Continuous Improvement Analyst: Lean & Data-Driven

Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Seattle City Light seeks a Continuous Improvement Analyst to lead organizational improvement initiatives and use structured problem-solving and data-driven decisions. You will enable reductions in lead times and improve customer experiences through cross-functional projects and Lean Six Sigma methods.

The role includes facilitating rapid improvement events, optimizing workflows, building dashboards, and integrating new applications to automate processes.

Qualifications

• Two years in systems, operational, procedures, research or analysis.
• Bachelor's degree in business or public administration, finance, computer science or a related field.
• Minimum 1 year of experience in a dedicated continuous improvement work environment such as health care, construction, or manufacturing.
• Minimum 2 years of experience managing cross-functional improvement projects in a large, complex organization.
• Demonstrated expertise in data analysis, visualization, and reporting for diverse audiences.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate and manage improvement initiatives: Design, facilitate, and manage rapid improvement events and structured problem-solving activities with diverse teams.
• Process Optimization & Workflow Enhancement: Partner with business to identify pain points, conduct root cause analysis, and implement countermeasures; automate workflows.
• Data Analysis & Visualization: Collect, clean, analyze, and interpret data; develop KPIs, dashboards, reports and other visual tools.
• Business Application Integration and Automation: Integrate new applications and leverage existing functionality to optimize processes.
• Cross-Departmental Collaboration: Work with stakeholders across departments to drive coordinated improvements.
• Project Management: Manage multiple improvement projects and sometimes serve as both Project Manager and Analyst.
• Stakeholder Engagement & Change Management: Translate technical solutions into plain business language and foster adoption.

Skills

Problem solving

Communication

Influence without authority

Education

Bachelor's degree in business or public administration

Bachelor's degree in STEM or social science field

Tools

Tableau

Excel

SQL

Adobe Sign

Power Automate

Job description

Seattle City Light seeks a Continuous Improvement Analyst to lead organizational improvement initiatives and use structured problem-solving and data-driven decisions. You will enable reductions in lead times and improve customer experiences through cross-functional projects and Lean Six Sigma methods.

The role includes facilitating rapid improvement events, optimizing workflows, building dashboards, and integrating new applications to automate processes.