Manager, Operational Excellence
Bristol Myers Squibb
September 03, 2026
Remote friendly (Summit, NJ)
United States
Operations
Manager, Operational Excellence — Key Responsibilities:
- Drive continuous improvement across manufacturing and supply chain operations at the Summit West facility.
- Serve as an internal CI coach/partner to site-wide customers across manufacturing, supply chain, and support functions.
- Facilitate and coach A3 problem solving at all levels.
- Support development/maturation of tier management systems and use tiered huddles for real-time issue identification and escalation.
- Deploy and sustain 5S and visual management; support the Yellow Belt program.
- Design/facilitate kaizen events and workshops, including gemba-based process documentation and future state design.
- Drive TAT improvements and waste elimination across key value streams.
- Support operations and quality improvement using OpEx and Green Belt methodologies.
- Develop/maintain capacity models and workforce utilization analyses.
- Use business intelligence/data analytics to track KPIs and support decisions.
- Support inspection readiness; contribute during regulatory inspections; ensure compliant cGMP operations.
Qualifications & Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Business/Science or related discipline.
- Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt (preferred, accredited).
- Lean Silver Certification or Shingo Graduate (preferred).
- Minimum 5 years of Operational Excellence experience in Biotech/pharmaceutical.
- Knowledge/experience with Toyota Production System and key lean tools; execute the Site Operational Excellence Roadmap.
Benefits (subject to plan terms):
- Comprehensive benefits including wellbeing support, retirement/financial protection, and insurance (medical, dental, vision, life, disability).
- U.S. exempt: Flexible Time Off (FTO) + 11 paid company holidays.
- Non-exempt/RayzeBio/Puerto Rico: 160 hours paid vacation (new hires) + 11 paid holidays + 3 optional holidays.
Application instruction:
- If you’re interested but don’t perfectly match, you’re encouraged to apply anyway.
- Drive continuous improvement across manufacturing and supply chain operations at the Summit West facility.
- Serve as an internal CI coach/partner to site-wide customers across manufacturing, supply chain, and support functions.
- Facilitate and coach A3 problem solving at all levels.
- Support development/maturation of tier management systems and use tiered huddles for real-time issue identification and escalation.
- Deploy and sustain 5S and visual management; support the Yellow Belt program.
- Design/facilitate kaizen events and workshops, including gemba-based process documentation and future state design.
- Drive TAT improvements and waste elimination across key value streams.
- Support operations and quality improvement using OpEx and Green Belt methodologies.
- Develop/maintain capacity models and workforce utilization analyses.
- Use business intelligence/data analytics to track KPIs and support decisions.
- Support inspection readiness; contribute during regulatory inspections; ensure compliant cGMP operations.
Qualifications & Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Business/Science or related discipline.
- Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt (preferred, accredited).
- Lean Silver Certification or Shingo Graduate (preferred).
- Minimum 5 years of Operational Excellence experience in Biotech/pharmaceutical.
- Knowledge/experience with Toyota Production System and key lean tools; execute the Site Operational Excellence Roadmap.
Benefits (subject to plan terms):
- Comprehensive benefits including wellbeing support, retirement/financial protection, and insurance (medical, dental, vision, life, disability).
- U.S. exempt: Flexible Time Off (FTO) + 11 paid company holidays.
- Non-exempt/RayzeBio/Puerto Rico: 160 hours paid vacation (new hires) + 11 paid holidays + 3 optional holidays.
Application instruction:
- If you’re interested but don’t perfectly match, you’re encouraged to apply anyway.