Global Lean Leader

Global Lean Leader

Position Summary:

Catalent, Inc. is a leading global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) whose mission is to develop, manufacture, and supply products that help people live better and healthier lives. Catalent is dedicated to delivering unparalleled service to pharma, biotech, and consumer health customers, supporting product development, launch, and full life-cycle supply. With time-tested experience in development sciences, delivery technologies, and multi-modality manufacturing, Catalent supports the acceleration of development programs and the launch of more than a hundred new products every year. Powered by thousands of scientists and technicians and the latest technology platforms at more than 40 global sites, Catalent supplies billions of doses of life-enhancing and life-saving treatments for patients annually.

This is a full-time, salaried position: Monday – Friday, 1st shift.

The Global Lean Leader is responsible for enabling the organization to adopt new lean ways of working through the Catalent Operating System “The Catalent Way”. The Catalent Way is a framework of interlinked simplified and Lean standard processes that bring rigor and discipline into our business to drive sustainable Continuous Improvement – it is the simplified methodology behind how we plan, execute, improve, and sustain world class performance.  

The Global Lean Leader role requires facilitation, change management and leadership skills and involves a high level of travel to Catalent’s manufacturing sites globally. The Global Lean Leader is hands on and includes training, coaching and mentoring and enabling our manufacturing sites to address specific issues and improvement targets through the application of lean six sigma tools and techniques.

Catalent’s Philadelphia, PA location is our clinical supplies services facility within the Development & Clinical business unit of Catalent Pharma Solutions, and the North American Center of Excellence for clinical supply packaging.
 

Catalent is committed to a Patient First culture through excellence in quality and compliance, and to the safety of every patient, consumer, and Catalent employee. 

The Role:

• Work in conjunction with the sites to enable them to deliver improvement in our People, Safety, Quality, Cost, Delivery metrics

• Participate in, facilitate or lead workshops to enable adoption of The Catalent Way

• Perform deep dives, specific analysis, maturity assessments to support the improvement program

• Support new site integrations into The Catalent Way

• Work as part of an expert team or alone deploying the Catalent Operating model across our network of sites through a workshop, capability building and enabling approach

• With a focus on the lean six sigma tool, techniques and methods enable sites to learn, improve and resolve issues in a sustainable way

• Write clear, concise and accurate reports to a high standard

• 70% travel expectations (global)

• Other duties as assigned

The Candidate:

• Bachelor’s degree with a focus in Scientific, Engineering, or Business, required

• Black Belt Certified and / or significant lean training, required

• Requires at least seven or more years of experience relevant experience Extensive experience in the application of lean six sigma tools

• Knowledge of DMAIC, PDC/SA, lean tools and project management methods

• Experience in pharmaceuticals and / or other highly regulated environment

• Work domestically and internationally and at times work outside of the core hours to support others working in other geographical time zones

• Individual may be required to sit, stand, walk regularly and occasionally lift 0-15 pounds

Why You Should Join Catalent:

• Defined career path and annual performance review and feedback process 

• Diverse, inclusive culture 

• 152 hours of PTO + 8 paid holidays

• Several Employee Resource Groups focusing on D&I

• Dynamic, fast-paced work environment

• Positive working environment focusing on continually improving processes to remain innovative

• Potential for career growth on an expanding team within an organization dedicated to preserving and bettering lives 

• Community engagement and green initiatives 

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