Workflow Optimisation Consultant - Histopathology Laboratory (m/f/d)

Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom

12/17/2024

Leica Biosystems’ mission of “Advancing Cancer Diagnostics, Improving Lives” is at the heart of our corporate culture. We’re a global leader in cancer diagnostics with the most comprehensive portfolio from biopsy to diagnosis. Our easy-to-use and consistently reliable offerings help improve workflow efficiency and diagnostic confidence. Our associates know that every moment matters when it comes to cancer diagnostics. When you come to work, you’re helping develop solutions that enable accurate diagnoses to turn anxiety into answers. Join our diverse, global team of talented people, and be inspired to grow every day.

Leica Biosystems is proud to work alongside a community of six fellow Diagnostics Companies at Danaher. Together, we’re working at the pace of change to improve patient lives with diagnostic tools that address the world’s biggest health challenges. At Leica Biosystems, our vision is to advance cancer diagnostics and improve lives.

This position is part of the EMEA Workflow team will be fully remote; the role will require travel across EMEA up to 50% of the time, to visit and work closely with our Customers helping them to realise their goals. There may also be occasional trips across EMEA, for internal meetings and training. This role will involve validating workflow opportunities, aligning on next best steps with the local sales teams to manage expectations, on-site customer visits, assessing current workflow state, understanding future state requirements, conducting workflow analysis, identifying risks to objectives and providing workflow improvement recommendation report-outs in writing and in person to customers, based on our product portfolio and environmental workflow improvement opportunities.

You will be reporting to the EMEA Workflow Manager, responsible for leading the ongoing development of new workflow strategies and to drive workflow as a competitive advantage, supporting our internal and external customers. Peers include EMEA Workflow Consultants, Regional Workflow Champions, Applications Consultants, Account and Regional Sales Managers whose collaboration will be vital in prioritising our efforts and determining the appropriate workflow recommendations for the right customers at the right time.

If you are passionate about meeting customers at Gemba to make tangible contributions to improving their histopathology workflow, have an eye for detail, a consultative approach and thrive in a fast paced environment with multiple stakeholders and competing priorities—read on.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Collaborate and establish trusted relationships with the EMEA Sales Organization to better understand their priorities and look for opportunities to support them with workflow expertise.
• Work closely with customers in their environment, conducting current state assessments and hold discussions with them about their Future dream state requirements.
• Learn how to and deploy workflow analysis tools, techniques, processes and material to help support improvement recommendations.
• Complete Lean Six Sigma certification to Black Belt
• Learn how to and follow team standard work and support in its continued development.
• Deploy written methods and frameworks for identifying & documenting opportunities for workflow improvement, focusing on critical few success factors related to customer goals and objectives.
• Write and present detailed recommendations to bridge the gap between the customers current state and future/dream state based on driving the overall value proposition and Leica Biosystems workflow competitive advantage – demonstrating how and to what extent Leica Biosystems total solution (workflow profile of instrumentation including environmental workflow improvement advice) can help the customer achieve their goals and objectives.
  
  

The essential requirements of the job include:

• Degree in Science e.g., Biomedical Sciences/Biology, is preferred.
• Healthcare Background – 3+ years’ experience in a Biomedical environment, as a Biomedical Scientist with a detailed understanding of the Histopathology workflow, processes and with a proven track record of driving process improvements across the workflow.
• Excellent written skills: well-structured report writing, underpinned by meticulous planning, comprehensively communicated with a balance of detail and concise use of language.
• Technical Excellence – Must possess the technical skills necessary to be seen as credible by peers and managers inside healthcare facilities. Balancing a clear understanding of the histopathology instruments and their contribution to the workflow as well as a deep understanding of the factors that impact workflow.
• Manage complexity and sense of urgency: Uses rigor in analysis to synthesize perspectives/data from multiple sources to reach a holistic viewpoint. Ability to push high priority projects through in a fast-paced environment.
• Workload prioritization - This role will frequently require work on simultaneous projects at varying stages. It will be vital to prioritise work and proactively manage stakeholder expectations from the outset.
• Travel up to 50% across EMEA.
• Fluent in the English language. Some fluency in a 2nd EMEA language would be desirable.
  
  

It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:

• Process Management – Demonstrating proficiency applying lean principles in a variety of situations. Understanding how to separate and combine tasks into efficient workflow. Knows what to measure and how to measure it.
• Advanced computer skills for floor plan mapping in CAD, 2D and 3D design in addition to workflow analytical tools.
  
  

Join our winning team today. Together, we’ll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow’s science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.

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