Director, Operational Excellence

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Have you ever found yourself asking what really matters in a high performing operations facility? Here at FUJIFILM Biotechnologies we believe the secret is in our ability to turn good intentions into consistent, scalable results. When organizations commit to disciplined processes and continuous improvement, they see tangible benefits across performance, customers, and people. Sound easy? It’s not – it takes not only discipline, processes and metrics but a strong cultural foundation and belief in the value that Operational Excellence can provide not only to a site overall, but for each person individually.

It has to be embedded in everything we do – not just because we say so but because each of us should want to. Bottom line:
Operational excellence is the engine that converts strategy into consistent, scalable performance—reducing costs, delighting customers, empowering teams, and strengthening long‑term resilience.

At the site, we have been looking for months for the perfect Director, Operational Excellence and we have not landed on THE candidate yet. This person will be responsible for defining what Operational Excellence looks like for this site as part of the FUJIFILM Biotechnologies network, building a ridiculously strong team to support and embedding the team within the business functions and operations to really drive continuous improvement across the site in a consistent way.

The leader for this team needs to be passionate about what they do, why it is important and be able to make Operational Excellence spread across the site in an organic, fast‑paced way that delivers results. We foundationally believe having the right leader and team in this space will be what sets us up for success and sets us apart from the others.

FUJIFILM Biotechnologies is building the future of bioproduction in Holly Springs, North Carolina. By end of 2025, we’ll open North America’s largest end‑to‑end CDMO biopharmaceutical manufacturing facility, offering drug substance production, fill‑finish, and packaging under one roof. We’re looking for passionate, mission‑driven people to help us realize this exciting vision and deliver the next vaccine, cure, or therapy. We offer a dynamic work environment and we’re proud to cultivate a culture that will fuel your purpose, energy, and drive—what we call Genki.

Ready to shape the future of medicine? Let’s transform healthcare together! Holly Springs, North Carolina, combines small‑town warmth with proximity to Raleigh’s thriving tech scene, making it the perfect blend of community and opportunity. Fujifilm is globally headquartered in Tokyo with over 70,000 employees across four key business segments of healthcare, electronics, business innovation, and imaging. We are guided and united by our Group Purpose of “giving our world more smiles.”

• Defines and leads creation of program to be deployed for Operational Excellence principles through the manufacturing facility, including use of tools such as DMAIC, Value Stream Mapping, Kaizen, GEMBAs, 5S. Hires, Manages, Coaches and develops a strong team of Lean Sigma experts for the site
• Defines organization vision and mission, providing a goal for the organization to drive Six Sigma at all levels
• Maintains knowledge of industry trends and best practices in Lean Six Sigma methodologies
• Partners with cross‑functional teams to identify areas for improvement and develop action plans and collaborate to implement process enhancements
• Establishes and monitors KPIs to track success of Lean Sigma
• Ensures the improvement are standardized and maintained over time through use of visual mgmt., standard work procedures and ongoing audits
• Creates and manages processes for sustaining improvements and ensuring that gains are sustained long term
• Develops and maintains documentation for process improvement initiatives
• Designs and delivers training sessions on Lean Sigma tools for employees at all levels, ensuring understanding and practical application
• Acts as Subject Matter Expert (SME) for Lean Sigma methodologies, providing guidance…