About the role

AI summarised

Senior-level Operational Excellence Lead responsible for driving continuous improvement, Lean/Six Sigma, and innovation initiatives across Pfizer’s external supply clusters and contract manufacturing organizations. The role combines strategic program leadership with hands-on coaching, governance facilitation, and capability building to embed a culture of continuous improvement and deliver measurable operational and cost benefits.

BiopharmaOnsite

Key Responsibilities

Provide Business facing OE Support to ES Clusters and/or PC1
Drive the ES Clusters/PC1 Governance in alignment with IMEx
Be a central part of the ES Clusters/PC1 and a facilitator as needed of the weekly, monthly and quarterly cadence of team meetings e.g. facilitate VSLT, BRM
Ensure process confirmations are actively used for all governance
Drive a CI Culture and Act as OE SME within the ES Clusters
Facilitate/Co-lead the ES Cluster/PC1 Strategy and Goal setting
Lead/Support/Coach OE solutions in the ES Clusters/PC1 e.g. Continuous Improvement Loop, IMEx Deployment, Innovation, Agile Transformation, Complex Investigations in alignment with the ES/OE Strategies
Lead/Coach the CI Process within the ES Clusters / PC1 at T4 VSLT and T3/T2 VSOT/VPT levels
Lead/Support/Coach the deployment of ES OS solutions e.g. Continuous Improvement Loop, IMEx Deployment, Agile Transformation, EIRM, facilitate Innovations Workshops at the BU level
Coach Complex Investigations using the established process
Lead and/or coach Lean/Six Sigma projects for ES Clusters/PC1/CMOs and support functions to diagnose and improve processes. This may also be on a regional basis
Use CI to identify and lead/coach Lean/Six Sigma projects using M1, M2, M3 methodology

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in associated discipline is required (i.e., Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Operations Management or Science)
8+ years of manufacturing and/or supply experience
5+ years hands-on analytics/six sigma/continuous improvement experience
Lean Six Sigma Black Belt trained and certified minimum
AI certified
Incumbent must be fluent both written and verbally in English
Certified/Trained AI Expert
Certified Innovation Coach
M1 Train the trainer
Languages such as Mandarin, Spanish, Italian and French are preferred but not required
5+ years coaching and certifying successful six sigma green belts and black belts
Proven skills in managing large scale initiatives
Demonstrated coaching skills
Comprehensive knowledge of a broad range of operational excellence methodologies / programs
Ability to define, evaluate and recommend improvement opportunities across the E2E to achieve and sustain improvements
Strong business acumen with manufacturing and supply chain experiences preferred
Demonstrated ability to influence stakeholders at all levels of the organization and a proven track record in change management
Strong communication and interpersonal skills to guide and / or lead diverse teams