PPI Business System Specialist III
Core
Facilitate the implementation of the Practical Process Improvement (PPI) Business System to enable profitable growth and increase employee engagement within the Purification and Pharma Analytics division.
Role type
Senior IC continuous improvement specialist (lean/kaizen)
Builds
Continuous improvement projects, Kaizen events, and action-biased culture for operational efficiency
Domain
Life Sciences / Pharma Analytics / Manufacturing Operations
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Leading teams and projects focused on continuous improvement, Facilitating improvements using structured problem-solving tools (Pareto, Fishbone, Leader Standard Work, 5S, Value Stream Mapping), Data gathering and analytics, Project planning and leadership, Training and coaching teams in lean principles
Preferred skills
Hands-on track record in industrial or manufacturing engineering, Experience with tiered daily management
Technologies
Pareto analysis, Fishbone Diagram, Leader Standard Work, 5S, Tiered Daily Management, Value Stream Mapping
Responsibilities
Lead and facilitate hands-on continuous improvement projects and Kaizen events, Collaborate with stakeholders to deploy structured problem-solving that eliminates waste, Identify improvement opportunities through Gemba and data analysis, Provide hands-on support of 5S activity to optimize site footprint, Train, coach, and mentor all levels of the organization on lean principles, Support improvements to data gathering, dashboards, and visual controls
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC