Production Planner

 The Production Planner creates and maintains headcount, equipment, and facility capacity plans to meet output targets in 24/7 genetic testing labs. This role develops and communicates production schedules, production targets,
and continuously monitor performance versus plan. Provides daily/weekly reporting of lab KPIs and schedules to lab leadership and interfaces across the organization, including but not limited to Lab Operations, Process
Engineering, Equipment support, Analytics, Product Managers, and Engineering to optimize lab production.  

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  Develop and maintain capacity models for headcount, equipment, facilities across multiple labs..  

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  Create daily, weekly, and monthly production schedules aligned to production goals.

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  Monitor shift-level execution against plan, highlight deviations >5% and remedial plans

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  Partner with Lab Operations leaders realign WIP and production priorities to overcome production constraints.

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  Track and report KPIs; QCDS, schedule adherence, cycle time, bottleneck queues, OEE.

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  Partner with Continuous Improvement teams and other individuals on identifying production constraints and improving scheduling for higher throughput and quality. 

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  Analyze data across multiple platforms including (SQL, Qlikview, PowerBI, LIMS, gSuite, JIRA, etc.) to uncover issues/bottlenecks and work with Lab Leaders on driving improvements. 

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  Establishes and manages escalation pathway for delayed or problematic samples in concert with Lab Leaders and internal stakeholders.

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  Confers with management to resolve problems, roadblocks, and barriers to progress.

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  Effectively communicates production expectations to team members and stakeholders in a timely and clear fashion

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  This role works with PHI on a regular basis both in paper and electronic form and have access to various technologies to access PHI (paper and electronic) in order to perform the job

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  Plans and leads cross departmental team meetings

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   Adheres to Departmental Expectations

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  Employee must complete training relating to HIPAA/PHI privacy, General Policies and Procedure Compliance    training and security training as soon as possible but not later than the first 30 days of hire.

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  Performs other duties as assigned

• BS/BA/MBA degree in Biological Sciences, Business Administration, Data Analytics, or related field.

• A minimum of 3+ years of experience in production scheduling, capacity planning, or operations management.

• Proficiency in MES, ERP/MRP, LIMS, SQL, and advanced excel/analytical tools.

• Exceptional multi-tasking, organizational, and communication skills.

• Excellent computer skills, including MS Excel, Oracle, gSuite.

• Excellence in attention to detail, problem solving, and organization skills

• Self-motivation, with the desire and capacity to work both independently and collaboratively

• Experience with LIMS and SQL queries and data visualization in Tableau, QuickSight, or PowerBI preferred

• Manufacturing/Engineering experience preferred

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  Knowledge and experience with Lean Six Sigma concepts and tools

   

Natera™ is a global leader in cell-free DNA (cfDNA) testing, dedicated to oncology, women’s health, and organ health. Our aim is to make personalized genetic testing and diagnostics part of the standard of care to protect health and enable earlier and more targeted interventions that lead to longer, healthier lives.

The Natera team consists of highly dedicated statisticians, geneticists, doctors, laboratory scientists, business professionals, software engineers and many other professionals from world-class institutions, who care deeply for our work and each other. When you join Natera, you’ll work hard and grow quickly. Working alongside the elite of the industry, you’ll be stretched and challenged, and take pride in being part of a company that is changing the landscape of genetic disease management.