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Job description
This position is eligible for relocation!
Objectives/purpose
Provide moderately complex industrial engineering support for 150+ plasma collection centers and two testing labs, including work measurement studies, work flow analysis, workstation design, development of engineered labor standards and methods improvement.
Support workforce optimization, including hiring and staffing projections, scheduling system management and development of labor standards, management tools and software solutions.
Develop productivity and cost improvements through data analysis (including statistical analyses), modeling, simulation, application of lean and six sigma tools and piloting of solutions.
Through leadership of cross-functional project teams, manage improvement projects from inception through network rollout.
Develop models for measurement, forecasting and optimization of collection capacity.
Accountabilities
Conduct work flow analyses, work measurement studies and operational studies to identify productivity improvements and estimate labor impact of process changesUtilize time and motion studies, work sampling, predetermined motion time systems, and lean six sigma tools.
Partner with stakeholders on tactics to meet labor productivity targetsEscalate workforce planning and management challenges and recommend solutions.
Design, recommend and implement solutions, methods and processes that will optimize labor productivity and efficiency for entire value streamIdentify and facilitate standardization of best practices.
Support budgeting and forecasting of labor demand, coordinate planning and monitoring of hiring and labor management, and report performance against plans and forecastsCreate and maintain engineered labor standards and staffing guidelines.
Develop, implement, and maintain software solutions and tools for workforce management, specifically supporting engineered labor standards, scheduling, reporting, forecasting, and budgeting.
Use statistical analysis, simulation modeling and other advanced techniques to analyze and optimize the value stream, including donor flow and processing timesSupport development of methodology and model for measuring, planning, monitoring and forecasting capacity and utilizationPartner with data scientists and it to develop advanced analytical models and solutions.
Participate in identification and development of it solutions (dashboards, data visualizations, reports) that enable real-time operations performance assessment and management.
Participate on transformation team and lead transformation projects.
As needed, perform business analytics to support tactical and strategic operations decisions.
Dimensions and aspects
Technical/functional (line) expertise
Apply industrial engineering work measurement methods and concepts (such as time and motion studies, work sampling, predetermined motion time systems, principles of motion economy) to set labor standards and improve methods and efficiency
Perform complex data analysis to create insights and solutions that improve or optimize processes
Apply working knowledge of lean six sigma tools (vsm, waste reduction, 5s, standard work, dmaic, kaizen, a3 problem solving, kanban, error proofing) to continuously improve processes
Leadership
Integrity
Fairness
Honesty
Perseverance
Putting the patient at the center
Building trust with society
Reinforcing our reputation
Developing the business
Decision-making and autonomy
Develop and propose direct labor standards
Recommend workforce optimization strategies
Interaction
Collaborate, interact and coordinate with center operations management, support functions and corporate decision makers (internal)
Manage relationships with vendors for workforce management software and solutions (external)
Innovation
Develop, recommend and implement initiatives to improve processes and optimize productivity and efficiency
Develop tools that enable volume growth and cost improvement through optimized collection capacity and management of labor
Research and recommend software solutions for workforce and capacity management
Complexity
Maintain compliance with all federal, state, local and company regulations related to quality of product, employee and donor safety.
Requires ability to periodically work in a plasma center setting, which may include (but not limited to):
Potential exposures to blood borne pathogens
Compliance with all regulatory and sop standards of the facility (including wearing ppe)
Working in and around employees, donors, medical devices, needles, plasma units, freezers and warehousing
Education, behavioural competencies and skills:
Essential
Bachelor`s degree in industrial engineering or equivalent training and experience
At least 3 years of experience applying industrial engineering methods in healthcare, retail or other multiunit enterprise
Self-motivated and self-directed
Strong verbal/written communication skills, with ability to effectively communicate with all levels, from center staff to senior management
Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively and efficiently in a team-based environment
Proven data analysis background with ability to process large datasets with complex formulasAbility to transform analysis into insights, recommendations and proposals for senior management.
Intermediate to advanced excel skills (sorting & filtering data tables, pivot tables & charts, v-lookup, index-match)Intermediate powerpoint skills.
Experience developing and maintaining engineered labor standards
Demonstrated project management skills
Fluent in english
Desirable
Experience using predetermined motion time systems
Experience creating simulation models
Experience creating power bi dashboards or using other data visualization software
Data science experience, including application of advanced statistics, operations research, machine learning (ml) and artificial intelligence (ai)
Proficiency in common programming languages such as sql, python, r
Lean or six sigma certification
Experience working in a regulated business
Consulting experience in multiple industries
Additional information
Domestic travel required (up to 25-30%)
This position is allowed to work remotelyPreference is relocation to bannockburnRelocation is provided.
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Eeo statement
Takeda is proud in its commitment to creating a diverse workforce and providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, parental status, national origin, age, disability, citizenship status, genetic information or characteristics, marital status, status as a vietnam era veteran, special disabled veteran, or other protected veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws, and any other characteristic protected by law.
Locations
Usa - il - bannockburn - virtual
Worker type
Employee
Worker sub-type
Regular
Time type
Full time
