Head of Continuous Improvement and Performance Optimization

Who We Are

RoslinCT is a world-leading cell therapy contract development and manufacturing organization creating cutting-edge therapies that change people’s lives. Collaborative, dedicated, and talented people are the backbone of our culture, working both autonomously and in driven teams to make life-changing products utilizing ground-breaking science.

RoslinCT is a world-leading cell therapy contract development and manufacturing organization creating cutting-edge therapies that change people’s lives. Collaborative, dedicated, and talented people are the backbone of our culture, working both autonomously and in driven teams to make life-changing products utilizing ground-breaking science.

Here at RoslinCT, our team can contribute to the development of revolutionary treatments. We live every day by our core values:
Partner Focus, One Team, Personal Growth, Integrity, Innovation, and Trust and Respect. We put our employees at the forefront by providing a flexible and empowering work environment, an attractive benefits package, and an emphasis on work-life balance. Our people are the key to our success. At RoslinCT we focus on developing our corporate culture, people’s development, growth, and the ability to impact patients.

The Head of Continuous Improvement and Performance Optimization will be a hands-on change leader helping teams translate strategy into measurable results—growth, quality, customer satisfaction, and productivity—by strengthening how we run the business through RoslinCT’s Lean Manufacturing Production System. You’ll work across all operational functions in a highly matrixed environment, guiding and coaching leaders and teams to build sustainable self-optimizing processes and a strong continuous improvement culture.

Key functions include; facilitating value stream, process mapping sessions, kaizen events, and Gemba problem solving sessions and Gemba walks.

This role is for someone who loves turning complexity into clarity—building practical rhythms, metrics, and improvements that stick. You’ll influence how teams plan, prioritize, execute, and improve—at scale—while developing a continuous improve culture and capability in leaders and practitioners across the organization.

• Project Leadership:
  Lead high-impact cross-functional projects using the DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control) framework to solve complex business problems.
• Strategy Deployment:
  Partner with senior leadership to align continuous improvement projects with overall business strategic goals.
• Data-Driven Analysis:
  Analyze operational data to identify root causes of inefficiencies and validate that improvements deliver measurable financial impact.
• Training &
  
  Coaching:
  
  Facilitate workshops (e.g., Kaizen events) and mentor Green Belts and Yellow Belts to build internal Lean Six Sigma capability.
• Culture Transformation:
  Promote a culture of excellence by standardizing processes and ensuring improvements are sustained through effective control plans.
• Performance Metrics:
  Develop and track Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to monitor process performance and report progress to executive management.
• Drive the RoslinCT Production System principles and practices including; tiered accountability, visual management, gemba, leader standard work, 6S (5S+safety), gemba, etc, across all functions to achieve business targets and drive continuous improvement.
• Identify, lead, and implement continuous improvement initiatives across operations to improve efficiency, quality, and service outcomes. Partner with key leaders and collaborators to align improvement work with business priorities.
• Apply structured ‘gemba’ problem solving, root cause analysis tools, continuous improvement methodologies to address performance gaps and operational challenges.
• Partner with leadership and cross functional teams to deploy standard work, best practices, and process improvements.
• Analyze performance data, metrics, and trends to identify opportunities for improvement and measure impact.
• Build and run operating cadences that connect strategy, goals, execution, and problem-solving.
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