Manager Operational Excellence
- India - Vizag
Why Patients Need You
At Pfizer, our mission is to inspire a best-in-class culture of continuous improvement and project management that empowers colleagues and enables simple, effective processes. Whether you are managing projects or liaising with others, your contribution in this team will help in making our work easier and faster so that we can deliver breakthroughs that change patients' lives.
What You Will Achieve
Your organizational skills will help us integrate our continuous improvement programs across the organization, both vertically and horizontally. Thanks to your knowledge and skills, it will be ensured that the improvement programs yield results and strengthen the overall business strategies. You will work as a coach and a facilitator for improvement projects as well as maintain performance metrics to measure program success.
As a manager, you will support the program by taking care of project governance, project reviews, communications, trainings, certifications and rewards. You provide guidance to operational teams for managing projects. Your planning skills will help in preparing forecasts for resource requirements, and providing areas of improvement for products, processes or services. Through your comprehensive knowledge of principles, concepts and theories of this discipline, you will also work towards advancing new concepts and methodologies. You will be able to take a leadership role to facilitate agreements between teams.
It is your hard work and focus that will make Pfizer ready to achieve new milestones and help patients across the globe.
How You Will Achieve It
- Provide guidance, lead/co-lead projects, manage own time to meet objectives, and plan resource requirements for projects across the division.
- Liaise with business stakeholders to define, design and implement performance measures.
- Deliver continuous improvement projects using six sigma and lean methodologies.
- Lead or support analysis of improvement programs and potential results.
- Develop and execute IMEx (Integrated Manufacturing Excellence) initial implementation and updates going forward.
- Key interface to other divisions and facilitates cross-functional project modeling, resourcing and overall performance.
- Lead a team of subject matter experts in the development and maintenance of procedural documentation related to Pfizer clinical, medical, safety, and/or regulatory processes.
- Coach/facilitate/lead project teams, assist in OpEx strategy definition, solve problems, and implement solutions to improve operational performance by applying the appropriate tools.
- Ensure the Translation and Dossier execution procedural documentation adheres to internal standards and policies allowing the business to be inspection or audit ready.
- Enhance capability of colleagues through Yellow Belt training.
- Serve as an expert resource for evaluation and action against assigned measures.
- Support internal and external Audits.
Qualifications
Must-Have
- Bachelor's Degree
- Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
- 8-12 years of experience in Lean Manufacturing and/ or Lean Six Sigma
- Projects Management Skills
- Ability to perform Statistical Studies with appropriate Statistical assumptions addressed.
- Ability to work and influence cross functional teams.
- Skills to translate and present visualization of data into a format that can trigger action and business decisions
- Basic understanding of finance and good working knowledge of the Pharmaceutical Industry
- Understanding and proficiency in Change Management
- Ability to effectively coach and mentor colleagues
- Strong oral and written communication skills
Nice-to-Have
- Master's degree
- Relevant pharmaceutical experience
- Demonstrated previous supervisory management experience in problem solving, decision making, negotiating and conflict resolution skills
- In depth knowledge and experience with investigations and compliance-related procedures
- Capability in Lean tools and/or desire to grow Lean capabilities to further drive Continuous Improvement projects.
Work Location Assignment: On Premise
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Continuous Imprv and Proj MgmtBreakthroughs that change patients’ lives
Research confirms what intuition tells us: that purpose-driven companies perform better, are more innovative, attract and retain the best people, and know how to unleash the power of those people. Pfizer’s purpose—Breakthroughs that change patients' lives—fuels everything we do and reflects our passion for building on our legacy as one of the greatest contributors of good to the world.
Each word in our purpose has meaning and reflects the value we strive to bring to patients and society:
“Breakthroughs” - These are the innovations, scientific and commercial, that we seek to deliver every day. All colleagues, regardless of role, level or location, strive for breakthroughs every day.
“Change” - We want to do more than simply improve patients’ medical conditions; we want to dramatically change their lives for the better.
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Our purpose ensures that patients remain at the center of all we do. We live our purpose by sourcing the best science in the world; partnering with others in the healthcare system to improve access to our medicines; using digital technologies to enhance our drug discovery and development, as well as patient outcomes; and leading the conversation to advocate for pro-innovation/pro-patient policies.
Every decision we make and every action we take is done with the patient in mind—and to nurture an environment where breakthroughs can thrive.
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To fully realize Pfizer’s purpose, we have established a clear set of expectations regarding “what” we need to achieve for patients and “how” we will go about achieving those goals.
The “how” is represented by four simple, powerful values—courage, excellence, equity, and joy—that define our company and our culture.
Courage: Breakthroughs start by challenging convention, especially in the face of uncertainty or adversity. This happens when we think big, speak up, and are decisive.
Excellence: We can only change patients’ lives when we perform at our best together. This happens when we focus on what matters, agree who does what, and measure our outcomes.
Equity: We believe that every person deserves to be seen, heard, and cared for. This happens when we are inclusive, act with integrity, and reduce healthcare disparities.
Joy: We give ourselves to our work, but it also gives to us. We find joy when we take pride, recognize one another, and have fun.
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Our Competitive Benefits Programs help our colleagues by:
- Promoting Health and Wellness to help colleagues maintain and improve their physical and mental wellbeing. Pfizer offerings include health and disability insurance, preventative health programs, medical screenings, free or reduced-cost vaccinations, discounts on Pfizer products, mental health support, nutrition and fitness counseling and more.
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