Senior Manager, Inbound Value Stream

azenta; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Azenta Inc. in Indianapolis is seeking a Senior Manager, Inbound Value Stream to lead end-to-end inbound biorepository operations, including Receiving, Manifesting, Registration, Gravimetric weighing, and Automation.

You will align people, processes, and systems to improve flow and customer outcomes. As a member of the site leadership team, you will own 12–24 month value stream strategy, drive daily management, and develop organizational capability while delivering safe, compliant operations and

Responsibilities

• Lead the Inbound Value Stream
• Own end-to-end performance for Receiving, Manifesting, Registration, Gravimetric and Automation
• Establish clear priorities and operating plans that align demand, capacity, and objectives
• Drive execution against safety, quality, delivery, productivity, and cost objectives
• Ensure timely, accurate, and compliant processing of all inbound specimens and materials
• Maintain visibility to workload, capacity, throughput, and operational risk across the value stream
• Own the 12–24 month strategy, organizational capability, and financial performance of the Inbound Value Stream while developing the future culture

Job description

Azenta Inc.

At Azenta, new ideas, new technologies and new ways of thinking are driving our future. Our customer focused culture encourages employees to embrace innovation and challenge the status quo with novel thinking and collaborative work relationships.

All we accomplish is grounded in our core values of Customer Focus, Achievement, Accountability, Teamwork, Employee Value and Integrity

Job Title

Senior Manager, Inbound Value Stream

Job Description

Azenta Life Sciences is a global leader in the life sciences space with offices and operations, worldwide. We are a market leader in automated bio sample management solutions and genomic services across areas such as drug development, clinical and advanced cell therapies for the industry's top pharmaceutical, biotech, academic and healthcare institutions globally. We provide unparalleled capabilities with our lab analysis, sample management and storage services, informatics software, and consumables, with the largest installed base managing over 1 billion samples globally.

The Senior Manager, Inbound Value Stream is responsible for the end-to-end performance of inbound biorepository operations, including Receiving, Manifesting, Registration, Gravimetric Weighing, and Automation. This role provides strategic and operational leadership for the inbound value stream, ensuring work is prioritized, planned, executed, and continually improved in alignment with customer requirements, quality expectations, and business objectives.

How You’ll Add Value:

As a member of the site leadership team, the Value Stream Senior Manager owns value stream performance by aligning people, processes, systems, and resources to improve flow, eliminate waste, increase productivity, and strengthen customer outcomes. This leader serves as the primary owner of Daily Management, continuous improvement, workforce development, and long‑term value stream strategy.

What You’ll Do:

• Lead the Inbound Value Stream
• Own end‑to‑end performance for Receiving, Manifesting, Registration, Gravimetric, and Automation activities
• Establish clear priorities and operating plans that align customer demand, operational capacity, and business objectives
• Drive execution against safety, quality, delivery, productivity, and cost objectives
• Ensure timely, accurate, and compliant processing of all inbound specimens and materials
• Maintain visibility to workload, capacity, throughput, and operational risk across the value stream
• Own the 12‑24 month strategy, organizational capability, and financial performance of the Inbound Value Stream while developing the future culture. smith AMS
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Your Management Responsibilities:

• Hiring & Staffing
• Skills assessment
• Resource planning
• Competency based, quality hiring
• Effective on-boarding
• Collaboration
• Constructive conflict
• Appropriate follow-up
• Holds self and other accountable
• Builds relationships & partners across-functions
• Considers and communicates cross-functionally
• Communication to Inspire & Empower
• Regular meaningful communications
• Connection