Operational Excellence Transformation Specialist

6 days ago


Round Lake, Illinois, United States Takeda Pharmaceutical Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Operational Excellence Transformation Specialist to join our team at Takeda Pharmaceutical. As a key member of our Business Excellence site/functional team, you will be responsible for driving operational excellence and continuous improvement initiatives across the organization.

Key Responsibilities
  • Establish and educate the understanding of our eAGILE program, its workstreams, and expectations across the organization.
  • Lead the identification, creation, maintenance, and adherence of site eAGILE roadmap, detailing opportunities for implementation in the fiscal year according to the site strategy.
  • Lead, coach, and help implement the eAGILE roadmap commitments, including project management, facilitation of workshops and problem-solving sessions using Lean Six Sigma principles, coaching deployments, and ensure sustainability of deployments, where applicable.
  • Be the driver and champion of change using Takeda's Organizational Change Management framework, including practical application as it relates to the eAGILE roadmap deployments.
  • Perform data analysis to identify opportunities for improvement and to drive transformation, while collaborating with important partners and according to the site's strategy.
  • Improve Takeda's Leadership Behaviors as it aligns with eAGILE program and mindsets and behaviors needed to inspire creativity, transformation, and continuous improvement culture.
  • Build competencies and capabilities in influencing and coaching through collaboration with global workstreams and other coaches to apply at the site.
  • Participate in site/functional workshops to identify coaching opportunities and proactive capability building at the site.
  • Follow industry trends in coaching and influencing to identify new capability needs for development of self and others.
  • Maximize learning and competency building of AGILE champions through assignment of AOS deployments.
  • Influence important partners and collaborate on implementing the eAGILE roadmap.
  • Assist AGILE Champions across OpU/Region where required, in their AGILE journey.
  • Maintain the eAGILE and AOS (Takeda's Lean Six Sigma Program) roadmaps.
  • Ensure data accuracy and monthly updates are documented and maintained in SPOT (project reporting tool) for eAGILE roadmap projects.
  • Administer DMAIC ecosystem at the site.
  • Maintenance and report goals. Maintain schedule of Lean Six Sigma deployments (e.g. CI Loop).
Requirements
  • Typically requires bachelor's degree in science, engineering or other related technical field.
  • 6+ years of related experience with 1+ years as a supervisor.
  • Lean Six Sigma certification.
  • Project management experience (incl. small scale projects).
  • Change management experience.
  • Experience with application of statistical software and data analysis (e.g. Minitab, JMP, PowerBI, and Tableau).
  • Understanding of regulated biopharmaceutical or biotech operations or other regulated industry.
About Takeda

Takeda is a patient-focused company that is transforming patient care through the development of novel specialty pharmaceuticals and the best patient support programs. We are committed to creating a diverse workforce and providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, parental status, national origin, age, disability, citizenship status, genetic information or characteristics, marital status, status as a Vietnam era veteran, special disabled veteran, or other protected veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws, and any other characteristic protected by law.



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