CareerPlan

Quality GPS Lead

Round Lake, Illinois, USFull-time$112k–$154k2026-11-09 → 2026-11-10
No visa sponsorship

Core

Lead the deployment of Baxter GPS (Global Performance System) across the Quality organization to establish sustainable operating systems, improve quality performance, and drive continuous improvement in a regulated pharmaceutical environment.

Role type

Senior operational excellence lead (Quality GPS)

Builds

Tiered daily management processes, visual management systems, performance dashboards, and sustainable continuous improvement behaviors.

Domain

Pharmaceutical quality operations / Operational Excellence

Required skills

Tiered daily management, visual management systems, root cause analysis, structured problem-solving, Kaizen event leadership, CAPA management, change leadership, facilitation, influencing, cross-functional collaboration

Preferred skills

Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, enterprise operating system implementation, regulatory remediation support, A3 thinking, PDCA, COMPASS, quality system metrics improvement, internal coach development

Technologies

Baxter GPS, A3, PDCA, COMPASS

Responsibilities

Lead deployment of GPS across the Quality organization; Develop and implement tiered daily management processes; Create visual management systems and performance dashboards; Coach leaders in structured problem-solving methodologies; Partner with Quality and Operational Excellence leaders on continuous improvement initiatives; Build organizational capability by developing leaders and teams to sustain GPS practices.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC