Associate Director, Continuous Improvement - BioAnalytics

Associate Director, Continuous Improvement – BioAnalytics Position Summary: Catalent, Inc. is a leading global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) whose mission is to develop, manufacture, and supply products that help people live better and healthier lives. Catalent is dedicated to delivering unparalleled service to pharma, biotech, and consumer health customers, supporting product development, launch, and full life-cycle supply. Catalent Pharma Solutions in Kansas City, MO is hiring an Associate Director, Continuous Improvement who will work collaboratively with the BioAnalytics Site Leader and the entire CI team to ensure attainment of CI excellence across the KC, BioAnalytics site. This role will support the development of the site leadership team on lean principles and play a pivotal role in mentoring the site leadership team to embed the skills and behaviors that will result in a sustainable continuous improvement culture. This is a full-time role position: Monday – Friday, days. The Role: Develop and align the site's Strategic Plan across site functional groups to ensure both short-term and long-term initiatives drive toward and contribute to Site/Network Strategic Plan; Be part of the site leadership team and partner with Site SLT, Network leadership team to identify best practices and gaps to develop a 3-5 year site strategy and annual objectives; Direct and/or manage all assigned strategic programs on-schedule and within quality standards and cost objectives; Identify and develop enterprise benchmarks for Catalent Value Drivers (CVD’s) for leaders to create strategic plans; Develop and provide oversight of site CI governance and programming, including performance to savings targets; Champion continuous improvement through deployment of Lean and Six Sigma programs, “The Catalent Way” (TCW) program; Identify continuous improvement opportunities throughout the organization by prioritizing and selecting projects that leverage lean six sigma tools to drive improvements in key site KPIs; Identify, recommend, and implement changes to improve productivity and maintain production standards; Provide outstanding change management leadership and utilize, teach, and enforce the use of process improvement and change management tools; Lead teams to deliver specific business process improvement initiatives with a complex or multi-functional scope; All other duties as assigned. The Candidate: Bachelor's degree with an emphasis in Life Science, Engineering, or Business field required; Minimum Seven (7) years of relevant work experience required; Three (3) years of experience in Biologics, Commercial stage manufacturing/laboratory related work with demonstrated experience in Continuous Improvement and/or Operational Excellence preferred; Four (4) years of experience leading team improvement efforts in laboratory/production facilities required; Experience in a GMP regulated environment required; Certification in Lean Six Sigma Black Belt from a reputable organization or equivalent experience required; Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to work with people at all levels of the organization; Ability to successfully prioritize and manage large, complex projects, deadlines, and tasks with little supervision; Demonstrable leadership experience at Catalent may be considered in place of external experience; Individual may be required to sit, stand, walk regularly and occasionally lift 0-15 pounds; Why You Should Join Catalent: Defined career path and annual performance review and feedback process; Diverse, inclusive culture; Positive working environment focusing on continually improving processes; Potential for career growth within an organization dedicated to preserving and bettering lives; 152 Hours + 8 paid holidays; Several Employee Resource Groups focusing on D&I; Dynamic, fast-paced work environment; Community engagement and green initiatives; Generous 401K match; Company match on donations to organizations; Medical, dental, and vision benefits effective day one of employment; Tuition Reimbursement; WellHub program to promote overall physical wellness; Perkspot - offers exclusive or private discounts from approximately 900+ merchants. 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 Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and veterans.

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