Operational Excellence Specialist

Summary:

This role will design and activate a cohesive Operational Excellence system - spanning strategy deployment, tiered performance management, portfolio/program governance, process and value stream improvement, and leader/associate capability development to achieve consistent, scalable, and sustainable performance improvement site-wide.

• PM Kaizen (3-4 hours a day)
  • Client lifecycle mapping
  • Internal / external touchpoints
  • Key decisions (Finance, Material, Process, etc.)
  • Standardizing and harmonizing ways of working
  • Leveraging and scaling existing best practices such as dashboard, etc.
• OPEX portfolio (2-3 hours for the first couple of weeks)
  • Take stock of current and expected priorities to build on top of the framework to get a holistic view of all things OPEX
  • This framework is to be designed to plug in additional work streams
  • Design and implement an optimized portfolio management framework aligned with business objectives.
• Other key tasks (1-2 hours)
  • Partnering with the project lead to support Tier improvement discussions
    
    Data and analytics support for ongoing projects

• PM Kaizen Event Reports & Implementation Plans
  • Current State Assessment Report
  • Future State OpEx Portfolio Management Framework
  • Optimized Tiered Management System Design
  • KPI & Escalation Governance Structure
  • Visual Management & Dashboard Tools

• OpEx Program Management Portfolio framework
  • Drive adoption of new frameworks and processes across the organization.
  • Measurable improvements from Kaizen initiatives (e.g., cycle time, productivity, quality)
  • Enhanced cross-functional communication and alignment
  • Sustainable adoption of tiered management practices

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• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Industrial Engineering, Project Management, or related discipline
• Experience in Lean / Six Sigma methodologies
• Project management transformation experience
• Five (5) years or more of experience in tiered daily management systems and Biotech, pharma, or regulated manufacturing environments.
• Excellent communication skills (in English)
• Strong meeting facilitation, documentation, and reporting skills.

• Proficiency with Smartsheet, Microsoft Project, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, or similar project management and collaboration tools.

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Contract Duration: 3 months (potential for additional 3 months)

Pay Range: $75.00 - $80.00 per hour (additional $5k monthly expenses)

Location:

College Station (Texas, USA)

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