Production & Tech Ops Ecosystem Lead

Position Purpose: Provide an overview of the responsibilities of the position by providing a summary of the most important aspects and duties of the position.

• Defines the ecosystem specific COS standards for Operations, Supply Chain, QA/QC, Maintenance or Technical Operations in conjunction with OE, site and functional stakeholders.
• Oversees installation and continuous improvement of the CSL Operation System at site or supported sits & functions through Gemba, site visits and maturity assessments.
• Supports value delivery of the ecosystem interacting with all sites or full functional team from T4 to T1.
• Support deployment of Structured Problem-Solving tools as well as Lean and Six Sigma as appropriate.

Reporting Relationships:

List other positions in the company that are reporting into this position or that this position reports into.

• Role that this position reports to: Global OE Lead
• Role/s that report to this position: None

Main Responsibilities and Accountabilities: List the roles and responsibilities of the position

Define ecosystem-specific standards:

•      Define content specific to each function

•      Identify and support resolution of interdependencies

•      Stakeholder management and leadership across full ecosystem

•      Update standards / playbook in alignment with OE and Core Teams

Support maturity build:

•      Partnering with site & functional leadership

•      Support maturity build & value, identify required efforts (w/ OE)

•      Planning/execution of future deployments

•      Calibration of maturity assessment through site visits

Support value delivery:

•      Monitor value capture & drive accountability

•      Strategy planning, prioritization & budgeting

•      Contribute to key initiatives

Implement and coach leadership ecosystem within function

•      Implement tiered meeting cascade and CBN/CI review within function

•      Contribute and coach effectiveness of T4 team

Lead key cross site initiatives

•      Lead key cross-site initiatives raised through T4 CBN/CI review

• Places a high priority on developing others through coaching, feedback.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement, training and mentoring while focusing on operational efficiency and the elimination of “non-value added” activities.
• Provide a positive and equitable working environment emphasizing the CSL Values: Customer Focus, Innovation, Integrity, Collaboration, and Superior Performance.
• Complies with requirements from CSL Behring’s Safety Program, including Health and Safety mandates and OSHA requirements.
• Completes any other duties/responsibilities assigned by senior management.

Position Qualifications and Experience Requirements: Provide hiring requirements for the specified position, including educational, experiential, and competency requirements necessary for the position.

Education

• Bachelor or BS degree in a Technical or Business Field with 10+ years’ experience, master’s degree in business administration or technical discipline a plus
• Lean and Six Sigma proficiency preferred, certifications in Lean and Six Sigma a plus.

Experience

• Worked within operational or functional roles in key leadership roles such as Value stream lead, Deployment Lead, etc. 
• Previous experience in Lean production system implementation at site level and with functional/virtual teams
• Experience of aligning global processes across multiple sites
• Experience in coaching senior leaders
• Experience in implementation of lean operating model including 5S, Kaizen, waste reduction, in process excellence and performance improvement tools.
• Experience deploying goals at high level

Competency

·       Strategic Thinking – Align ecosystem standards with business goals.

·       Stakeholder Leadership – Influence and collaborate across functions and sites.

·       Continuous Improvement – Drive Lean practices and operational excellence.

·       Change Leadership – Lead transformation and sustain improvements.

·       Communication & Coaching – Build capability through clear communication and mentoring

About CSL Behring

CSL Behring is a global biotherapeutics leader driven by our promise to save lives. Focused on serving patients’ needs by using the latest technologies, we discover, develop and deliver innovative therapies for people living with conditions in the immunology, hematology, cardiovascular and metabolic, respiratory, and transplant therapeutic areas. We use three strategic scientific platforms of plasma fractionation, recombinant protein technology, and cell and gene therapy to support continued innovation and continually refine ways in which products can address unmet medical needs and help patients lead full lives.

CSL Behring operates one of the world’s largest plasma collection networks, CSL Plasma. Our parent company, CSL, headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, employs 32,000 people, and delivers its lifesaving therapies to people in more than 100 countries.

To learn more about CSL, CSL Behring, CSL Seqirus and CSL Vifor  visit https://www.csl.com/ and CSL Plasma at https://www.cslplasma.com/.

Our Benefits

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You Belong at CSL

At CSL, Inclusion and Belonging is at the core of our mission and who we are. It fuels our innovation day in and day out. By celebrating our differences and creating a culture of curiosity and empathy, we are able to better understand and connect with our patients and donors, foster strong relationships with our stakeholders, and sustain a diverse workforce that will move our company and industry into the future.

 To learn more about inclusion and belonging visit https://www.csl.com/careers/inclusion-and-belonging

Equal Opportunity Employer

CSL is an Equal Opportunity Employer. If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, please visit https://www.csl.com/accessibility-statement.