Black Belt Process Excellence Specialist (Solventum)

Continuous Improvement Specialist – Black Belt

At Solventum, we enable better, smarter, safer healthcare to improve lives. As a new company with a long legacy of creating breakthrough solutions for our customers' toughest challenges, we pioneer game-changing innovations at the intersection of health, material and data science that change patients' lives for the better while enabling healthcare professionals to perform at their best. Because people, and their wellbeing, are at the heart of every scientific advancement we pursue.

We partner closely with the brightest minds in healthcare to ensure that every solution we create melds the latest technology with compassion and empathy. Because at Solventum, we never stop solving for you.

The Impact You'll Make in this Role As a Black Belt Continuous Improvement Specialist you will have the opportunity to tap into your curiosity and collaborate with some of the most innovative and diverse people around the world. Here, you will make an impact by:

• Simultaneously lead / execute 3-5 complex, prioritized, cross-functional initiatives delivering expected results. Collaborates with leadership team to determine initiative objectives, establish priorities and timetables, determine improvement approach(es), develop improvement actions, assign/lead resources/tasks to deliver on operational and/or financials goals targeted.
• Report on key milestones and critical business initiatives to ensure timely delivery.
• Use lean value stream mapping and DMAIC to collaborate with business leaders. Proactively identifies, helps prioritize, manages, and guides implementation of approved projects and front-line problem solving.
• Build our organizational continuous improvement culture by partnering with Solventum CI to coach functional team members during white / yellow belt training and through their respective projects.
• Lead assigned kaizen events as requested.
• Deliver $1M in annual project benefits while driving improvements in customer experience on respective projects.
• Facilitate change management with projects through delivery / conclusion.

Your Skills and Expertise

To set you up for success in this role from day one, Solventum requires (at a minimum) the following qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree or higher AND (7) seven years of experience driving Continuous Improvement processes and projects in a private, public, government or military environment

In addition to the above requirements, the following are also required:

• Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Certification
• One (1) year experience with Lean Value Stream Mapping

Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include:

• Previous experience working in Healthcare or Medical Devices Industries
• Strong background in transactional lean process redesign and improvement
• Strong problem-solving, analytical, and change management skills
• Strong understanding of customer support processes and ability to align process improvements to customer satisfaction
• Excellent communication and presentation skills

Work location: Remote - United States

Travel: May include up to 30% [domestic/international]

Relocation Assistance: May be authorized

Must be legally authorized to work in country of employment without sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H1B status).

Supporting Your Well-being

Solventum offers many programs to help you live your best life – both physically and financially. To ensure competitive pay and benefits, Solventum regularly benchmarks with other companies that are comparable in size and scope.

Applicable to US Applicants Only: The expected compensation range for this position is $143,200 - $196,900, which includes base pay plus variable incentive pay, if eligible. This range represents a good faith estimate for this position. The specific compensation offered to a candidate may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, the candidate's relevant knowledge, training, skills, work location, and/or experience. In addition, this position may be eligible for a range of benefits (e.g., Medical, Dental & Vision, Health Savings Accounts, Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, Disability Benefits, Life Insurance, Voluntary Benefits, Paid Absences and Retirement Benefits, etc.).

Solventum is committed to maintaining the highest standards of integrity and professionalism in our recruitment process. Applicants must remain alert to fraudulent job postings and recruitment schemes that falsely claim to represent Solventum and seek to exploit job seekers.

Please note that all email communications from Solventum regarding job opportunities with the company will be from an email with a domain of @solventum.com. Be wary of unsolicited emails or messages regarding Solventum job opportunities from emails with other email domains.

Please note, Solventum does not expect candidates in this position to perform work in the unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County. Solventum is an equal opportunity employer. Solventum will not discriminate against any applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status.

Please note: your application may not be considered if you do not provide your education and work history, either by: 1) uploading a resume, or 2) entering the information into the application fields directly.