Functional Operational Excellence Leader

Job title: Functional Operational Excellence Leader

• Location: Swiftwater,PA

About the Job
 

The Function OE Leader is responsible for supporting the deployment of the VRD Excellence Model (VRD EM) within their assigned function, in alignment with the global OE strategy. This role empowers operational teams to take ownership on improvement & performance initiatives by providing coaching, training, and methodological support. The Function OE Leader fosters an impact-driven and improvement-oriented culture by enabling teams to apply OE principles, tools, and routines effectively to achieve function ambitions. 

Join the engine of Sanofi’s mission — where deep immunoscience meets bold, AI-powered research. In R&D, you’ll drive breakthroughs that could turn the impossible into possible for millions.

 

About Sanofi:

We’re an R&D-driven, AI-powered biopharma company committed to improving people’s lives and delivering compelling growth. Our deep understanding of the immune system – and innovative pipeline – enables us to invent medicines and vaccines that treat and protect millions of people around the world. Together, we chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives.

Main Responsibilities:
 

1. Operational Excellence Deployment within the function:

• Conduct diagnostics and/or gap analyses (business case) with operational teams to identify improvement opportunities. 

• Propose the most appropriate methodology for each improvement initiative within the function. 

• Ensure that each improvement initiative within the function complies with the core principles of Operational Excellence. 

• Support or lead improvement initiatives within the function when specific OE competencies are required 

• Pro-actively support function performance and measure the impact of the initiative 

• Guarantee the practical problem-solving (standard improvement) process and ensure consistency in the implementation of improvement ideas. 

• Monitor and report progress of OE activities (improvement initiatives, level 2 practical problem-solving and improvement ideas) to the Head of Function OE. 

• Ensure sustainability of improvements by integrating them into function performance management routines. 

• Identify impacts, define change strategy, check the gaps for efficient adoption, etc. 

2. Capability Building within the function: 

• Identify individual OE development needs required to implement the function improvement initiatives. 

• Build the training plan in alignment with the function’s Operational Excellence roadmap and its improvement priorities. 

• Deliver OE training and coaching to improvement initiative leaders and members based on the defined training plan. 

• Conduct skill assessment and validation for initiative leaders. 

• Promote feedback culture and continuous learning mindset. 

• Ensure adoption and application of OE standards, routines, and methodologies. 

3. Cross-functional Collaboration: 

• Participate in transversal and cross-functional initiatives impacting the function. 

• Share best practices and contribute to harmonization of OE efforts across functions. 

• Contribute to the OE community by promoting the replication of effective approaches. 

4. Knowledge Management: 

• Perform return-on-experience process and support capitalization efforts from past initiatives. 

• Identify, document, and share lessons learned and successful practices. 

Expected key impacts:

• Improved Function performance through better use of OE levers by operational teams. 

• Enhanced OE capabilities by developing operational teams’ sk