Business Operational Excellence Consultant- Cary, NC

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Join our team at Siemens Healthineers as a Business Operation Excellence Consultant
This is a role well suited to an ambitious professional, looking for the next step in their career. As an Operational Excellence Consultant, you will be responsible for identifying, leading, and implementing operational improvement initiatives that drive productivity, efficiency, quality, and customer experience improvements across the organization. This role serves as an internal consultant, partnering with stakeholders across multiple functions to solve complex business challenges using data analysis, structured problem-solving methodologies, and effective change management practices. The successful candidate will independently lead cross-functional initiatives while collaborating closely with Operational Excellence leadership to align efforts with organizational priorities.

• Lead end-to-end operational excellence initiatives from problem identification through implementation and benefit realization.
• Monitor operational and performance KPIs to proactively identify emerging risks, trends, and issues, providing early insights and recommendations to leadership
• Partner with business leaders and functional teams to identify improvement opportunities and address operational challenges.
• Apply structured problem-solving methodologies to define issues, identify root causes, develop recommendations, and implement sustainable solutions.
• Facilitate workshops, process reviews, and stakeholder discussions to drive alignment and support decision-making.
• Develop business cases that quantify benefits, costs, risks, and success measures.
• Lead cross-functional project teams without direct authority to drive execution and accountability.
• Establish KPIs, controls, and reporting processes to sustain improvements.
• Present findings, recommendations, and status updates to stakeholders and leadership teams.

• 5-7 years of experience in Operational Excellence, Continuous Improvement, Consulting, Operations, Process Improvement, Project Management, or a related field.
• Bachelor's degree in industrial engineering, Business Administration, Operations Management, Healthcare Administration, or a related discipline.
• Demonstrated experience leading process improvement or operational initiatives with measurable business impact.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience leading cross-functional initiatives and influencing stakeholders.
• Excellent presentation, facilitation, and communication skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365 applications.

• Experience in healthcare, medical device, field service, or other complex operational environments.
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification
• Experience with Lean, DMAIC, PDCA, Value Stream Mapping, or similar methodologies.
• Experience using Power BI or related reporting and visualization tools.

This is a Hybrid position. Must be in the office at times.

Who we are: We are a team of more than 72,000 highly dedicated Healthineers in more than 70 countries. As a leader in medical technology, we constantly push the boundaries to create better outcomes and experiences for patients, no matter where they live or what health issues they are facing. Our portfolio is crucial for clinical decision-making and treatment pathways.

How we work: When you join Siemens Healthineers, you become one in a global team of scientists, clinicians, developers, researchers, professionals, and skilled specialists, who believe in each individual’s potential to contribute with diverse ideas. We are from different backgrounds, cultures, religions, political and/or sexual orientations, and work together, to fight the world’s most threatening diseases and enable access to care, united by one purpose: to pioneer breakthroughs in healthcare. For everyone. Everywhere. Sustainably.

To find out more about Siemens Healthineers businesses, please visit our company page here.

The base pay range for this position is:

Factors which may affect starting pay within this range may include geography/market, skills, education, experience, and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

If this is a commission eligible position the commission eligibility will be in accordance with the terms of the Company's plan. Commissions are based on individual performance and/or company performance.

The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan. life insurance, long-term and short-term disability insurance, paid parking/public transportation, paid time off, paid sick and safe time.

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