Digital Operational Excellence Specialist

Join a Market Leader:
Hovione is an independent family owned international group of companies. From the beginning, we have set ourselves above and apart through our innovative technological and productive capabilities, reaching a top spot in the world market as an integrated Contract Development and Manufacturing Company dedicated to helping Pharmaceutical Customers bring new and off-patent drugs to market.

Our people are the main asset for our continued success. Reaching over 1950 team members, from 36 different nationalities, that are located across Asia, Europe and North America (Portugal, US, Macao, Ireland, China, Hong Kong, Japan, India, and Switzerland), including 4 production sites.

Working at Hovione means reaching for innovation and excellence in everything we do: for our clients, our partners and, above all, our patients. **That is why we are In it for life.**

You will be responsible to:

- Develop Digital solutions aiming Continuous Improvement (CI) process in the plant that is visible to all e.g. through indicators, working methods and visual management;
- Establish annual plans for the development of Digital dashboards/tools in accordance with company strategic goals;
- Define long term targets for Digital dashboards/tools implementation;
- Mentor and facilitate teams that are implementing digital development projects;
- Coach functional area teams in their daily communication meetings, ensuring that defined methods are properly used in all areas;
- Support Operational Excellence Training Program and support training sessions across all levels of the company;
- Track and report project results to management, internally and externally;
- Work closely with Project Sponsor and Operational Excellence Director to continuously review process and to eliminate barriers in projects;
- Develop site culture initiatives to establish and maintain the operational excellence culture;
- Support the execution of Operational Excellence Maturity Assessment and other benchmarking exercises.
- University, or equivalent, qualification in a field of Science or Engineering or similar scientific field (mandatory);
- Lean and 6 Sigma training equivalent to Lean Expert level and/or Six Sigma Black Belt (preferred);
- Project Management qualification (preferred);
- Advanced knowledge in MS Office (Excel, PowerBI and other Data visualization tools);
- Experience that will be considered a plus:

- Development and implementation of Digital dashboards
- Experience with Data visualization tools (eg. Shiny, Dash)
- Lean tools and techniques (5s, Standardized Work, problem solving, kaizen, process mapping, Poka Yoke, debottlenecking, SMED);
- Facilitation in Continuous Improvement Methodologies like PDCA, DMAIC or similar Statistical analysis;
- Defining and Managing Metrics and KPIs;
- Defining and Managing Governance Models;
- Advanced knowledge of Process Optimization;
- Advanced knowledge of Quality, cGMP´s, ICH/CFR guidelines, ISO Norms and Industrial Safety guidelines and Regulatory Affairs with the ability to solve complex problems;
- Fluency in English is a requirement.

**Hovione is a proud Equal Opportunity Employer**

Inclusion and diversity are key to us. At Hovione, that means a work environment where differences are valued, and everyone is treated with fairness and respect. We want all our team members worldwide to feel supported, respected, and have the opportunity to achieve their full potential, regardless of their age, gender, religion, disability, sexual orientation or ethnicity.