Director Operational Excellence (Santa Clara)

We have been retained by a pharmaceutical client located in the San Francisco Bay Area to hire an Operational Excellence leader to sit within the Technical Operations group.

This position is offered on a hybrid basis, with 2 days a week working on site and 3 days a week working from home. Relocation assistance will be offered for candidates living outside the Bay Area.

Reporting to the Global Head of Operational Excellence, this position will build and execute the OpEx plan across Technical Operations and will work with key stakeholders to deploy an effective lean management system in the US region. This is a challenging and exciting opportunity as our client is the formative stages of building a lean culture.

Qualifications and experience :

• 10+ years of experience in biopharma, life sciences or highly regulated industries
• Bachelors degree in any discipline is strongly preferred.
• Strong background in Lean Six Sigma and OE methodologies. (Black Belt, Lean Leader or equivalent experience)
• Demonstrated success deploying and sustaining a management system at the site, regional or functional level