Sr. Specialist, Continuous Improvement

Description

Join us as a Senior PPI Business System Specialist at Thermo Fisher Scientific, where you'll implement meaningful change through our Practical Process Improvement (PPI) Business System. In this role, you'll collaborate with site and business leadership to build a culture of continuous improvement that enables profitable growth, enhances quality, and improves both customer and employee experience.

Working across the organization, you'll implement lean management systems, facilitate kaizen events, and apply structured problem-solving methodologies to optimize processes and reduce inefficiencies. You'll support operational excellence by guiding teams in the application of PPI tools while developing their capabilities through training and mentorship.

Your expertise will help enhance operations, improve efficiency, and create sustainable process improvements that directly impact our mission of enabling customers to make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer. This position offers the opportunity to create meaningful impact by leading cross-functional initiatives and supporting a culture of continuous improvement across the organization.

Requirements

• Advanced Degree plus 6 years of experience, or Bachelor's Degree plus 8 years of experience implementing continuous improvement programs in manufacturing, clinical, pharmaceutical or regulated environments
• Preferred Fields of Study: Engineering, Science, Operations, Business or related field
• Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification preferred
• PMP or equivalent project management certification desirable
• Demonstrated expertise in lean tools including value stream mapping, 5S, standard work, visual management, and kaizen methodologies
• Strong project management skills with proven experience leading complex cross-functional initiatives
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office suite, particularly Excel, PowerPoint, Visio and Project
• Excellent financial acumen with ability to evaluate and validate project savings
• Strong communication and presentation skills with ability to connect at all organizational levels
• Experience guiding and mentoring teams in continuous improvement methodologies
• Demonstrated success in supporting organizational change
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities using data-driven approaches
• Ability to work independently while collaborating across functions
• Strong relationship-building skills with demonstrated ability to build trust
• Experience in GMP/regulated environments preferred
• Ability to travel up to 10% as needed to support multiple sites
• Fluency in English required; additional languages beneficial for international roles

Welcome

Thank you for your interest as you consider starting a new career journey with us. As the world leader in serving science, our colleagues develop critical solutions through innovation—and build rewarding careers. Discover their extraordinary stories and connection to our Mission to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Their work is a story of purpose. What story will you tell?

About Us

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is the world leader in serving science, with annual revenue of more than $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.

Accessibility/Disability Access

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.

EEO

Thermo Fisher Scientific is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, religion, color, national or ethnic origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, genetic information, veteran status, age or disability status.