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At Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life - enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while taking science a step beyond through research, development and delivery of life-changing therapies. With clinical trials conducted in 100+ countries and ongoing development of novel frameworks for clinical research through our PPD clinical research portfolio, our work spans laboratory, digital and decentralized clinical trial services. Your determination to deliver quality and accuracy will improve health outcomes that people and communities depend on – now and in the future.

Our PPD® Laboratory Services team has a direct impact on improving patient health through the expertise of scientists, industry thought-leaders and therapeutic experts. As the world leader in serving science, our laboratory professionals bring their commitment to accuracy and quality to deliver groundbreaking innovations.

Location/Division Specific Information

Location: Zaventem, BE

Office Status: Onsite

Division: Clinical Research Group (CRG)

Discover Impactful Work:

The PPI Business System Specialist III will drive implementation of Thermo Fisher Scientific’s Practical Process Improvement (PPI) Business System for the Highland Heights site.  In this role, you will work closely with the site and business leadership to drive problem-solving and a continuous improvement culture.  This position combines project management, facilitation, leadership and continuous improvement skills for the development of standards, best practices, and performance improvements across the business unit

What will you do?

As part of the Practical Process Improvement (PPI) Business System, the individual will work with all levels to drive continuous improvements that enable growth, improve quality and elevate customer and employee experience. This role engages teams to build lean capability and streamline processes.

• Act as a role model and leader with a positive mentality and a passion for achieving short-term and long-term goals.
• Develop a culture that drives continuous improvement in critical metrics for customer, finance, people, and quality
• Educate site employees on PPI Business System methodologies and applications through project work, individual mentoring, classroom training, and other methods as needed.
• Lead Kaizen events to effectively solve problems and assure safety, quality and productivity improvements.
• Ensure Practical Process Improvement (PPI) projects accurately identify root cause and systemic issues and deliver effective countermeasures.
• Partner with Operations and support functions to ensure solutions are implemented and deliver intended results.
• Participate in the site PPI steering committee to identify ways to accelerate the culture change necessary to support the PPI Business System
• Help teams identify new projects through value stream mapping, data analysis, and daily management systems, among other Lean Tools
• Implement roadmap to improve continuous improvement processes, practices, and results.
• Understand and communicate benefits of PPI initiatives, including hard and soft savings.
• Collaborate with PPI teams across network to promote culture of excellence.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, biological science or related field.
• Advanced degree preferred

Experience

• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to connect with and positively influence leadership and all levels of the organization
• Proven track record to drive cross functional teams to solve problems and implement sustainable improvements within the organization
• Able to drive continuous improvement in both non-operational and operational areas, including connecting the cross-functional resources to remove waste along the extended value streams
• Passion and enthusiasm for driving improvement and leading change
• Consistent track record for developing, training, and mentoring teams
• Great communicator, including solid written, oral, and presentation-giving skills
• Broad knowledge of multi-functional processes and financial business methods
• High ethical standards to support a professional business code of conduct
• Creative problem-solving skills, organizational and time management skills

• A Lean Practitioner with 5+ years of experience and a ‘hands-on’ track record of implementing successful TPS fundamentals including elements such as: visual management/5S, value stream mapping, standard work, metric boards, stand-up meetings, gemba, process mapping and project funnel coordination

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO) is the world leader in serving science, with annual revenue of approximately $40 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, increasing productivity in their laboratories, improving patient health through diagnostics or the development and manufacture of life-changing therapies, we are here to support them. Our global team 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, Patheon and PPD.

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!

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.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

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.