Director, Continuous Improvement - Sterile Manufacturing

PPD (Thermo Fisher)

Lean six sigma experience required
Sterile fill-finish operations expertise
Multi-site continuous improvement leadership
The role is accountable for the end-to-end deployment of the PPI business system across the North America Sterile network to deliver measurable improvements in throughput and cost

Job Summary

  • The role is accountable for the end-to-end deployment of the PPI business system across the North America Sterile network to deliver measurable improvements in throughput and cost.
  • Candidates must possess deep technical understanding of sterile fill-finish operations to identify root causes and drive compliant improvements on production lines.
  • The position requires leading cross-functional multi-site execution while ensuring Finance-verified benefits aligned with site AOPs and savings targets.

Matching Summary

The role is accountable for the end-to-end deployment of the PPI business system across the North America Sterile network to deliver measurable improvements in throughput and cost.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Lean Six Sigma experience required
  • Sterile fill-finish operations expertise
  • Multi-site continuous improvement leadership
  • GxP compliance and data integrity knowledge
  • Business case development and benefits realization

Nice-to-have

  • Digital enablement and IT partnership skills
  • Strong coaching capability in matrix environment
  • Experience with sterile line technical problem solving

Key Requirements

  • Advanced degree plus 6 years or Bachelor's plus 8 years experience
  • Demonstrated success in regulated manufacturing productivity and quality
  • Travel up to 50% across the NA Sterile network

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Not specified

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