Summary

About this role:

Location: #LI-Hybrid
The Operational Excellence Business Partner will be responsible to coordinate business performance and project performance measurements for the Singapore Large Molecule manufacturing plant. Lead performance improvement initiatives, facilitating implementation of best practices and standardization. This role will be remote but the associate must be willing to travel to Singapore frequently.

About the Role

Your Responsibilities:

Your responsibilities include, but not limited to:

Business and project performance measurement

• Support performance tracking of site (KPI consolidation)
• Support Site OpEx maturity assessments

• Identify best practices through performance and data analysis
• Co-facilitate workshops and provide coaching to identify process improvement opportunities
• Lead and drive OpEx projects execution

• Drive OpEx awareness / culture building within Novartis Operations
• Support Preparation / standardization / execution of OpEx trainings based on customer needs
• Support Site with OpEx knowledge (use of tools, statistics, etc.)
• Foster an environment that enables the most efficient and effective work processes to achieve continuous quality and productivity improvements for Novartis Operations
• Work within the organization at all levels utilizing a very "hands-on" approach for creating value and buy-in as a lead change driver

• Collaborate with global, local and external stakeholders to develop the program
• Define scope of work and defines rollout timelines and task owners
• Govern implementation

• Analyse Site processes with data collection and analytics
• Create solutions with best fit technology applications
• Apply appropriate digitalization tools wherever applicable
• Govern the implementation plan

• Minimum 2 year experience manufacturing/operations management experience
• Minimum university degree in technical or business discipline, science or medicine
• Certified Lean 6-Sigma Green Belt, Black Belt desirable
• Advanced English and proficient in site local language
• Cultural awareness and sensitivity; ability to network and communicate with all levels of the organization.
• Broad understanding in the principles and methods of medicine manufacture and GMP attained in a manufacturing environment
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to be flexible, adapt to change and ability to work in an ambiguous environment