Senior Continuous Improvement Leader

In support of the business growth, innovation, margin expansion and customer experience goals, the Continuous Improvement Leader ensures timely and effective execution of strategic and innovation initiatives.  Reporting to the Service Operational Excellence Leader, this role will lead and implement process improvement and operational excellence projects with defined margin expansion targets in all aspects of three critical business segments (Service, Consumables and Lab Automation, and Connected Sciences).

• Works with Business Leaders to identify potential process improvement opportunities.
• Plans, monitors, and leads operational excellence projects from initiation through completion.
• Lead project teams across multiple sites, running multiple projects as needed.
• Understands Process Improvement Frameworks and applies them to improve process performance.
• Understands Change Management methods and techniques to drive adoption of solutions.
• Utilizes project management best practices to ensure adequate planning, monitoring, controls, and risk management activities are conducted.
• Works with Business Leaders to ensure appropriate project metrics targets are set, cascaded, reported, and achieved to support business growth and efficiency/margin expansion goals.
• Participates in the recruitment of new members to the Operational Excellence Team.

• BS degree in business, life sciences, chemistry, engineering, or related field
• At least 5 years of experience managing projects
• Understands process improvement methodologies (Lean, Six Sigma, etc.)
• Evidence of project management training and/or PMP certification required

• Continual process improvement mentality
• Strong leadership and team building skills
• Ability to influence team members in a matrix environment plus senior-level executives.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills

• Strong organizational skills                                                                                                     #LI-Hybrid

Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT), the world's leading specialty measurement company, has pioneered chromatography, mass spectrometry and thermal analysis innovations serving the life, materials, and food sciences for over 60 years. With approximately 8,000 employees worldwide, Waters operates directly in 35 countries, including 15 manufacturing facilities, with products available in more than 100 countries. Our team focuses on creating business advantages for laboratory-dependent organizations to enable significant advancement in healthcare delivery, environmental management, food safety, and water quality.   

Working at Waters enables our employees to unlock the potential of their careers. Our global team is driven by purpose. We strive to be better, learn and improve every day in everything we do. We’re the problem solvers and innovators that aren’t afraid to take risks to transform the world of human health and well-being. We’re all in it together delivering benefit as one to provide the insights needed today in order to solve the challenges of tomorrow. 

Diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our core values at Waters Corporation. It is our responsibility to actively implement programs and practices to drive inclusive behavior and increase diversity across the organization. We are united by diversity and thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our products, our customers and our community. Waters is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender identity or protected Veteran status.