Sr. Operational Excellence Specialist

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Regular Full-Time Professional Boulder, CO, US

5 days ago Requisition

Salary Range: $ To $ Annually

Corden Pharma is a leading full-service Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) specializing in active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), excipients, drug products (DPs), and packaging. With around 3,000 employees worldwide, we help pharmaceutical and biotech companies manufacture medicines with the ultimate goal of improving people’s lives.

Our network, spanning Europe and the U.S., provides flexible and specialized solutions across six technology platforms:
Peptides, Lipids & Carbohydrates, Injectables, Highly Potent & Oncology, Small Molecules, and Oligonucleotides. We strive for excellence in supporting this network and are committed to delivering the highest quality products for patient well-being.

Our People Vision

We strive for excellence. We share our passion. Together, we make a difference in patients’ lives.

The Sr. Operational Excellence Specialist is responsible for working with the Associate Director of Operational Excellence and the Operational Excellence Team to drive the success of the overall Operational Excellence Program.

The individual is accountable for identifying Operational Excellence projects, prioritizing opportunities based on business impact, and making decisions for upcoming projects and improvement areas. The Sr. OE Specialist monitors project performance through business impact and reports on progress as well as potential roadblocks and issues.

This role is responsible for adopting the appropriate Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma methodologies and application of strong change management, and influence skills to meet defined business objectives. The position is also accountable for supporting ongoing projects as well as execution of site-wide projects.

Include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Lead large-scale, cross-functional, and value stream-level Operational Excellence initiatives that deliver substantial and sustainable improvements in safety, quality, delivery, cost, and customer satisfaction
• Partner with value stream leadership and site leaders to identify, prioritize, and develop improvement roadmaps aligned with operational objectives and strategic goals
• Maintain a customer-focused mindset and identify innovative improvement opportunities while ensuring compliance with safety, quality, regulatory, and business requirements
• Translate business challenges into improvement portfolios, business cases, and execution plans, ensuring resources and efforts are focused on the highest-value opportunities
• Drive performance management systems by establishing, analyzing, and improving leading, lagging, process, and key performance indicators that support sustainable business results.
• Validate and communicate operational and financial benefits of improvement initiatives, partnering with business leaders to ensure realization and sustainability of results
• Measure and track project benefits, including productivity, cycle time, quality, capacity, and cost savings, and support validation of results
• Facilitate Kaizen events, process mapping workshops, root cause analyses, and other continuous improvement activities within departments or functional areas
• Direct and continuously improve site Operational Excellence programs including 6S, OEE, Lean Labs, Visual Factory, and Daily Management Systems to drive site-wide adoption and maturity
• Lead and coach Green Belt and Black Belt projects across Manufacturing, Development, Quality, Supply Chain, and supporting functions
• Serve as a site Subject Matter Expert in Lean Six Sigma methodologies, advanced problem-solving, value stream optimization, and continuous improvement best practices
• Mentor leaders, managers, and Operational Excellence practitioners to strengthen organizational capability, accountability, and continuous improvement of culture
• Influence decision-making at all levels of the organization by using project results, operational data, business priorities, and OE Program insights to recommend strategic improvement priorities to site leadership
• Act as a change agent by promoting Operational Excellence principles, sharing success stories, and driving engagement in improvement initiatives

Indirect supervision through leadership and project management of site initiatives.

Every individual is personally responsible for the safety and environmental aspects of their activities in the workplace. Each employee is expected to perform their job duties in a safe manner utilizing all their knowledge, training, ability, and experience.

Corden Pharma Colorado (CPC) is a manufacturer of a variety of pharmaceutical…