Principal Continuous Improvement Specialist

Principal Continuous Improvement Specialist

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. 

As a senior member of the Continuous Improvement Team, you will coach all levels of the organization on Lean Systems thinking, problem solving, and improvement methodologies. You will act in coordination with the Continuous Improvement Director as a change agent as we continue to implement and build upon The Catalent Way. This includes leading high impact projects, working within the functional areas to build capability and maturity, and ensuring sustainable improvements are made.

This is a full-time on-site salaried position, Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm

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:  

• Conduct large scale improvement projects using appropriate tools and disciplines such as DMAIC, PDCA, A3, etc. while leading teams to address business process problems and design new processes to achieve results
• Contributor to the development and execution of CI roadmap
• Collaborate with other CI members from other sites and share best practices
• Facilitate advanced problem-solving and Rapid Improvement sessions to lead teams to address improvement opportunities
• Interact at all levels of the organization, instilling a sustained continuous improvement culture at all levels
• Coach site senior leaders and to establish performance measurement systems and goals aligned with organizational objectives
• Conduct Kaizen Leader Training and mentor Kaizen leaders
• Other duties as assigned

The Candidate:  

• Requires B.S/B.A. in Biological Science, Engineering or related field with at least 10 years of operations and leadership experience
• 7-10 or more years of hands-on experience in an Operational Excellence System deployment across a business is required
• Master Black Belt certification or equivalent preferred
• Expert competencies in applying Continuous Improvement principles and techniques in several industries, production or service environment is required

Why you should join Catalent:

• Defined career path and annual performance review and feedback process 
• Diverse, inclusive culture 
• Potential for career growth on an expanding team within an organization dedicated to preserving and bettering lives 
• 152 hours of paid time off annually + 8 paid holidays 
• Competitive salary with yearly bonus potential 
• Community engagement and green initiatives 
• Generous 401K match and Paid Time Off accrual 
• Medical, dental and vision benefits effective day one of employment 
• Tuition Reimbursement

Catalent offers rewarding opportunities to further your career!  Join the global drug development and delivery leader and help us bring over 7,000 life-saving and life-enhancing products to patients around the world. Catalent is an exciting and growing international company where employees work directly with pharma, biopharma and consumer health companies of all sizes to advance new medicines from early development to clinical trials and to the market. Catalent produces more than 70 billion doses per year, and each one will be used by someone who is counting on us. Join us in making a difference. 

personal initiative. dynamic pace. meaningful work.

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Catalent is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and veterans.

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