- Provide strategic leadership for Baylor Genetics’ end-to-end supply chain supporting a genetics reference laboratory
- Develop and execute supply chain strategy aligned with growth, testing volumes, customer requirements, quality standards, and financial objectives
- Lead demand planning, inventory management, materials planning, replenishment, forecasting, and supply availability
- Establish inventory strategies, safety-stock levels, reorder points, service-level targets, and supply-chain KPIs
- Ensure continuity of laboratory reagents, consumables, collection materials, packaging, and other operational supplies
- Lead strategic procurement, category strategies, supplier agreements, negotiations, supplier partnerships, and supplier-performance management
- Optimize inbound and outbound logistics for specimen collection, transportation, testing, reporting, and storage
- Improve specimen turnaround time, transport reliability, specimen integrity, and cost per specimen
- Lead collection-kit assembly and fulfillment operations, including configurations, materials, labor, inventory, capacity, and production planning
- Establish and lead an enterprise-wide Lean Continuous Improvement program
- Apply value-stream mapping, root-cause analysis, Kaizen, standard work, visual management, and process control
- Establish and lead a centralized Operations Analytics function
- Build dashboards, analytical tools, predictive and prescriptive analytics, operational data sources, and performance-reporting routines
- Use data to identify cost reduction, capacity optimization, process improvement, and customer-service opportunities
- Build, develop, and lead teams across supply chain, logistics, materials management, procurement, kitting, operational excellence, and analytics
- Partner cross-functionally with Laboratory Operations, Quality & Regulatory, Client Services, Finance, IT/Data, Product Development, R&D, Medical/Scientific Leadership, HR, Legal, and Compliance
- Serve as a strategic partner to executive leadership and translate enterprise strategy into operational priorities and measurable execution plans
- Travel up to 50% to support on-site Kaizen and operational improvement workshops
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations, Engineering, Business, or a related discipline
- 15+ years of progressive experience in Operations and/or Operations Excellence
- 5+ years in senior leadership roles at Executive Director, VP, or above level
- Demonstrated experience leading multiple operational functions and building high-performing teams
- Experience in strategic sourcing, procurement, inventory management, logistics, and supply-chain optimization
- Demonstrated success leading Lean, Six Sigma, or other continuous-improvement initiatives
- Strong analytical and quantitative capabilities, with experience using data to drive operational decisions
- Demonstrated ability to lead complex, cross-functional initiatives in a rapidly changing environment
- Strong financial acumen, including experience managing budgets, costs, working capital, and business cases
- Excellent communication, influencing, negotiation, and executive leadership skills
- Preferred: experience in genetics, molecular diagnostics, clinical laboratory, biotechnology, healthcare, or another highly regulated environment
- Preferred: experience managing biological specimens or other time- and quality-sensitive materials
- Preferred: experience with laboratory kit assembly, fulfillment, or collection-kit operations
- Preferred: experience implementing or scaling Operations Analytics/business intelligence functions
- Preferred: Lean Six Sigma certification or equivalent demonstrated experience
- Preferred: advanced degree in Business, Operations, Supply Chain, Engineering, or a related field
- Ability to work in an office or laboratory setting
- Ability to sit for extended periods and operate standard office equipment and technology tools
- Must be able to communicate effectively in person, by phone, and electronically
Core Competencies
Demonstrates expertise in supply chain management, strategic procurement, and operational excellence, with a strong focus on Lean and Six Sigma methodologies. Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and drive data-informed decision-making to optimize supply chain performance in a highly regulated environment.
Highest-signal resume keywords
- Supply Chain Management
- Lean Six Sigma
- Strategic Procurement
- Operations Analytics
- Inventory Management
ATS Optimization Keywords
Hard Skills
- Demand Planning
- Materials Planning
- Forecasting
- KPI Development
- Value-Stream Mapping
- Root-Cause Analysis
- Process Improvement
- Budget Management
- Data Analysis
- Logistics Optimization
Soft Skills
- Excellent Communication
- Influencing Skills
- Negotiation Skills
- Leadership Skills
- Team Building
Certifications & Qualifications
- Lean Six Sigma Certification
Industry Keywords
- Genetics
- Molecular Diagnostics
- Clinical Laboratory
- Biotechnology
- Healthcare
- Regulatory Compliance
Tools & Technologies
- Analytical Tools
- Performance Reporting Tools
- Business Intelligence Functions
- Dashboard Development