Sr. Operational Excellence Manager

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and your family, be your true self, and live a full life. You’ll also have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
• Free medical coverage for employees* via the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO
• An excellent retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution
• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program, and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.
• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
• A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as the best place to work for diverse, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

This position supports the global Cardiometabolic and Informatics business unit. Our rapid diagnostics solutions are helping address some of the world’s greatest healthcare challenges.  

As the Sr. Operational Excellence (OpEx) Manager, you will be responsible for creating and leading the global advancement of OpEx initiatives across the business unit.  Scope includes global manufacturing sites and BU cross-functional teams spanning Operations, Supply Chain, Finance, Quality and Regulatory. You will drive continuous improvement in multiple facets while delivering business results.

What You’ll Work On

• Responsible for leading global teams to translate vision and strategic goals into actionable Operational Excellence annual objectives including delivery of site and global OpEx roadmaps
• Promote and foster a culture of continuous improvement serving as change agent
• Provide structured problem-solving support utilizing various tools and methodologies
• Monitor and influence site OpEx initiatives while providing global direction and framework
• Create value through delivery of Lean and Six Sigma tools such as VSM, GEMBA, 6S, DMAIC and SMED
• Drive identification of early signals and opportunities through data analytics
• Provide Operational Excellence updates to Operations and Quality Senior Management including measurement against key performance goals and business metrics
• Continue to build awareness and engagement of Operational Excellence principles and methodologies through effective communication, education & training
• Perform internal and external benchmarking to measure success and identify improvement opportunities
• Provide strategic thinking to anticipate future issues and challenges and create appropriate plans now, using proactive approaches

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree, Business, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, or related field or an equivalent combination of education and work experience
• Lean Six Sigma Belt certification with a minimum 6 years of demonstrated success in applying Continuous Improvement / OpEx tools
• Minimum 10 years related experience supporting operations and manufacturing
• International and domestic travel 25%

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters Degree, MBA desirable, but not necessary
• Proven history of delivering results in a similar role
• Effective and exceptional communication (verbal and written) with tact and diplomacy are critical
• Attention to detail and ability to manage several priorities at one time, with excellent problem solving and logical thinking skills

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* Participants who complete a short wellness assessment qualify for FREE coverage in our HIP PPO medical plan. Free coverage applies in the next calendar year.

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Divisional Information

Diagnostics

We’re empowering smarter medical and economic decision making to help transform the way people manage their health at all stages of life. Every day, more than 10 million tests are run on Abbott’s diagnostics instruments, providing lab results for millions of people.

Abbott Molecular is a leader in molecular diagnostics and the analysis of DNA, RNA, and proteins at the molecular level.

Our Point of Care diagnostic portfolio spans key heath and therapeutic areas, including infections disease, cardiometabolic, informatics and toxicology.

Our diagnostic solutions are used in hospitals, laboratories and clinics around the globe. The crucial information derived from our tests, instruments and informatics systems are often the first step in patient care decision making for hundreds of health conditions from heart attacks to blood disorders to infectious diseases and cancers.

Our rapid diagnostics solutions are helping address some of the world’s greatest healthcare challenges.