Sr. Staff PPI Business Systems Specialist

Work Schedule Standard (Mon-Fri) Environmental Conditions Office Job Description As the Sr Staff PPI Business Systems Specialist for Bioproduction (BPG), you'll be a hands-on change leader helping teams translate strategy into measurable results—growth, quality, customer satisfaction, cash flow, and productivity—by strengthening how we run the business through Thermo Fisher's Practical Process Improvement (PPI) Business System. You'll work across Commercial and Group Functions in a highly matrixed environment, guiding leaders and teams to build sustainable operating mechanisms and a strong continuous improvement culture. This role is for someone who loves turning complexity into clarity—building practical rhythms, metrics, and improvement pipelines that stick. You'll influence how teams plan, prioritize, execute, and improve—at scale—while developing capability in leaders and practitioners. What you'll do Enable adoption of PPI Business System principles and practices across Commercial and Group Functions to achieve business targets. Partner with key leaders and collaborators to align improvement work with business priorities. Build and run operating cadences that connect strategy, goals, execution, and problem-solving.

Lead productivity metrics success:

goal setting, opportunity identification, and execution of improvement work. Maintain a validated funnel of improvement activity with a sustainable review mechanism (e.g., pipeline governance, prioritization, tracking) Develop and facilitate multi-year strategy deployment using standard tools and routines. Build and run operating cadences that connect strategy, goals, execution, and problem-solving. Develop and reinforce the leadership culture through PPI methods such as critical metrics leadership, Tiered Daily Management systems, and Gemba walks with structured problem-solving. Standardize and improve operating mechanisms that increase KPI accountability and speed of action. Improve decision-making, critical thinking, and problem-solving capability within teams to increase autonomy and accelerate change. Coach leaders, PPI practitioners, and colleagues to increase engagement, empowerment, and consistency in methodology. Promote best practice sharing and harmonization across the network. Qualifications Bachelor's degree in engineering, science, operations, or business (or equivalent experience). 8+ years working in PPI Business Systems or a comparable continuous improvement business system. Demonstrated track record implementing continuous improvement in a functionally agnostic environment. Proven ability to deliver year-over-year results using data-based problem solving. Experience developing, training, and coaching international teams. Ability to collaborate effectively in a heavily matrixed organization. Comfortable working in ambiguity while maintaining attention to detail. Strong executive presence and communication skills; able to influence and lead change. Six Sigma certification (preferred but not required). Compensation and Benefits The salary range estimated for this position based in California is $125,000.00-$173,000.00. This position may also be eligible to receive a variable annual bonus based on company, team, and/or individual performance results in accordance with company policy. We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package that our U.S. colleagues and their families can count on, which includes: A choice of national medical and dental plans, and a national vision plan, including health incentive programs Employee assistance and family support programs, including commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement At least 120 hours paid time off (PTO), 10 paid holidays annually, paid parental leave (3 weeks for bonding and 8 weeks for caregiver leave), accident and life insurance, and short- and long-term disability in accordance with company policy Retirement and savings programs, such as our competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan Employees' Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offers eligible colleagues the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount For more information on our benefits, please visit: https://jobs.thermofisher.com/global/en/total-rewards Thank you for your interest as you consider starting a new career journey with us. As the world leader in serving science, our colleagues develop critical solutions through innovation—and build rewarding careers. Discover their extraordinary stories and connection to our Mission to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Their work is a story of purpose. What story will you tell? Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is the world leader in serving science, with annual revenue of more than $40 billion. Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Whether our customers are accelerating life sciences research, solving complex analytical challenges, increasing productivity in their laboratories, improving patient health through diagnostics or the development and manufacture of life-changing therapies, we are here to support them. Our global team delivers an unrivaled combination of innovative technologies, purchasing convenience and pharmaceutical services through our industry-leading brands, including Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen, Fisher Scientific, Unity Lab Services, Patheon and PPD. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation. Thermo Fisher Scientific is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, religion, color, national or ethnic origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, genetic information, veteran status, age or disability status.