Associate Director, Operational Excellence

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At Illumina, we are expanding access to genomic technology to realize health equity for billions of people around the world. Our efforts enable life-changing discoveries that are transforming human health through the early detection and diagnosis of diseases and new treatment options for patients.

Working at Illumina means being part of something bigger than yourself. Every person, in every role, has the opportunity to make a difference. Surrounded by extraordinary people, inspiring leaders, and world changing projects, you will do more and become more than you ever thought possible.

The Associate Director, Operational Excellence is a key leader and partner to our site Operations team in Hayward, Ca and our Illumina Services Labs in Foster City, Ca.   In this role, you will partner with the leadership team and their functions to deploy our Operational Excellence business systems and build self- sustaining capabilities in their functions.  You thrive on solving complex problems, navigating across various disciplines and functions and empowering/inspiring/mentoring others to make their work easier and drives improvements (safety, quality and productivity) with significant business value. 

Responsibilities:

• Partner with leadership teams in Lean/Operational Excellence system deployment and maturity

• Supports and leads complex improvement and optimization projects/initiatives in the areas of Safety, Quality, Productivity and Cost savings

• Conducts training in continuous improvement methodologies and mentors others in the application of these methods

• Facilitates/assists business process management and the teams supporting continuous improvement.

•  Contributes to/Drives business process management and helps to ensure sites have installed and are effectively practicing business processes

• Coordinate stakeholders to develop area specific roadmap as part of site/functional strategy.

• Lead functions to development, implementation and monitoring of site goals and KPI’s through strategy deployment

• Oversees site Operational Excellence Project Portfolio and chairs the Operational Excellence Steering committee

• Provides oversight for the Business Continuity Management and Risk Management at the site

• Promote site level communication and sharing through network

Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 15 years of related experience, with 7+ years of Management experience.

• Lean Six Sigma Black Belt

• Proven track record of implementing continuous improvement programs with quantifiable business results

• Excellent collaborator with cross-functional customers and network partners

• Fosters a culture of continuous improvement

• Advanced facilitation skills and change agent abilities, with the ability to lead people indirectly and through influence

• Deep analytical and problem-solving skills and advanced level knowledge of Root Cause Analysis

• Remains current on industries process improvement methodologies and implements best practices to drive business performance

• Ability to lead people indirectly and through influence

The estimated base salary range for the Associate Director, Operational Excellence role based in the United States of America is: $175,300 - $262,900. Should the level or location of the role change during the hiring process, the applicable base pay range may be updated accordingly. Compensation decisions are dependent on several factors including, but not limited to, an individual’s qualifications, location where the role is to be performed, internal equity, and alignment with market data. Additionally, all employees are eligible for one of our variable cash programs (bonus or commission) and eligible roles may receive equity as part of the compensation package. We offer a wide range of benefits as innovative as our work, including access to genomics sequencing, family planning, health/dental/vision, retirement benefits, and paid time off.

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