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Job Description

About the role:

As a member of the Business Excellence team, you will execute and provide coaching for Continuous Improvement projects that support the Plasma Derived Therapy Operations strategic plan while building the Lean / Six Sigma capability across the leaders and colleagues in the organization as part of the AGILE program. You will work directly with stakeholders as a leader and change agent to improve systems and processes, enhance operational capability, and cultivate a growth mindset throughout the site. You will report to the Associate Director, Manufacturing Operational Excellence.

How you will contribute:

• Be an expert in Lean at the site and within the corporation to ensure Lean integration is streamlined and colleagues are trained in executing within the boundaries of the system.
• You will provide training and coaching on Operational Excellence and Continuous Improvement principles and practices across the organization, including leadership.
• You will support business improvement through coaching of leaders and practitioners and through workshop deployments.
• Deliver Lean/Six Sigma training periodically for regional employees to develop required capabilities; this includes AGILE bootcamps
• You will support the development and delivery of site AGILE roadmaps, developing local capabilities in the AGILE Team in the process.
• You will help plan and implement improvement projects for work processes to eliminate waste, reduce cycle time, and improve performance.
• Aid sites/functions in identification of highest value areas for improvement and support delivery of improvement
• You will develop resource plans, design project charters, and define milestones and SMART project targets and outcomes
• You will present project proposals that directly support the site strategy, influencing key stakeholders on direction, scope, and timing of projects.
• Ensure accurate KPI reporting for AGILE-related metrics
• Work with a cross functional team to develop and deploy new business process and improving existing business processes.
• You will lead the execution of AGILE interventions associated with rapid response
• May oversee internal documentation and manage external vendors/contractors/consultants
• May perform other responsibilities.

What you bring to Takeda:

• Bachelor's Degree in Science or equivalent.
• 5+ years of experience required in a regulated industry.
• Minimum certified: Six Sigma Green Belt / Lean Practitioner; Lean Master/ Six Sigma Black Belt certified is ideal.
• Understanding of six sigma (DMAIC)
• Expert in the theory, application/integration, and sustainment of Lean Manufacturing elements
• Demonstrated teaching and coaching skills
• Experience in a Leadership role (people, projects, teams)
• Broad knowledge of business operations (principles, practices and procedures).
• Project management skills required
• Software knowledge: Outlook, Advanced Excel (can perform complex functions) , Word, PowerPoint and SharePoint.
• General statistical systems (ex: Minitab, JMP), JD Edwards and Trackwise is ideal
• Experience with complex projects and resolving complex issues

What Takeda can offer you:

• Comprehensive Healthcare: Medical, Dental, and Vision
• Financial Planning & Stability: 401(k) with company match and Annual Retirement Contribution Plan
• Health & Wellness programs including onsite flu shots and health screenings
• Generous time off for vacation and the option to purchase additional vacation days
• Community Outreach Programs and company match of charitable contributions
• Family Planning Support
• Professional training and development opportunities
• Tuition reimbursement

Important Considerations:

At Takeda, our patients rely on us to deliver quality products. As a result, we must follow strict rules in our manufacturing facilities to ensure we are not endangering the quality of the product. In this role, you may:

• Work in a controlled environment requiring special gowning and wear protective clothing over the head, face, hands, feet and body. This may include additional hearing protection for loud areas.
• Need to remove all make-up, jewelry, contact lenses, nail polish and/or artificial fingernails while in the manufacturing environment.
• Work in a cold, wet environment.
• Work around chemicals such as alcohol, acids, buffers and Celite that may require respiratory protection.
• May work or be assigned to a different shift to meet business needs. Must be willing to work off shift hours.
• Can work supplemental hours to complete work commitments.
• Pace may be fast and job completion demands may be high.
• Takeda is a global company and the facility is a 24/7 manufacturing plant as such supporting off-shift work may be required either on site or virtually with our global organizations.
• May lift, push, pull and carry up to approximately 25 lbs.
• Up to 10% Travel

More about us:

At Takeda, we are transforming patient care through the development of novel specialty pharmaceuticals and best in class patient support programs. Takeda is a patient-focused company that will inspire and empower you to grow through life-changing work.

Certified as a Global Top Employer, Takeda offers stimulating careers, encourages innovation, and strives for excellence in everything we do. We foster an inclusive, collaborative workplace, in which our teams are united by an unwavering commitment to deliver Better Health and a Brighter Future to people around the world.

This posting excludes Colorado applicants.

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