This leader will be responsible for portfolio management of a comprehensive set of process improvement initiatives across R&D, optimizing and recommending the right combination and phasing of data-driven improvement projects to accelerate R&D operational performance
Job Summary
This leader will be responsible for portfolio management of a comprehensive set of process improvement initiatives across R&D, optimizing and recommending the right combination and phasing of data-driven improvement projects to accelerate R&D operational performance.
You will be responsible for Orthopedics R&D Process Improvement Portfolio Strategy, Execution, & Reporting, owning and directing a strategic portfolio of cross-functional process improvement projects across end-to-end R&D.
Serve as technical authority for advanced methods and apply them effectively to manage data-driven portfolio of projects (e.g. Lean Six Sigma, DFSS, DOE, Hoshin Kanri, Failure Modes Effects, and Criticality Analysis (FMECA), Value Stream Mapping, and/or root-cause analysis).
Matching Summary
This leader will be responsible for portfolio management of a comprehensive set of process improvement initiatives across R&D, optimizing and recommending the right combination and phasing of data-driven improvement projects to accelerate R&D operational performance.
Salary
Base: $164,000.00 - $282,900.00; Bonus/Equity: Not specified; Benefits: Not specified
Skills & Requirements
Must-have
End-to-end process improvement strategy
New product development processes
Data-driven improvement projects
Cross-functional stakeholder management
Lean Six Sigma, DFSS, DOE
Nice-to-have
Strategic R&D process improvement program
Value-engineering approaches
Scaling continuous improvement efforts
Resilient change agent
Coach and teacher
Key Requirements
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Science or related technical field
10+ years of experience in a regulated industry
Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification or equivalent
5+ years of experience leading product development/process improvement
5+ years experience in project / portfolio management