Digital PPI Engineer

Join our team as a Digital PPI Engineer and contribute to continuous improvement across Thermo Fisher Scientific. You'll implement our Practical Process Improvement (PPI) Business System to enhance operational excellence, improve efficiency, and deliver exceptional customer experiences. Working with site leadership and cross-functional teams, you'll facilitate Kaizen events, guide process improvement initiatives, and support a culture of continuous improvement that enables our employees to develop better processes. You'll help achieve significant results in quality, productivity, and customer satisfaction while supporting our mission of enabling customers to make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer.

Advanced Degree plus 3 years of experience, or Bachelor's Degree plus 5 years of experience leading continuous improvement initiatives in a manufacturing, laboratory, or regulated environment Preferred Fields of Study: Engineering, Science, Business, Operations or related field Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification required, Black Belt preferred Additional certifications in Project Management or Process Improvement methodologies beneficial Demonstrated expertise in lean methodologies including value stream mapping, 5S, standard work, and Kaizen facilitation Strong project management skills with proven ability to lead multiple cross-functional improvement projects Advanced proficiency in data analysis, problem-solving techniques and root cause analysis Excellent communication and presentation skills with ability to work effectively at all organizational levels Experience developing and delivering lean training programs and mentoring teams Demonstrated success achieving measurable results through process improvements Strong financial acumen and ability to validate project savings with Finance Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite; experience with PowerBI, Minitab or similar tools preferred Ability to work independently while collaborating across matrix organization Excellent change management and stakeholder engagement capabilities Experience in cGMP/regulated environment preferred Travel up to 20% as needed

We help our customers accelerate life sciences research, solve complex analytical challenges, improve patient diagnostics and increase laboratory productivity. With $1.4 billion invested annually in R&D, our collaborative and diverse teams have the resources they need to drive new discoveries and do cutting-edge research and develop important applications and tools that help millions of lives around the world.
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is the world leader in serving science, with an annual revenue of approximately $40 billion. Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Whether our customers are accelerating life sciences research, solving complex analytical challenges, increasing productivity in their laboratories, improving patient health through diagnostics or the development and manufacture of life-changing therapies, we are here to support them. Our global team of more than 100,000+ colleagues deliver an unrivaled combination of innovative technologies, purchasing convenience and pharmaceutical services through our industry-leading brands, including Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen, Fisher Scientific, Unity Lab Services, Patheon and PPD.