PPI Business System Specialist III
Thermo Fisher Scientific
- Location
- Zaventem, Belgium
- Employment
- Full Time
- Work model
- On-Site
- Level
- Senior
- H-1B history
- 76 approvals (FY2023)
- Posted
- Sep 1, 2026
About this role
Work Schedule Standard (Mon-Fri) Environmental Conditions Office Job Description At Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life - enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while taking science a step beyond through research, development and delivery of life-changing therapies. With clinical trials conducted in 100+ countries and ongoing development of novel frameworks for clinical research through our PPD clinical research portfolio, our work spans laboratory, digital and decentralized clinical trial services. Your determination to deliver quality and accuracy will improve health outcomes that people and communities depend on – now and in the future. Our PPD® Laboratory Services team has a direct impact on improving patient health through the expertise of scientists, industry thought-leaders and therapeutic experts. As the world leader in serving science, our laboratory professionals bring their commitment to accuracy and quality to deliver groundbreaking innovations. Location/Division Specific Information Location: Zaventem, BE Office Status: Onsite Division: Clinical Research Group (CRG) Discover Impactful Work: The PPI Business System Specialist III will drive implementation of Thermo Fisher Scientific’s Practical Process Improvement (PPI) Business System for the Highland Heights site. In this role, you will work closely with the site and business leadership to drive problem-solving and a continuous improvement culture. This position combines project management, facilitation, leadership and continuous improvement skills for the development of standards, best practices, and performance improvements across the business unit What will you do? As part of the Practical Process Improvement (PPI) Business System, the individual will work with all levels to drive continuous improvements that enable growth, improve quality and elevate customer and employee experience. This role engages teams to build lean capability and streamline processes. Act as a role model and leader with a positive mentality and a passion for achieving short-term and long-term goals. Develop a culture that drives continuous improvement in critical metrics for customer, finance, people, and quality Educate site employees on PPI Business System methodologies and applications through project work, individual mentoring, classroom training, and other methods as needed. Lead Kaizen events to effectively solve problems and assure safety, quality and productivity improvements. Ensure Practical Process Improvement (PPI) projects accurately identify root cause and systemic issues and deliver effective countermeasures. Partner with Operations and support functions to ensure solutions are implemented and deliver intended results. Participate in the site PPI steering committee to identify ways to accelerate the culture change necessary to support the PPI Business System Help teams identify new projects through value stream mapping, data analysis, and daily management systems, among other Lean Tools Implement roadmap to improve continuous improvement processes, practices, and results. Understand and communicate benefits of PPI initiatives, including hard and soft savings. Collaborate with PPI teams across network to promote culture of excellence.
Education
Bachelor’s degree in engineering, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, biological science or related field. Advanced degree preferred Experience Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to connect with and positively influence leadership and all levels of the organization Proven track record to drive cross functional teams to solve problems and implement sustainable improvements within the organization Able to drive continuous improvement in both non-operational and operational areas,