Job Description Summary

Job Description

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BD is one of the largest global medical technology companies in the world. Advancing the world of health™ is our Purpose, and it’s no small feat. It takes the imagination and passion of all of us—from design and engineering to the manufacturing and marketing of our billions of MedTech products per year—to look at the impossible and find transformative solutions that turn dreams into possibilities.

We believe that the human element, across our global teams, is what allows us to continually evolve. Join us and discover an environment in which you’ll be supported to learn, grow and become your best self. Become a maker of possible with us.

Position Summary

The Sr Director BD Excellence Operating Model will be responsible for implementing and optimizing lean methodologies to enhance operational and organizational efficiency, reduce waste, and improve overall productivity. This role involves analyzing current processes, identifying areas for improvement, and leading continuous improvement initiatives. This role will partner with various departments to ensure the successful deployment of operating models and processes that align with the company's strategic objectives.  This individual will develop and install best in class business systems practices that improve day-to-day process rigor and efficiencies. In addition to developing and installing best in class tools, this individual will also be responsible for driving a continuous improvement culture across BD. 

Reporting to the Senior Vice President of BD Excellence, this strategic role focuses on driving transformative process improvements to deliver critical business objectives

Key Responsibilities

The primary responsibilities will include:

• Support the definition and implementation of the Business operating mechanism, which is the structured processes and systems that an organization uses to manage and sequence its day-to-day operations to deliver value to its stakeholders.
• Design Operating Models: Develop comprehensive business operating models that support the organization's strategic goals.
• Implementation: Lead the deployment of operating models across different business units, ensuring smooth transitions and minimal disruptions.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Work closely with stakeholders to understand their needs and ensure the operating model meets those requirements.
• Training and Support: Provide training and ongoing support to employees to ensure successful adoption of the new operating models.
• Performance Monitoring: Track the performance of deployed operating models and make necessary adjustments to optimize efficiency.
• Continuous Improvement: Identify opportunities for continuous improvement and implement changes to enhance the operating model.
• Documentation: Maintain detailed documentation of operating models, deployment processes, and any changes made.
• This role will be responsible for supporting the content creation, development and deployment of new BD Excellence operating model tools and processes, which will be used to drive improvement across BD, with a key focus will be on visual and daily management.
• Partner with leadership to strategically deploy the developed tools and processes throughout BD globally.  The goal is to drive sustained adoption of the BD Excellence tools so they become part of the essence of how BD delivers results.
• Partner with BD leaders across the Business Units and Functional teams to drive adoption of BD Excellence tools and to actively solve critical issues.
• Operate as a coach to the BU’s and Functional teams in the use of BD Excellence tools.
• Use bowlers, key performance indicators, and action plans to drive and provide visibility of performance via metrics.
• Take a hands-on approach to support the Business Units in solving mission-critical problems that require an “all hands-on deck” approach.
• Become a certified practitioner in problem solving and kaizen methodology. Utilize tools as facilitator of problem-solving/kaizen sessions across all areas (commercial, innovation, operations, functions).
• Serve as a thought partner to the BD and BDX leadership teams, supporting the adoption and deployment of BD Excellence tools and mindset across departments and regions.
• Be a change champion in the development and deployment of BD Excellence tools and mindset
• Partner with BD Excellence leaders, functional experts and VP of BD Enterprise Process Excellence to develop BD Excellence took kit, including roll-out of tools in a prioritized fashion.
• Be an expert (can teach and execute) in the BD Excellence fundamentals of Visual Management (VM)/ Daily Management (DM), Probl