John Wilkes
Senior Director, Business Excellence @Novavax
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WORK HISTORY
Senior Director, Business Excellence @Novavax
Gaithersburg, MD, US
I lead a cross-functional team aimed at enhancing operational excellence, project management, and overall business operations to ensure execution excellence and drive improved performance outcomes. My responsibilities include overseeing the development and deployment of a transformation strategy to shift site operations from a clinical to a commercial focus.To achieve this, I create and steer lean transformation initiatives by fostering alliances across various organizational functions and global locations. One of my key roles is to manage the creation and implementation of frameworks for effective operations and quality management systems with a keen focus on improvement, governance, and oversight.A significant aspect of my role involves developing and scaling staff and leadership capabilities through educational initiatives that emphasize culture change and foster behaviors conducive to new working modalities.Some of my notable achievements include defining and implementing a robust management system for operations, safety, and quality, establishing business review processes to continuously improve performance against key performance indicators. I\'ve also provided coaching to site senior leadership, assisting them in developing and deploying strategic plans for lean transformation and performance improvement across multiple strategic focus areas.Furthermore, I\'ve mentored senior leaders to enhance leadership engagement and foster organizational accountability, psychological safety, and operational learning. Additionally, I\'ve successfully deployed a global operational excellence program, which focuses on developing capabilities in lean principles, waste reduction, business process management, and daily improvement techniques.Moreover, I\'ve facilitated strategic sessions and authored strategy documentation that aligns with organizational objectives and lean methodologies, ensuring that our efforts are aligned with the broader goals of the organization.
EDUCATION
Purdue University
BS, Biological Sciences, Mathematics
Keller Graduate School of Management of DeVry University
MBA, Business Administration
SKILLS
ABOUT JOHN WILKES
Accomplished Biotechnology / Biopharmaceutical / Pharmaceutical executive with a robust background in Quality Systems, Quality Management, Operational Excellence, and Human and Organizational Performance (H & OP). Proficient in driving operational improvement, managing risk, and building capabilities within leading biopharmaceutical and pharmaceutical organizations.As a visionary leader, I specialize in steering the development and deployment of transformative strategies for breakthrough improvement in performance. My expertise lies in fostering alliances across global locations, building strong teams, and advancing transformation initiatives for the purpose of creating repeatable performance excellence. I excel in dynamically managing and creating frameworks for effective quality systems and compliance assurance within an operations performance context, highlighting my commitment to quality and operations performance.With a proven track record, I specialize in defining and implementing robust business processes, quality systems processes, and management systems, thereby effectively managing risk and amplifying performance against key indicators. Through strategic coaching and leadership, I empower teams to thrive amidst change, fostering a culture of continuous improvement. I am recognized for my adeptness in integrating Human and Organizational Performance principles and practices, building capabilities for operational learning and risk management – enhancing resilience within operational frameworks. By effectively utilizing Lean methodologies, I drive efficiency gains and waste reduction across manufacturing operations.I am committed to making work better and more effective.#BiotechnologyExecutive #BiopharmaceuticalLeadership#PharmaceuticalOperations #OperationalExcellence #HumanPerformance#OrganizationalPerformance #LeadershipDevelopment #LeanTransformation #Lean#QualitySystems #QualityManagement #ComplianceAssurance #BusinessManagement#BusinessProcess #PerformanceImprovement #ChangeManagement #ContinuousImprovement #ResilienceBuilding #LeanMethodologies #ManufacturingOperations
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