[Remote] Senior Director, Operations and Lean

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. GE HealthCare is a leading company in medical technology and healthcare solutions. They are seeking a Senior Director, Operations & Lean to drive operational excellence and strategic execution across their Advanced Visualization Solutions Probes business, while fostering a culture of continuous improvement and collaboration.ResponsibilitiesAct as a change agent to improve Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, Innovation and people outcomes through higher Lean maturity and stronger operating disciplineOwn the operating rhythm for Probes staff in partnership with the General Manager, ensuring clear escalations, decision flow, follow-up discipline, and alignment to business prioritiesPartner operations/supply chain interfaces to improve engineering-to-operations flow, manufacturability handoffs, operational readiness, and execution efficiencySupport the Productivity Leader in translating VCP opportunities into problem-solving routines, cross-functional actions, and sustained delivery while Finance validates financial impactPartner with Product Quality and IB, QA/RA, supply chain, and engineering leaders to structure problem solving on recurring quality, installed base, and operational issuesDeploy and coach Lean and Heartbeat practices across the Probes staff and global RDOs network, including daily management, standard work, leader standard work, problem solving, kaizen, VSM, visual management, and action trackingBuild Lean capability in the organization by coaching leaders and teams, developing practitioners, and embedding repeatable operating mechanisms rather than one-off eventsInterpret internal and external business challenges, evaluate conflicting data, and recommend practical operating improvements across products, processes, services, and transactional workflowsInfluence operating plans, budget trade-offs, capacity discussions, and cross-functional priorities through strong operational acumen and fact-based decision supportSkillsBachelor's degree in Engineering, Operations, Business, Supply Chain, or related fieldSignificant experience in Lean, Lean-Agile, operations, engineering operations, manufacturing, or cross-functional business leadershipProven track record of leading change and improving business performance in a complex global matrix organizationDemonstrated ability to teach, coach, practice, and apply Lean methods such as VSM, kaizen, standard work, leader standard work, problem solving, Kanban, visual management, and Lean transformationsExperience deploying Lean beyond manufacturing/supply chain into engineering, transactional processes, program execution, or business operationsStrong ability to influence senior leaders, align cross-functional teams, and convert ambiguity into clear operating mechanisms and actionsMaster's degree or equivalent advanced operational/business experienceLean practitioner or equivalent certification; demonstrated ability to facilitate kaizen events and coach core Lean tools at leadership levelExperience in medical technology, healthcare, regulated product development, engineering RDO, or manufacturing/supply chain environmentsStrong operational and financial acumen, including ability to connect Lean actions to SQDCI and business outcomesServant leadership mindset, high collaboration, strong communication, and ability to coach teams across cultures and sitesCompany OverviewGE Healthcare is a multinational company that manufactures wide range of medical equipment. It was founded in 1987, and is headquartered in Buc, Ile-de-France, FRA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is https://www.gehealthcare.fr.Company H1B SponsorshipGE HealthCare has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 1 in 2024, 1 in 2023, 1 in 2021, 3 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.