Quality Excellence Lead

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Ready to explore, break barriers, and discover more? We know you’ve got big plans – so do we! Our colleagues across the globe love innovating with science and technology to enrich people’s lives with our solutions in Healthcare, Life Science, and Electronics. Together, we dream big and are passionate about caring for our rich mix of people, customers, patients, and planet. That's why we are always looking for curious minds that see themselves imagining the unimaginable with us.  

This role does not offer sponsorship for work authorization. External applicants must be eligible to work in the US. 

Your Role:

The Quality Excellence Lead is responsible for driving quality excellence and transformational initiatives aligned with goals across the St. Louis quality control and quality assurance organization. This role involves supporting digitalization efforts for quality processes, fostering continuous improvement practices, managing strategic quality projects, and facilitating change management initiatives to ensure effective implementation. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with the Life Science Community of Excellence (CoE) to align quality best practices, share insights, and drive organizational transformation.
• Utilize Lean, Six Sigma, and other process improvement methodologies to streamline processes, reduce waste, and improve quality outcomes.
• Leverage data analytics to identify trends, root causes of issues, and opportunities for improvement.
• Drive digital technology adoption in quality processes to enhance overall quality performance organization-wide.
• Foster a proactive quality culture, encouraging staff to anticipate and prevent deviations.
• Ensure quality improvement initiatives align with customer expectations and enhance the overall customer experience.
• Work closely with other departments to implement integrated quality improvements and ensure alignment with business objectives.
• Oversee execution of strategic quality projects, ensuring timely delivery within scope and business objectives.
• Establish and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the effectiveness of quality improvement initiatives.
• Identify and implement innovative quality improvement practices and benchmark against industry best practices.

Who You Are:

Minimum Qualifications:                                                                                            

• Bachelor's Degree in Life Science (Biology, Chemistry, etc.) or Engineering (Chemical, Mechanical, etc.)

Preferred Qualifications: 

• 3+ years of successful experience in a quality leadership role
• Demonstrated experience of key quality control and/or quality assurance responsibilities.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and troubleshooting skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to lead multi-functional teams
• Understanding or experience with ISO & FDA regulations.

What we offer: We are curious minds that come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We celebrate all dimensions of diversity and believe that it drives excellence and innovation, strengthening our ability to lead in science and technology. We are committed to creating access and opportunities for all to develop and grow at your own pace. Join us in building a culture of inclusion and belonging that impacts millions and empowers everyone to work their magic and champion human progress!
 
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