Senior PPI Leader - Charlotte Site
Thermo Fisher Scientific
Summary
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.
Job description
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 25% as needed to support multiple sites
- Fluency in English required; additional languages beneficial for international roles
Company overview
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is the world leader in serving science, with annual revenue of approximately $40 billion. The company's mission is to enable customers to make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer. With over 100,000 employees globally, Thermo Fisher provides an unrivaled combination of innovative technologies, purchasing convenience, and pharmaceutical services through its industry-leading brands including Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen, Fisher Scientific, Unity Lab Services, Patheon, and PPD. The company serves customers across healthcare, life sciences, applied markets, and pharmaceutical sectors, offering solutions that accelerate research, solve complex analytical challenges, improve patient diagnostics, and increase laboratory productivity. Headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts, Thermo Fisher operates globally, delivering critical scientific products, services, and workflow solutions that support researchers, organizations, and companies in addressing some of the world's most pressing issues.