Agilent Technologies · 1 day ago
Quality Operational Excellence
California, United States
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$117K/yr - $219K/yr
8+ years expAgilent Technologies is a leading company in the life sciences sector, seeking a Quality Operational Excellence professional. This role is responsible for driving quality assurance operational excellence activities and fostering a culture of continuous improvement across all Agilent sites.
BiotechnologyHealth CareHealth DiagnosticsLife SciencePharmaceutical
Responsibilities
Drive quality assurance operational excellence activities at all Agilent sites
Report to Strategy Execution Leader, Quality and work closely with site Quality leaders to establish and deploy quality process improvements
Support the implementation and maintain a continuous improvement pipeline in collaboration with quality leadership
Foster a culture of continuous improvement by establishing business excellence capabilities in Global Operations Quality
Support quality in building business and deliver excellence
Develop and own the roadmap of continuous improvement initiatives
Partner with quality and operations leadership team to deliver the committed outcomes of these initiatives
Partner with project teams accountable for harmonizing and optimizing Quality & Compliance processes
Ensure lean principles and process improvement methodologies are consistently applied when establishing harmonized processes
Lead Operational Excellence events including but not limited to kaizens, root cause analysis, etc
Develop business cases to ensure they are based on effective process mapping and a solid benefits realization plan
Support other multi-site activities including developing Cost of Non-Quality and Cost of Quality strategic initiatives
Participate in or facilitate Root Cause Analysis (RCA) assessments
Support notified body and regulatory inspections, and other responsibilities as assigned
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in life sciences, engineering, business, or related discipline
8+ years' experience in manufacturing or quality in life sciences and regulated environment
Experience with lean, six sigma, process excellence tools and methodologies
Experience in leading strategic programs and measuring value delivery
Preferred
Training and certification in lean, six sigma, process excellence tools and methodologies
Project management and change management training and certification
Benefits
Bonus
Stock
Benefits
Company
Agilent Technologies
Agilent Technologies addresses the scientific and laboratory management needs of analytical scientists and clinical researchers.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$500M2019-09-05Post Ipo Debt· $500M
1999-11-26IPO
Leadership Team
Mike McMullen
CEO and President
Padraig McDonnell
President and CEO
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