Head, Workforce and Capacity Optimization
Company: Biolife Plasma Services
Location: Gurnee
Posted on: May 20, 2023
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Job Description
About BioLife Plasma Services
Every day at BioLife, we feel good knowing that what we do helps
improve the lives of patients with rare diseases. While you focus
on our donors, we'll support you. We offer a purpose you can
believe in, a team you can count on, opportunities for career
growth, and a comprehensive benefits program, all in a fast-paced,
friendly environment.
T his position is currently classified as "hybrid" in accordance
with Takeda's Hybrid and Remote Work policy based in our
Bannockburn, IL location (HQ).
BioLife Plasma Services is a subsidiary of Takeda Pharmaceutical
Company Ltd.
OBJECTIVES/PURPOSE
- Develop and execute strategies, processes, tools and technology
that enable volume growth and cost improvement through optimized
collection capacity and workforce management.
- Lead workforce optimization program, including direct labor
budgeting and forecasting, workforce planning, scheduling,
reporting and analytics.
- Ensure productivity and cost improvements through application
of Industrial Engineering and process improvement tools and
techniques.
- Provide insightful labor analytics and models that inform
business decisions and strategies at BioLife and across PDT.
ACCOUNTABILITIES
- Responsible for Workforce Optimization strategy, budgeting and
forecasting of direct labor spend across 200+ plasma centers,
hiring and staffing planning, scheduling and development of labor
management tools and software solutions.
- Develop, implement, and maintain software solutions and tools
for workforce management, specifically supporting labor standards,
forecasting, budgeting, scheduling and reporting.
- Lead productivity and labor cost improvements through data
analysis, modeling, simulation and application of Industrial
Engineering principles and practices. Support development of
business cases for Transformation initiatives.
- Identify and deploy best practices and improved processes that
enable labor optimization, including development and application of
engineered labor standards.
- Identify key metrics for WFM and enhanced reporting. Develop
solutions (dashboards, data visualizations, reports) that enable
real-time operations performance assessment, actionable insights
and agile decision-making.
- Own capacity and utilization modeling and planning, including
development of methodology and tools for forecasting and
optimization.
- Partner with data scientists, IT and consultants to develop
advanced analytical models and dashboards for operations
management
- Manage and develop workforce optimization team DIMENSIONS AND
ASPECTS
Technical/Functional (Line) Expertise
- Demonstrated knowledge and experience in labor measurement,
cost improvement, forecasting and budgeting
- Ability to interpret and analyze performance and financial
metrics
- Experience developing cost/benefit analyses and business
cases
- Perform or lead complex data analysis to create insights and
solutions that improve or optimize processes. Leadership
- Translate ideas into business strategies
- Effectively communicate strategies and influence
decision-makers
- Experience managing operations
- Develop and manage staff Decision-making and Autonomy
- Recommend and propose strategies for workforce
optimization
- Forecast and budget direct labor spend across 200+ locations
Interaction
- Partner with Operations, Finance, Marketing, Business
Excellence, IT, Transformation Management Office and other
functions
- Work with all levels in the business, up to senior
leadership
- Manage relationships with vendors and consultants Innovation
- Develop strategies for enhancement of workforce management
practices and tools
- Research and recommend software solutions for workforce and
capacity management
- Continuously improve and evolve existing processes and tools
Complexity
- Support all aspects of plasma collection business, as well as
understand impact on downstream operations EDUCATION, BEHAVIOURAL
COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS:
Essential
- Bachelor's degree in science or technical field, preferably
Industrial Engineering
- Experience leading workforce optimization
- At least 10 years of experience in cost or efficiency
improvement roles
- Ability to interpret financial and performance data
- Excellent analytical and problem solving skills. Strong MS
Excel skills.
- Proven data analysis background with ability to transform
analysis into insights, recommendations and proposals for senior
management.
- Proven skills in strategy development. Ability to translate
ideas into business strategies.
- Strong interpersonal and collaboration skills. Ability to build
cross-functional relationships to achieve results.
- Excellent oral and written communication and presentation
skills. Able to communicate effectively to all levels of the
organization, including senior leadership.
- Typical work environment involves office, meeting room and
plasma collection center settings Desired
- Experience leaging workforce management in a multi-unit
business
- Experience with simulation modeling and application of advanced
statistics and operations research techniques
- Experience working with Power BI or other data visualization
software
- Lean or Six Sigma certification
- Experience in FDA regulated environment ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
- Domestic travel required (up to 25%) EEO Statement
Takeda is proud in its commitment to creating a diverse workforce
and providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and
applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion,
sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression,
parental status, national origin, age, disability, citizenship
status, genetic information or characteristics, marital status,
status as a Vietnam era veteran, special disabled veteran, or other
protected veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and
local laws, and any other characteristic protected by law.
Locations
Bannockburn, IL
Worker Type
Employee
Worker Sub-Type
Regular
Time Type
Full time
Keywords: Biolife Plasma Services, Waukegan , Head, Workforce and Capacity Optimization, Other , Gurnee, Illinois
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