WBS Leader

Career Opportunities: WBS Leader (5410)

Requisition ID 5410 - Posted 05/02/2026 - Work From Home - United States

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Job Title - WBS Director

Work Location - Remote/Work from home

WuXi Biologics is a is a leading global open-access biologics technology platform offering end-to-end solutions to empower organizations to discover, develop, and manufacture biologics from concept to commercial manufacturing. WuXi Biologics' achievements are a direct result of the efforts made by our employees. We have built an extraordinary team motivated by our PROUD culture of Passion, Reward, Opportunity, Unity, and Determination. WuXi Biologics offers exciting job opportunities and careers around the globe. We currently employ over 12,000 people and provide services to more than 600 customers worldwide, including all the top 20 biopharmaceutical companies.

Overview

Our Company, WuXi Biologics, is seeking to hire a WBS Leader of Continuous Improvement to spearhead the deployment of operational excellence tools across its European and U.S. manufacturing sites. This position would require the person to go to Ireland for travel. This strategic leader will champion the principles of Lean, Innovation, and Growth, implementing a customized business system. The ideal candidate will possess deep knowledge of business system frameworks, be hands-on in execution, and be capable of influencing culture at all organizational levels.

Responsibilities

• Lead and embed a business system framework across European operations, with support extended to North America and Asia.
• Collaborate with leadership to create, implement, and sustain a site-level continuous improvement roadmap.
• Facilitate targeted cost-reduction and productivity-enhancement initiatives across key departments.
• Provide training on business system tools and continuous improvement practices.
• Coach teams during on-site improvement events to drive outcomes.
• Monitor KPIs and ensure cross-functional alignment.
• Lead root cause analyses and waste elimination initiatives.
• Serve as Process Owner for selected tools and scale initiatives.
• Benchmark external practices and refine internal standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor''s degree required; Master's preferred.
• Minimum 15 years of experience - 5 years of Lean Manufacturing Systems or Operations Excellence.
• Mandatory hands on experience with Kaizen Lean Projects
• Proven success in Lean transformations.
• Expertise in Kaizen, Hoshin Planning, and CI methodologies.
• Strong strategic, communication, and facilitation skills.
• Familiarity with biologics manufacturing preferred.
• Willingness to travel up to 30% internationally.

The anticipated base salary range for this position is $121k -$217k

WuXi Biologics is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability

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Job Title - WBS Director

Work Location - Remote/Work from home

WuXi Biologics is a is a leading global open-access biologics technology platform offering end-to-end solutions to empower organizations to discover, develop, and manufacture biologics from concept to commercial manufacturing. WuXi Biologics' achievements are a direct result of the efforts made by our employees. We have built an extraordinary team motivated by our PROUD culture of Passion, Reward, Opportunity, Unity, and Determination. WuXi Biologics offers exciting job opportunities and careers around the globe. We currently employ over 12,000 people and provide services to more than 600 customers worldwide, including all the top 20 biopharmaceutical companies.

Overview

Our Company, WuXi Biologics, is seeking to hire a WBS Leader of Continuous Improvement to spearhead the deployment of operational excellence tools across its European and U.S. manufacturing sites. This position would require the person to go to Ireland for travel. This strategic leader will champion the principles of Lean, Innovation, and Growth, implementing a customized business system. The ideal candidate will possess deep knowledge of business system frameworks, be hands-on in execution, and be capable of influencing culture at all organizational levels.

Responsibilities

• Lead and embed a business system framework across European operations, with support extended to North America and Asia.
• Collaborate with leadership to create, implement, and sustain a site-level continuous improvement roadmap.
• Facilitate targeted cost-reduction and productivity-enhancement initiatives across key departments.
• Provide training on business system tools and continuous improvement practices.
• Coach teams during on-site improvement events to drive outcomes.
• Monitor KPIs and ensure cross-functional alignment.
• Lead root cause analyses and waste elimination initiatives.
• Serve as Process Owner for selected tools and scale initiatives.
• Benchmark external practices and refine internal standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor''s degree required; Master's preferred.
• Minimum 15 years of experience - 5 years of Lean Manufacturing Systems or Operations Excellence.
• Mandatory hands on experience with Kaizen Lean Projects
• Proven success in Lean transformations.
• Expertise in Kaizen, Hoshin Planning, and CI methodologies.
• Strong strategic, communication, and facilitation skills.
• Familiarity with biologics manufacturing preferred.
• Willingness to travel up to 30% internationally.

The anticipated base salary range for this position is $121k -$217k

WuXi Biologics is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability