Director, Operational Excellence
Listed on 2026-02-24
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Management
Operations Manager, Healthcare Management
Overview
Changing lives. Building Careers. Joining us is a chance to do important work that creates change and shapes the future of healthcare. Thinking differently is what we do best. To us, change equals opportunity. Every day, our colleagues are challenging what’s possible and making headway to innovate new treatment pathways to advance patient outcomes and set new standards of care.
Director of Operational Excellence is responsible for leading Lean Six Sigma deployment and enterprise continuous improvement across Integra’s Global Supply Chain & Operations organization. This leader drives end‑to‑end operational performance—from suppliers through manufacturing and distribution—by embedding Lean principles, Six Sigma rigor, and structured problem‑solving into the operating model.
Partnering closely with manufacturing sites, supply chain leadership, Quality, R&D, and Regulatory Affairs, the Director strengthens organizational capability, accelerates improvements in quality, service, cost, throughput, and operational stability, and supports Integra’s broader mission to advance operational maturity and regulatory compliance within its global life sciences environment.
Reporting & Management ScopeSupervision received
Under direct supervision of VP, Global Operations Excellence & Strategy
Supervision exercised
Leads full‑time employees and contractors/consultants supporting Operational Excellence initiatives. Coaches and mentors cross‑functional CI practitioners, including Black Belts, Green Belts, and site CI leaders, without direct authority in a matrixed environment.
- Define, deploy, and sustain Integra’s Lean Six Sigma–based Operational Excellence strategy across Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and supporting functions.
- Establish enterprise CI governance including project selection criteria, prioritization processes, tollgate standards, and KPI dashboards aligned with operational and financial objectives.
- Develop standardized methodologies, templates, and best practices for Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen, and advanced problem‑solving.
- Lead the portfolio of Black Belt and Green Belt initiatives globally, ensuring project rigor, execution, and sustained value.
- Lead a global portfolio of high‑impact Lean Six Sigma projects, ensuring execution discipline, validated results, and sustainability.
- Partner with Site Directors, Supply Chain, Quality, R&D, and Regulatory Affairs to identify and deliver enterprise‑level improvement opportunities.
- Apply advanced analytical and statistical tools (DOE, SPC, regression, capability analysis) to solve complex operational, quality, and supply chain challenges.
- Mentor and develop CI practitioners, ensuring a robust and sustainable Lean Six Sigma pipeline across all regions.
- Facilitate leadership workshops, value stream mapping sessions, Kaizen events, and problem‑solving activities.
- Maintain and enhance CI training curricula suited to life sciences regulatory and operational requirements.
- Embed Lean behaviors, standard work, visual management, and data‑driven decision‑making into the Global Operations Daily Management System.
- Influence leaders at all levels to adopt continuous improvement behaviors and accountability.
- Lead enterprise rapid improvement events and cross‑functional transformation initiatives that elevate operational maturity and engagement.
- Ensure CI methodologies and improvement activities comply with FDA, ISO 13485, MDR, QSR, GxP, and other applicable regulatory requirements.
- Partner with Quality and Regulatory to strengthen QMS processes, risk management (FMEA, control plans), process validation, and CAPA effectiveness.
- Apply statistical and structured problem‑solving approaches to improve product quality, reliability, and patient safety.
- Establish standards for financial validation of cost savings, productivity gains, cost avoidance, and service improvements.
- Deliver executive‑level reporting, dashboards, maturity…
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