Integra LifeSciences
Director, Business Process Optimization
Integra LifeSciences, Princeton, New Jersey, us, 08543
Summary Description
Integra LifeSciences is a global medical technology leader headquartered in Princeton, New Jersey. Founded in 1989, it develops innovative products for neurosurgery, reconstructive and general surgery, and regenerative wound care, including the first FDA-approved artificial skin. By combining advanced surgical tools with biological regenerative technologies, Integra empowers clinicians to deliver confident, efficient, and impactful patient care worldwide.
Overview Integra LifeSciences is looking for a Director of Business Process Optimization that will lead strategic process improvement global initiatives across key enterprise value streams. This highly collaborative role partners with cross-functional leaders, vendors, and employees at all levels to identify and drive opportunities for business process efficiencies across the enterprise. The Director will be accountable for transitioning improvements from design to implementation, ensuring sustainable change through strong project management and organizational change management (OCM) practices. This position may manage multiple direct reports.
Optimize enterprise-wide end-to-end processes and supporting systems by applying Lean principles to drive operational excellence, scalability and alignment with strategic business objectives.
Lead strategic assessments to identify and prioritize high-impact opportunities to improve processes and systems, ensuring alignment with cross-functional dependencies and enterprise goals.
Leveraging Lean methodology and in partnership with IT/IS, oversee process improvement activities across prioritized opportunities, identifying and partnering with process owners and SMEs to ensure continuous improvement.
Lead implementation efforts to ensure process changes are successfully adopted and sustained.
Provide leadership across large, cross-functional matrix teams to achieve program and project objectives.
Apply Six Sigma tools and methodologies, including Value Stream Mapping, Kaizen events, A3, Kanban boards, 5 Whys, and FMEA, to solve complex business challenges and enhance processes. Collaborate with business and technology partners and their teams to design and implement future-state processes.
Build organizational capability in process excellence, identifying and mentoring process owners and key stakeholders in CI tools, techniques and methodologies to foster a culture of continuous improvement and strategic thinking.
Travel may be required up to 20%.
Supervision Supervision Received
This role will report to the SVP of Enterprise Transformation & Program Management Office and be part of various extended leadership teams to help align the organization towards process optimization program commitments.
Supervision Exercised
This role will begin as an individual contributor role with potential to establish a team as the function matures.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
Strategic Program Execution & Oversight
Lead enterprise-level business process mapping and optimization efforts across the company
Ensure projects deliver measurable financial and operational benefits
Standardize best practices and tools for continuous improvement
Lean & Value Stream Mapping
Identify business processes with performance optimization potential
Monitor KPIs: measure performance improvements of new processes
Build process governance frameworks that drive ongoing accountability
Leadership Alignment & Communication
Partner with executives to define our process excellence strategy
Serve as a trusted advisor on business process performance optimization
Deliver training and mentorship on process excellence topics
Desired Qualifications The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required for this position.
Education: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in a related field.
Required Experience:
5+ years of industry experience in Life Sciences, Pharma, MedTech, or Biotech in a business management, marketing, or commercial operations role.
5+ years of related work experience in Business Process Management (BPM), Business Analytics, Program/Project Management, or Business Operations.
3+ years of experience applying Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification.
Demonstrated success in continuous improvement and implementation initiatives globally.
Stakeholder engagement and influence: proven capability to build trust-based relationships with senior executives and key stakeholders at all levels, driving alignment and high-stakes decisions in a matrix organization.
Proven leadership experience across large cross-functional teams.
Strong program and project management background.
Preferred Qualifications:
3-5 years of Management Consulting experience; executive presentation skills.
Experience with AI automation to improve process performance and quality.
Medical device industry experience.
Experience managing day-to-day operations of Business Process Consultants.
Functional understanding of Agile methodology.
Hands-on change management experience.
Preferred Certifications: Process Excellence / Six Sigma / Lean / Green or Black Belt / Organizational Change Management / PMP.
EEO and Additional Notice Integra LifeSciences is an equal opportunity employer, and is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees regardless of race, marital status, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, or protected veteran status.
This site is governed solely by applicable U.S. laws and governmental regulations. If you’d like more information on your rights under the law, please see the following notices: EEO Is the Law | EOE including Disability/Protected Veterans
Integra LifeSciences is committed to provide qualified applicants and employees who are disabled veterans or individuals with disabilities with needed reasonable accommodations in accordance with the ADA. If you have difficulty using our online system due to a disability and need an accommodation, please email us at *******@integralife.com.
Unsolicited Agency Submission
Integra LifeSciences does not accept unsolicited assistance from search firms for employment opportunities. All CVs/resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at our company without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of our company. No fee will be paid in the event a candidate is hired by our company as a result of an agency referral where no pre-existing agreement is in place. A formal written agreement is required before engaging any agency, and it must be executed and authorized by the Vice President, Talent Acquisition. Where agency agreements are in place, introductions (the initial sharing of a candidate’s name, resume, or background) are position-specific and may only occur within the scope of that approved agreement. Please, no phone calls or emails.
