critical thinking and continuous improvement in both non-operational and operational areas, including connecting the cross-functional resources to remove waste along the extended value streams.

+ Ability to travel 10-25%

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

The salary range estimated for this position based in Illinois is $118,100.00–$165,000.00.

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

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.