Director, Continuous Improvement

4 days ago

Severn, United States Disability Solutions Full time

Director, Continuous Improvement (CI)

Position Summary

Catalent is a global, high-growth, public company and a leading partner for the pharmaceutical industry in the development and manufacturing of new treatments for patients worldwide. Your talents, ideas, and passion are essential to our mission: to help people live better, healthier lives.  

The Director, Continuous Improvement is responsible for overall CI excellence across the BWI/Harmans site.  This includes building expertise, establishing predictable and consistent processes, focusing on business priorities, and accelerating new technologies.  This role will lead a site CI team charged with developing and embedding the skills and behaviors that will result in a sustainable continuous improvement culture within the BWI/Harmans site with focus on standardization, simplification, and rapid adoption of best practices.

The Director, Continuous Improvement is a dedicated resource responsible for operational transformation through the use of lean, Six Sigma, and other advanced problem-solving and process improvement tools. By focusing on CI, this role will contribute to Catalent’s Patient First philosophy by driving the site to improve processes and continue to meet the growing needs of clients and patients with the highest quality drugs in a timely manner.

The Role

  • Identify continuous improvement opportunities throughout the organization by routinely studying, prioritizing, and selecting projects that leverage lean Six Sigma tools to drive improvements in key site KPIs

  • Facilitate advanced problem-solving and analysis of specific improvement opportunities leading to the implementation of effective sustainable solutions

  • Promote the use of data and metrics for identifying improvement opportunities and problem-solving activities

  • Coach and mentor Lean Six Sigma Project Leaders to complete projects by identifying and eliminating barriers

  • Engage teams as a Change Agent to help establish a Continuous Improvement culture and execute advanced problem-solving activities

  • Support design, development, and delivery of lean Six Sigma training and project execution

  • Assist in the identification and sharing of best practices across the organization

  • Manage weekly/monthly site reporting (People, Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost). Develop data collection systems and performance reporting

  • Prepare and deliver complex presentations to ensure adequate understanding, resources and support for ongoing and future CI projects

  • Coordinate with Global and Regional Deployment Leaders regarding project status, issues and accomplishments. Network and collaborate with other Catalent CI Leaders Managers/Directors to share best practices

The Candidate

  • Bachelor's degree with an emphasis in Life Science, Engineering or Business field

  • 7 years of phase 3 and commercial stage manufacturing related work with demonstrated experience in Continuous Improvement and/or Operational Excellence preferred

  • Preference of three (3) years of experience in Biologics, Cell, or Gene Therapy operations and production

  • Four (4) years of experience leading team improvement efforts in production facilities

  • Experience in a GMP regulated environment

  • Certification in Lean Six Sigma Black Belt or similar

  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to work with people at all levels of the organization, including the executive leadership team

  • Ability to successfully prioritize, and manage large, complex projects, deadlines, and tasks with little supervision in both team and independent environment

Pay

The anticipated salary range for this position in Maryland is $188,320 - $258,940 plus variable incentive compensation. The final salary offered to a successful candidate may vary, and will be dependent on several factors that may include but are not limited to: the type and length of experience within the job, type and length of experience within the industry, skillset, education, business needs, etc. Catalent is a multi-state employer, and this salary range may not reflect positions that work in other states. 

Why You Should Join Catalent

  • Defined career path and annual performance review and feedback process

  • Diverse, inclusive culture

  • Potential for career growth on an expanding team within an organization dedicated to preserving and bettering lives

  • Dynamic, fast-paced work environment

  • Community engagement and green initiatives

  • Generous 401K match and Paid Time Off accrual

  • Medical, dental, and vision benefits effective day one of employment

  • Tuition reimbursement

Catalent offers rewarding opportunities to further your career  Join the global drug development and delivery leader and help us bring over 7,000 life-saving and life-enhancing products to patients around the world. Catalent is an exciting and growing international company where employees work directly with pharma, biopharma and consumer health companies of all sizes to advance new medicines from early development to clinical trials and to the market. Catalent produces more than 70 billion doses per year, and each one will be used by someone who is counting on us. Join us in making a difference. 

personal initiative. dynamic pace. meaningful work.

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Catalent is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and veterans.

If you require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process due to a disability, you may submit your request by sending an email, and confirming your request for an accommodation and include the job number, title and location to DisabilityAccommodations@catalent.com. This option is reserved for individuals who require accommodation due to a disability. Information received will be processed by a U.S. Catalent employee and then routed to a local recruiter who will provide assistance to ensure appropriate consideration in the application or hiring process.

    

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