Work Schedule

First Shift (Days)

Environmental Conditions

Cleanroom: no hair products, jewelry, makeup, nail polish, perfume, exposed piercings, facial hair etc... allowed, Office

Job Description

As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world’s toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.

Discover Impactful Work: 
As a Manager, PPI Business System at Thermo Fisher Scientific, you will implement transformational change through our Practical Process Improvement (PPI) Business System. In this impactful role, you'll work closely with business leadership to establish and develop continuous improvement practices that enable profitable growth, enhance customer experience, and increase employee engagement. You will support the implementation of lean methodologies and guide teams across functions to achieve significant performance results.

You will lead strategy deployment, facilitate cross-functional improvement initiatives, and build organizational capability in PPI tools and methodologies. Through mentoring and training, you'll help develop a culture of continuous improvement and problem-solving excellence. Your expertise in lean principles will help optimize processes, reduce waste, and deliver measurable business impact across customer, financial, people, and quality metrics.

This role offers the opportunity to implement meaningful change at an organization dedicated to serving science, working collaboratively with teams to make significant contributions to helping customers make the world healthier, cleaner and safer.

Location: Lebanon, TN

Keys to Success: 

Education 

• Advanced degree with 6+ years of relevant experience, or
• Bachelor’s degree with 8+ years of relevant experience implementing continuous improvement and Lean methodologies within a matrixed organization.
• Preferred fields of study: Engineering, Science, Operations, Business, or a related discipline.

Experience 

• 3+ years of people leadership experience, including direct management of team members.
• Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification desired.
• Additional certifications in PPI, project management or continuous improvement methodologies beneficial.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities 

• Demonstrated expertise in Strategy Deployment and Value Stream Mapping.
• Proven experience with Tiered Daily Management Systems.
• Hands-on leadership of Gemba Walks and Leader Standard Work.
• Led Kaizen events and applied structured problem-solving methodologies.
• Implemented Visual Management systems and 5S.
• Strong influencing and change management skills with ability to engage across the organization.
• Excellent project management capabilities and track record of delivering measurable results.
• Advanced analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Strong communication, facilitation and presentation skills.
• Demonstrated success developing and mentoring teams.
• Experience with financial analysis and benefits tracking.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and continuous improvement software.
• Ability to travel up to 30% as needed.
• Experience in regulated industries (pharma, medical device) preferred.
• Knowledge of GMP/quality systems beneficial.
• Ability to work independently and lead through influence.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.
• Must be able to pass a comprehensive background check, which includes a drug screening.