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Overview Integra LifeSciences is looking for a Director of Business Process Optimization that will lead strategic process improvement global initiatives across key enterprise value streams. This highly collaborative role partners with cross-functional leaders, vendors, and employees at all levels to identify and drive opportunities for business process efficiencies across the enterprise. The Director will be accountable for transitioning improvements from design to implementation, ensuring sustainable change through strong project management and organizational change management (OCM) practices. This position may manage multiple direct reports.
Optimize enterprise-wide end-to-end processes and supporting systems by applying Lean principles to drive operational excellence, scalability and alignment with strategic business objectives.
Lead strategic assessments to identify and prioritize high-impact opportunities to improve processes and systems, ensuring alignment with cross-functional dependencies and enterprise goals.
Leveraging Lean methodology and in partnership with IT/IS, oversee process improvement activities across prioritized opportunities, identifying and partnering with process owners and SMEs to ensure continuous improvement.
Lead implementation efforts to ensure process changes are successfully adopted and sustained.
Provide leadership across large, cross-functional matrix teams to achieve program and project objectives.
Apply Six Sigma tools and methodologies, including Value Stream Mapping, Kaizen events, A3, Kanban boards, 5 Whys, and FMEA, to solve complex business challenges and enhance processes. Collaborate with business and technology partners and their teams to design and implement future-state processes.
Build organizational capability in process excellence, identifying and mentoring process owners and key stakeholders in CI tools, techniques and methodologies to foster a culture of continuous improvement and strategic thinking.
Travel may be required up to 20%.
Supervision Supervision Received
This role will report to the SVP of Enterprise Transformation & Program Management Office and be part of various extended leadership teams to help align the organization towards process optimization program commitments.
Supervision Exercised
This role will begin as an individual contributor role with potential to establish a team as the function matures.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
Strategic Program Execution & Oversight
Lead enterprise-level business process mapping and optimization efforts across the company
Ensure projects deliver measurable financial and operational benefits
Standardize best practices and tools for continuous improvement
Lean & Value Stream Mapping
Identify business processes with performance optimization potential
Monitor KPIs: measure performance improvements of new processes
Build process governance frameworks that drive ongoing accountability
Leadership Alignment & Communication
Partner with executives to define our process excellence strategy
Serve as a trusted advisor on business process performance optimization
Deliver training and mentorship on process excellence topics
Desired Qualifications The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required for this position.
Education: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in a related field.
Required Experience:
5+ years of industry experience in Life Sciences, Pharma, MedTech, or Biotech in a business management, marketing, or commercial operations role.
5+ years of related work experience in Business Process Management (BPM), Business Analytics, Program/Project Management, or Business Operations.
3+ years of experience applying Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification.
Demonstrated success in continuous improvement and implementation initiatives globally.
Stakeholder engagement and influence: proven capability to build trust-based relationships with senior executives and key stakeholders at all levels, driving alignment and high-stakes decisions in a matrix organization.
Proven leadership experience across large cross-functional teams.
Strong program and project management background.
Preferred Qualifications:
3-5 years of Management Consulting experience; executive presentation skills.
Experience with AI automation to improve process performance and quality.
Medical device industry experience.
Experience managing day-to-day operations of Business Process Consultants.
Functional understanding of Agile methodology.
Hands-on change management experience.
Preferred Certifications: Process Excellence / Six Sigma / Lean / Green or Black Belt / Organizational Change Management / PMP.
EEO and Additional Notice Integra LifeSciences is an equal opportunity employer, and is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees regardless of race, marital status, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, or protected veteran status.
This site is governed solely by applicable U.S. laws and governmental regulations. If you’d like more information on your rights under the law, please see the following notices: EEO Is the Law | EOE including Disability/Protected Veterans
Integra LifeSciences is committed to provide qualified applicants and employees who are disabled veterans or individuals with disabilities with needed reasonable accommodations in accordance with the ADA. If you have difficulty using our online system due to a disability and need an accommodation, please email us at *******@integralife.com.
Unsolicited Agency Submission
Integra LifeSciences does not accept unsolicited assistance from search firms for employment opportunities. All CVs/resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at our company without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of our company. No fee will be paid in the event a candidate is hired by our company as a result of an agency referral where no pre-existing agreement is in place. A formal written agreement is required before engaging any agency, and it must be executed and authorized by the Vice President, Talent Acquisition. Where agency agreements are in place, introductions (the initial sharing of a candidate’s name, resume, or background) are position-specific and may only occur within the scope of that approved agreement. Please, no phone calls or emails.
Integra — Employer Branding from Integra LifeSciences on Vimeo
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