Continuous Improvement Process Engineer II

Job Description

This position is responsible for identifying and executing on continuous improvement activities, with a focus in Biospecimen Management. The Process Engineer II is responsible for driving process excellence and continuous improvement within Guardant Health’s Operation’s department. The Process Engineer II will implement changes to improve operations and establish additional capabilities such as: analyze equipment layout, sample management, lab workflows including building linkages between LIMs and Salesforce, assembly methods, material handling, workforce utilization & scheduling, Turn-Around-Time, improve customer portal, cost reduction, cost management, and leading continuous improvement initiatives. The position is dedicated to business process reengineering (data analysis, process mapping and optimization, and customer support) to enable the routine delivery of exceptional business process performance (better, faster, cheaper).

• Drives continuous improvement within Biospecimen Management & Client Services to reduce test turnaround time, improve customer service, analyze & reduce COGS, and improve product quality.
• Creates linkages between LIMs and Salesforce systems.
• Executes the continuous improvement strategy and aligns with current operational activities.
• Has a ‘change-agent’ mindset.
• Performs operational modeling to project growth, including new product launches, and process optimization.
• Support a Quality first culture by initiating and supporting the improvement and continuation of initiatives driving accuracy and consistent adherence to regulations.
• Determine and implement the most effective ways to create and execute production plans for Guardant Health’s products.
• Assist in setting meaningful KPIs and measurement of actual performance against productivity standards.
• Develop and implement controls and/or metric monitoring capabilities to identify potential issues/trends as they occur.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and standard operating procedures.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.

Qualifications

• Requires a BS degree in Engineering, Biochemistry or related discipline
• Must have 5+ years in Biotech/Pharmaceutical Industry with experience in business analysis and project realization for Biospecimen Management Workflows.
• Must have 5+ years of experience in an Operational Excellence, Business Excellence or Process Engineering role.
• Experience using LIMs and Salesforce
• Ability to interact with multiple layers of the organization.
• Experience in developing organizational metrics and visual management systems for key performance indicators.
• Highly skilled in visualization tools, SharePoint, Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Visio, Project).
• Leads the design of cutting-edge approaches and solutions utilizing broad knowledge, best practices and benchmarking.
• Leads teams or individuals on project work, to help clients and operators achieve sustainable results
• Influences others to implement new solution.
• Manages projects and program execution of low to moderate complexity.

Additional Information

Guardant Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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