Senior Continuous Improvement Specialist

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Armonk (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is seeking a Continuous Improvement Senior Specialist in Armonk, NY.

You will manage vendor coordination, oversee learning enrollment pipelines, and develop facilitation materials for Kaizen events and process mapping sessions. You will also capture and govern outputs, work with IT on digital tools like SharePoint and PowerApps, and support cross-functional improvement initiatives with strong project management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree and 5+ years of experience across project management, operations, or process improvement.
• Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt certification preferred but not required.
• Strong vendor coordination and program management experience.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary relationship owner for CI vendors, including training providers, tooling partners, and certification bodies.
• Own end-to-end enrollment for Green Belt, Black Belt, and other learning offerings, including seat tracking and prerequisites.
• Lead development of facilitation prep materials for workshops, Kaizen events, and process mapping sessions.
• Own capture, organization, and governance of facilitation outputs and future-state artifacts.
• Partner with Global Development IT to create and maintain digital tools (SharePoint sites, PowerApps).
• Contribute to CI tools, templates, and frameworks used across engagements.
• Support the Director in coordinating initiatives and managing project risks.
• Provide strategic coordination across facilitators and project leads.

Skills

Vendor coordination

Project management

Communication

Collaboration

Time management

Problem solving

Agility

Education

Bachelor degree

Tools

SharePoint

PowerApps

Job description

The Continuous Improvement Senior Specialist will help to build and maintain the infrastructure that Continuous Improvement facilitation and capability-building depend on, including digital tools, vendor relationships, facilitation materials, and documentation of facilitation outputs. Working closely with the Director, Continuous Improvement, this individual will manage vendor coordination, learning program enrollment, prep material development, and Center of Excellence content. The Continuous Improvement Specialist must be detail-oriented, organized, and comfortable managing multiple workstreams, tools, and stakeholder relationships concurrently..

When & where:

• Location: Armonk, NY

Discover your role:

• Serve as the primary relationship owner for Continuous Improvement vendors, including training providers, tooling partners, and certification bodies, managing contracts, scheduling, and quality oversight to advance departmental initiatives on schedule.
• Own end-to-end enrollment for Green Belt, Black Belt, and other advanced learning offerings, including seat tracking, prerequisite management, and cohort composition, ensuring a robust and uninterrupted certification pipeline.
• Lead the development of facilitation prep materials for workshops, Kaizen events, and process mapping sessions, establishing and maintaining quality standards across engagements.
• Own the capture, organization, and governance of facilitation outputs, including future-state process artifacts, decisions, and action items, ensuring materials are consistently documented, , stored, and retrievable for future reference.
• Partner with Global Development IT to create and maintain digital tools, including SharePoint sites and PowerApps, that support Continuous Improvement activities and keep Center of Excellence content current, accessible, and trusted.
• Contribute to the creation and maintenance of CI tools, templates, and frameworks used across facilitation and process improvement engagements.
• Support the Director, Continuous Improvement in coordinating departmental initiatives, identifying functional improvement opportunities, and managing risks of departmental projects.
• Provide strategic coordination across facilitators and project leads, ensuring materials, tracking, and outputs are tailored to the specific needs of each engagement.
• Collaborate with Business Process Optimization Leads to summarize data insights and process performance findings, translating analysis into actionable recommendations in support of process improvement projects.
• Vendor Coordination. Manages external vendor coordination, including scheduling, enrollment and logistics.
• Program Coordination. Tracks enrollment, prerequisites, and cohort composition across learning and certification pipelines to keep programs on schedule.
• Digital Tool Proficiency. Builds and maintains digital tools and platforms, including SharePoint and PowerApps, to support Continuous Improvement infrastructure.
• Documentation & Knowledge Management. Captures, organizes, and stores facilitation outputs and process artifacts, so they remain accessible and retrievable.
• Detail Oriented. Ability to pay close attention to all small particulars when working on a task or project, ensuring high quality.
• Project Management. Working knowledge of project management methodologies
• Communication. Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to translate facilitation outputs into clear, usable materials.
• Collaboration. Works effectively with facilitators, project leads, and vendors to ensure materials and outputs meet engagement needs.
• Time Management. Ability to prioritize and manage multiple deadlines across vendor, enrollment, and documentation workstreams.
• Problem Solving. Proactively identifies, analyzes, and resolves problems. Working knowledge of Lean Six Sigma preferred but not required.
• Agility. Ability to quickly and appropriately respond to changing priorities

This role requires:

• Minimum of a Bachelor degree and 5+ years of relevant experience across project management, operations, or process improvement experience
• Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certification preferred, but not required

We are committed to building a workplace with an inclusive culture. Regeneron is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or belief (or lack thereof), sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, civil status, pregnancy or parental status, age, disability, nationality, citizenship status, ethnic or national origin, membership of the Traveler community, familial status, genetic information, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law. Where required, we will provide reasonable accommodation to applicants with known disabilities or chronic illnesses during the recruitment process, unless such accommodation would impose undue hardship.

Where necessary, we disclose salary ranges for roles in all countries in which we operate. The final offer will be determined within the relevant range based on the country of employment, specific role level, and your skills and experience. In some countries, collective bargaining agreements (CBAs) may apply and influence certain elements of pay or benefits. Regeneron offers a competitive and comprehensive total rewards package which may include, depending on country and role: annual bonuses or other incentive plans, equity awards, pension or retirement benefits, 401(k) company match, health and wellness programs, fitness centers, insurance benefits (e.g. medical, dental, vision, life and disability), paid time off, and family support benefits. For additional information about Regeneron benefits in the U.S., please visit https://careers.regeneron.com/en/working-at-regeneron/total-rewards/ . For other locations, additional information will be provided during the recruitment process. If you have any questions, please speak with your recruiter.

Please be advised that at Regeneron, we believe we do our best work when we are together. For that reason, many roles are required to be performed on‑site. Please speak with your recruiter and hiring manager for more information about on‑site expectations for your role and location.

As part of the recruitment process, certain background checks may be conducted in accordance with the laws of the country where the position is based. The purpose of such checks is to verify certain information prior to the commencement of employment such as identity, right to work and educational qualifications.

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