Assoc Director Operational Excellence

Assoc Director Operational Excellence Req ID #:  165631 Location: 

Memphis, TN, US, 38118 Memphis, TN, US, 38118 For 70 years, Charles River employees have worked together to assist in the discovery, development and safe manufacture of new drug therapies. When you join our family, you will have a significant impact on the health and well-being of people across the globe. Whether your background is in life sciences, finance, IT, sales or another area, your skills will play an important role in the work we perform. In return, we’ll help you build a career that you can feel passionate about.

IMPORTANT:   In order to be considered for this position, a resume/CV must be uploaded and submitted during the application process.  Please make sure work history and education are added correctly.    Job Summary  

This role is responsible for developing and effectively deploying an operational excellence program for Charles River. This position creates, coordinates and drives all aspects of the deployment of the operational excellence strategy. This role is a key contributor to the development and implementation of the Integrated Management System to achieve excellence in the end to end commercial and clinical value streams.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Work with Executive Director to create a strategic vision and road map for the operational excellence program

• Support functional leadership teams to develop a strategy and implement the Integrated Management System for their areas

• Create, maintain, and deliver training to support the advancement of operational excellence at Charles River

• Provide coaching, mentoring, and regular assessments of the Integrated Management System to functional leadership teams

• Lead comprehensive analysis, simulation, and other methodologies to support optimal efficiency and quality

• Generate and interpret reports on performance to support effective planning, risk management, scenario planning and operational execution within Technical Operations

• Provide facilitation and implementation support for continuous improvement activities such as 5S, kaizens, and FMEAs

• Provide direct support to senior level leadership and functional leadership as needed

• Provide support in resolving issues to meet project goals and deliverables.

• Work directly with functional department and group leaders.

• Prepare weekly/monthly reports, agendas, meeting minutes, analyses and presentations. Provide updates and progress to management team

• Must be capable of motivating others, creating a positive work environment and foster inter-departmental collaboration, coaching and performance feedback.

• Must be capable of clearly assigning objectives, clearly setting and measuring and monitoring progress, managing resources and handling competing priorities. Job Qualifications EDUCATION AND/OR WORK EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

• At least 8 years of continuous improvement experience.

• At least 3 years of experience in operations.

• Bachelor’s degree in business or scientific discipline or work experience equivalent; Master’s preferred.

• Lean/six sigma required. Master black belt preferred.

IMPORTANT: A resume is required to be considered for this position. If you have not uploaded your resume in your candidate profile, please return to upload field and attach your resume/CV. 

Vaccine Mandate

Charles River is a U.S. Federal Contractor.  As a result, we must follow the Presidential Executive Order to mandate vaccinations, and ensure our employees are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.  Our main priority is the wellbeing, health, and safety of our people. We require proof of vaccination from all employees. 

Anyone with requests for disability-related and/or religious exemptions should contact Talent Acquisition (crrecruitment_US@crl.com) so that information can be provided about the accommodation process at Charles River.

About Cognate BioServices

Cognate BioServices, Inc., a Charles River Company, is the premier commercial-ready CDMO for cell and gene therapy needs. We are a dynamic, results-driven organization focused on providing the broadest range of expertise across the various cell types and technologies used in the commercialization of cell & gene therapies for regenerative medicine, cellular immunotherapy, and advanced cell therapy companies, organizations, and institutions.

We offer a unique combination of standard and custom services to companies across all points of clinical and commercial development. Our development and manufacturing services are focused on clients seeking rapid development of products from clinical studies into commercial manufacturing, with a unique capacity to handle all aspects of scale-up and commercial readiness.

Cognate leverages the combined know-how and expertise of its business, scientific, and technical teams to successfully develop and manufacture autologous and allogenic products across multiple cell-based technology platforms from start to finish, for you and your patients.

For more information, visit www.cognatebioservices.com 

Equal Employment Opportunity

Charles River Laboratories is an Equal Opportunity Employer - all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

If you are interested in applying to Charles River Laboratories and need special assistance or an accommodation due to a disability to complete any forms or to otherwise participate in the resume submission process, please contact a member of our Human Resources team by sending an e-mail message to crrecruitment_US@crl.com. This contact is for accommodation requests for individuals with disabilities only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.

For more information, please visit www.criver.com.

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