• PPI Business System Specialist III

    ThermoFisher Scientific (Greenville, NC)


    Work Schedule

     

    Standard Office Hours (40/wk)

     

    Environmental Conditions

     

    Adherence to all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Safety Standards

    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.

     

    Excellent Benefits Package

     

    Review our company’s Total Rewards (https://jobs.thermofisher.com/global/en/total-rewards)

     

    Medical, Dental, & Vision benefits-effective Day 1

     

    Paid Time Off & Holidays

     

    401K Company Match up to 6%

     

    Tuition Reimbursement – eligible after 90 days!

     

    Employee Referral Bonus

     

    Employee Discount Program

     

    Recognition Program

     

    Charitable Gift Matching

     

    Company Paid Parental Leave

     

    Career Advancement Opportunities

     

    Location/Division Specific Information

     

    Greenville, NC

    RELOCATION ASSISTANCE IS NOT PROVIDED

    + **Must be legally authorized to work in the United States WITHOUT SPONSORSHIP OF ANY KIND NOW OR IN THE FUTURE.**

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

     

    Ready to make a global impact? Join Thermo Fisher Scientific as a PPI Business Systems Specialist III, driving solutions for tough challenges. We have industry-leading sterile injectable facilities providing solutions to take essential products from pre-clinical to the market. Pharmaceutical products come in many different dose forms including inhalations, oral dose, cream/ointment and injectables.

     

    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 5 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!

     

    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.