Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is the world leader in serving science, with annual revenue exceeding $25 billion. Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Whether our customers are accelerating life sciences research, solving complex analytical challenges, improving patient diagnostics and therapies or increasing productivity in their laboratories, we are here to support them. Our global team of more than 75,000 colleagues delivers an unrivaled combination of innovative technologies, purchasing convenience and pharmaceutical services through our industry-leading brands, including Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen, Fisher Scientific, Unity Lab Services and Patheon. For more information, please visit www.thermofisher.com.

How will you make an impact?

The main goal for the position is to enable a continuous improvement mindset across the business through leading education and utilization of the Process Improvement (PPI) Business System, which includes the PPI 8-step problem solving methodology and Lean principles.

We have two positions available. 

What will you do?

• In conjunction with the PPI team, identify, research, develop and implement PPI/Lean tools that follow the methodology; Lean Leadership, Value Stream Mapping, Kaizen Blitz, Cell Design, Material Flow, 5S + Visual Management, Lean Sourcing, etc.
• Conduct leadership and employee team training
• Provide ongoing PPI/Lean support to the Steriles BU.
• Provide ‘Sensei-type’ coaching to Steriles leadership, employees and representatives to develop their PPI/Lean expertise over time
• Work closely with Steriles leadership, site Finance, site Kaizen teams
• Identify ways to accelerate the culture change necessary to support the PPI business system
• Challenge organizational leaders as necessary to create an action-biased culture of continuous improvement and accountability to improve KPI’s, including growth, productivity, inventory, and customer allegiance
• Work with the PPI Senior Manager and PPI team to create and communicate ongoing PPI Business System strategy, aligned to the Thermo Fisher’s Mission and Vision
• Identify best practices within the company, and outside of Thermo Fisher, and serve as a conduit for best-practice sharing. Proliferate PPI and Lean thinking throughout the organization
• May periodically be assigned specific projects across the company, which align with the company’s goal tree objectives and strategic plan

How will you get here?

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, science, operations or business (preferred)

Experience

• Experience developing, training, and coaching employee teams in a continuous improvement environment
• Experience with coaching alignment between strategic business plans and lean improvement plans, (i.e. Strategic A3’s, X-matrix), preferred
• Past experience with disciplines such as engineering, quality, or product management, preferred
• Experience with continuous improvement programs or as part kaizen teams, preferred

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Good understanding of the PPI/lean principals, hands-on track record of implementing or participating in successful Lean projects / kaizen blitz events, i.e. cell design, material flow, 5S, visual factory, Lean in the office, etc.
• Formal lean training and comprehensive knowledge of Lean and continuous improvement methodologies and tools (i.e. PPI 8-step trained)
• Good excel computer skills, ability to create and analyze charts and graphs
• Experience in Minitab, Microsoft PowerPoint and Visio preferred.
• Passion for driving business improvement and leading change in a large, complex, global environment
• Good communication skills, including accomplished written, oral and presentation skills
• Comfortable and capable communicating at all levels of the organization
• Detail oriented with the ability to see bigger picture and envision step-change scenarios
• Broad knowledge of financial business methods
• High ethical standards to support a professional business code of conduct

At Thermo Fisher Scientific, each one of our 70,000 extraordinary minds has a unique story to tell. Join us and contribute to our singular mission—enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer.