Associate Director, Operational Excellence
Company: Disability Solutions
Location: Bothell
Posted on: October 2, 2024
Job Description:
Working with UsChallenging. Meaningful. Life-changing. Those
aren't words that are usually associated with a job. But working at
Bristol Myers Squibb is anything but usual. Here, uniquely
interesting work happens every day, in every department. From
optimizing a production line to the latest breakthroughs in cell
therapy, this is work that transforms the lives of patients, and
the careers of those who do it. You'll get the chance to grow and
thrive through opportunities uncommon in scale and scope, alongside
high-achieving teams rich in diversity. Take your career farther
than you thought possible.Bristol Myers Squibb recognizes the
importance of balance and flexibility in our work environment. We
offer a wide variety of competitive benefits, services and programs
that provide our employees with the resources to pursue their
goals, both at work and in their personal lives. Read more: .This
position will be responsible for driving the development of a world
class continuous improvement program including planning, leading,
and executing large scale strategic programs. The role encompasses
program leadership - leading multiple cross functional projects and
workstreams, as well as directing the implementation of strategies
that drive a continuous improvement culture (Lean Leadership,
Kaizen, DMAIC, visual management, training, etc.) This position
serves as a key continuous improvement advisor to the organization,
including building and maintaining collaborative working
relationship with senior leaders and providing expert guidance in
the understanding and deployment of continuous improvement
principles and tools in the organization. Additionally, this role
will represent the site on network level teams, responsible for
setting strategy and prioritizing network level initiatives. The
Associate Director, Operational Excellence leads and manages an
operational excellence team to analyze, deploy, and improve key
elements of the continuous improvement program.Education:
- BS in business, engineering, biology, or equivalent scientific
discipline.
- Six Sigma Black certification or equivalent credentials in
Lean.
- Master's Degree in business, manufacturing, or engineering
preferred.Experience:Basic Qualifications:
- 10+ years' experience in operations, process improvement, or
related function.
- 5 years of experience in cGMP facility.
- Demonstrated experience in leading lean, operational
excellence, six sigma, right first time, continuous improvement,
and process mapping improvements.
- 3+ years managing teams to obtain results and managing team
development.
- Proven experience in project management, facilitation, and
change management.Preferred Qualifications:
- High understanding of cGMP regulations and FDA guidance
applicable to biologics or medical device.
- Strong business acumen, judgment, and maturity with ability to
connect continuous improvement outcomes to business value.
- Demonstrated leadership of multidiscipline, high-performance
work teams/groups including the ability to navigate a heavily
matrixed organization.
- Ability to lead in a high paced team environment, driving
deadline accountability, and prioritizing work from multiple
projects.
- Proven ability to represent site strategy and influence on
global teams.
- Proven ability to analyze data to make fact-based decisions and
develop long-range vision with progressive business plans.
- Source of imaginative, thorough, innovative solutions to a wide
range of problems.
- Advanced critical reasoning, negotiation, problem solving and
decision-making skills
- Advanced written and verbal communication skills. Must be able
to interact and communicate effectively at all levels of the
organization
- Proven ability to analyze data to make fact-based decisions and
develop long-range vision with progressive business plans.
- Source of imaginative, thorough, innovative solutions to a wide
range of problems.
- Advanced critical reasoning, negotiation, problem solving and
decision-making skills
- Advanced written and verbal communication skills. Must be able
to interact and communicate effectively at all levels of the
organizationROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Drive the development and implementation of a world class
continuous improvement program, developing and promoting an organic
continuous improvement capability over time by embedding standard
work, visual management, and other key practices into day-to-day
processes.
- Accountable for the delivery of high impact, complex
improvement projects of large scope and complexity.
- Provide data analysis to enable the selection and measurement
of key capacity, cost of goods, right first time, and value stream
improvement projects.
- Serve as a key continuous improvement advisor to the
organization, including building and maintaining collaborative
working relationship with senior leaders and providing expert
guidance in the understanding and deployment of continuous
improvement principles and tools in the organization.
- Lead a team of continuous improvement staff to analyze, deploy,
and improve key elements of the continuous improvement
program.
- Mentor and motivate direct reports and cross-functional teams
to deliver results under demanding timelines.
- Exhibit leadership behaviors including collaborating for
results, developing strategy, and deploying teams to effectively
obtain results
- Build a collaborative team environment that fosters decisive
decision making, appropriate risk taking, and accountability.
- Build and strengthen continuous improvement competencies across
the organization by developing the design of training curricula,
facilitating trainings and workshops, coaching, and providing
constructive feedback to project teams.
- Acts as a key facilitator of change for highly complex,
cross-functional initiatives.
- Actively participates in the continuous improvement community
of practice.TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS:
- Willing to travel as needed, less than 25% of time.The starting
compensation for this job is a range from $166,000 to $208,000,
plus incentive cash and stock opportunities (based on eligibility).
The starting pay rate takes into account characteristics of the
job, such as required skills and where the job is performed. Final,
individual compensation will be decided based on demonstrated
experience. Eligibility for specific benefits listed on our careers
site may vary based on the job and location. For more on benefits,
please visit our .Benefit offerings are subject to the terms and
conditions of the applicable plans then in effect and may include
the following: Medical, pharmacy, dental and vision care. Wellbeing
support such as the BMS Living Life Better program and employee
assistance programs (EAP). Financial well-being resources and a
401(K). Financial protection benefits such as short- and long-term
disability, life insurance, supplemental health insurance, business
travel protection and survivor support. Work-life programs include
paid national holidays and optional holidays, Global Shutdown days
between Christmas and New Year's holiday, up to 120 hours of paid
vacation, up to two (2) paid days to volunteer, sick time off, and
summer hours flexibility. Parental, caregiver, bereavement, and
military leave. Family care services such as adoption and surrogacy
reimbursement, fertility/infertility benefits, support for
traveling mothers, and child, elder and pet care resources. Other
perks like tuition reimbursement and a recognition program. If you
come across a role that intrigues you but doesn't perfectly line up
with your resume, we encourage you to apply anyway. You could be
one step away from work that will transform your life and career.
Uniquely Interesting Work, Life-changing CareersWith a single
vision as inspiring as Transforming patients' lives through
science--- , every BMS employee plays an integral role in work that
goes far beyond ordinary. Each of us is empowered to apply our
individual talents and unique perspectives in an inclusive culture,
promoting diversity in clinical trials, while our shared values of
passion, innovation, urgency, accountability, inclusion and
integrity bring out the highest potential of each of our
colleagues.On-site Protocol BMS has a diverse occupancy structure
that determines where an employee is required to conduct their
work. This structure includes site-essential, site-by-design,
field-based and remote-by-design jobs. The occupancy type that you
are assigned is determined by the nature and responsibilities of
your role: Site-essential roles require 100% of shifts onsite at
your assigned facility. Site-by-design roles may be eligible for a
hybrid work model with at least 50% onsite at your assigned
facility. For these roles, onsite presence is considered an
essential job function and is critical to collaboration,
innovation, productivity, and a positive Company culture. For
field-based and remote-by-design roles the ability to physically
travel to visit customers, patients or business partners and to
attend meetings on behalf of BMS as directed is an essential job
function. BMS is dedicated to ensuring that people with
disabilities can excel through a transparent recruitment process,
reasonable workplace accommodations/adjustments and ongoing support
in their roles. Applicants can request a reasonable workplace
accommodation/adjustment prior to accepting a job offer. If you
require reasonable accommodations/adjustments in completing this
application, or in any part of the recruitment process, direct your
inquiries to . Visit to access our complete Equal Employment
Opportunity statement. BMS cares about your well-being and the
well-being of our staff, customers, patients, and communities. As a
result, the Company strongly recommends that all employees be fully
vaccinated for Covid-19 and keep up to date with Covid-19 boosters.
BMS will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest
and conviction records, pursuant to applicable laws in your area.If
you live in or expect to work from Los Angeles County if hired for
this position, please visit this page for important additional
information: Any data processed in connection with role
applications will be treated in accordance with applicable data
privacy policies and regulations.
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