Illumina
Associate Director, Operational Excellence
US - Bay Area - Hayward, USA · Director
H1B sponsorship available$179k-$268kDetected 96 days ago
Project ManagementStakeholder ManagementNegotiationProcess ImprovementLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationMentoringPublic SpeakingAdaptabilityLean Manufacturing
About the role
- What if the work you did every day could impact the lives of people you know?
- Our efforts enable life-changing discoveries that are transforming human health through the early detection and diagnosis of diseases and new treatment options for patients.
- Surrounded by extraordinary people, inspiring leaders, and world changing projects, you will do more and become more than you ever thought possible.
Responsibilities
- Partner with Sr Leaders and their leadership teams in Lean/Operational Excellence system deployment and maturity
- Supports and leads complex improvement and optimization projects/initiatives in the areas of Safety, Quality, Productivity and Cost savings
- Contributes to/Drives business process management and helps to ensure sites have installed and are effectively practicing business processes
- Lead functions to development, implementation and monitoring of goals and KPI's through strategy deployment
- The Associate Director, Operational Excellence is a pivotal leader and true partner across every function at Illumina.
- You'll thrive here if you love solving complex challenges, navigating across diverse disciplines, and empowering, inspiring, and mentoring teams to create smarter, simpler, more effective ways of working.
- At Illumina, your contributions directly support life‑changing science, and this role places you right where impact meets purpose.
Requirements
- 15 years of experience. >7 years in business process transformation/Operational Excellence deployment and >7 years of Operational Excellence program management experience.
- Consistent track record of collaboration, including the ability to work with cross-functional teams, and across complex ecosystems
- Excellent stakeholder management and networking skills required
Nice to have
- Lean Six Sigma Blackbelt or Master Blackbelt certification
- Bachelor's Degree in a technical/quantitative field (PhD/MBA/MS preferred).
- Preferred: Lean Six Sigma Blackbelt or Master Blackbelt certification
- Preferred: AI and RPA automation experience or process mining experience
- The range reflects long‑term growth in the role.
- Most candidates are hired between the minimum and middle of the range.
Compensation
- The estimated base salary range for the Associate Director, Operational Excellence role based in the United States of America is: $178,800 - $268,200.
Benefits
- At Illumina, we are expanding access to genomic technology to realize health equity for billions of people around the world.
Company info
- Coordinate stakeholders to develop area specific roadmap as part of site/functional strategy.
- Working at Illumina means being part of something bigger than yourself.
- Every person, in every role, has the opportunity to make a difference.
Visa & Work Authorization
- This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.
Apply directly at Illumina →Create a free account for alerts like thisView Illumina immigration profile
This listing is sourced directly from Illumina's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.