Job Description Summary

We are looking for a Global Lean Leader, Contrast media, PDx Integrated supply chain (ISC)

At GEHC we have an inspiring purpose and bold strategic ambition to create a world where healthcare has no limits. LEAN is critical to how we will meet this and so we are undergoing a LEAN transformation to make us a simpler, faster and even more customer-centric organization. LEAN is how we deliver for our people, patients, and consumers. We are now seeking the right candidate for an exciting, global leadership position within the value stream.

Job Description

GE HealthCare is a leading global medical technology and digital solutions innovator with over 100 years of healthcare industry experience and around 50,000 employees globally. We enable clinicians to make faster, more informed decisions through intelligent devices, data analytics, applications and services, supported by our Edison intelligence platform. We operate at the center of an ecosystem working toward precision health - digitizing healthcare, helping drive productivity and improving outcomes for patients, providers, health systems and researchers around the world.

The role will have two focus areas:

• Driving the Lean transformation at our Contrast Media API manufacturing site in Lindesnes. The Lindesnes site LEAN Leader role is part of a global team responsible for the design, adoption, and execution of the LEAN transformation roadmap for the Pharmaceutical Diagnostics Integrated Supply Chain Business.

• Leading the Lean transformation across the ISC Value Stream (Plan, Source, Make, Deliver) at all Fill and Finish sites (Cork, Shanghai and Oslo).

GE Healthcare’s PDx division is a world leader in producing imaging agents administered to patients to improve images used to diagnose and monitor disease. The Lindesnes site is strategic to the PDx Value Stream manufacturing API for x-ray contrast agents. (40% of world x-ray market).

The role will report to the LEAN & Digital Director (ISC).

Roles and Responsibilities

• Lean leadership of the E2E EU Contrast Media Value Stream

• Partner with Site and Supply Chain Leadership to support the delivery of business priorities using Lean.

• Support the execution of kaizens and Lean events to deliver on the Continuous Improvement roadmap.

• Build, implement, and measure Standard Work (SW).

• Train teams on standard work and define KPIs that demonstrate process health.

• Establish and drive sustainment of Daily Management across the business partner’s processes.

• Support across all levels of the Management System (Lvl 1-3)

• Ensure proper training and coaching for effective daily management and a true “embrace the red” culture.

• Responsible for driving Lean Maturity levels across all CM sites as per the GE HC Lean Framework.

Qualifications and Experience

• The role requires hands-on experience of applying Lean tools, principles and coaching lean behaviors to deliver results through continuous improvement to drive a cultural change.

• Bachelor’s degree in any technical or analytical domain with a preference for Supply Chain Manufacturing related degrees (Business, Economics, Engineering)

• Experience in highly regulated industries is a preference.

• Proven success in leading significant business process improvement.

• LEAN/Six Sigma trained with the ability to apply tools and process rigor.

• Experience leading large Lean transformational rollout across multiple types of businesses or industries.

• Proven successful application of Lean tools.

Skills

• Customer focused with emphasis on Voice of Customer and Customer Impact.

• Strong communication ability across all levels of the business and between all functions.

• Tenacity/Passion/Determination – driven to chase the end goal and to drive the site performance forwards.

• Strong analytical and quantitative skills.

• Intellectually curious, open minded and creative problem solver.

• Motivated to achieve results through teamwork and cross functional collaboration.

• Conversational Norwegian, fluent English.

The role will require some travelling to different sites.

GE Healthcare is an Equal Opportunity Employer where inclusion matters. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability or other characteristics protected by law.

We expect all employees to live and breathe our behaviors: to act with humility and build trust; lead with transparency; deliver with focus, and drive ownership – always with unyielding integrity.

Our total rewards are designed to unlock your ambition by giving you the boost and flexibility you need to turn your ideas into world-changing realities. Our salary and benefits are everything you’d expect from an organization with global strength and scale, and you’ll be surrounded by career opportunities in a culture that fosters care, collaboration, and support.

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Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes