Lead Process Improvement Analyst & Change Leader

3M HEALTHCARE; Cedar Rapids (IA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

3M HEALTHCARE is seeking a senior-level process improvement professional to analyze and enhance business processes. This role requires partnering with management to identify gaps, researching best practices, and delivering data-driven solutions to improve productivity and reduce costs.

The ideal candidate will have eight years of process improvement experience, strong change-management and project-management skills, and proficiency with MS Office and Visio.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a business-related field or equivalent experience.
• Eight years of process improvement experience in a similar environment.
• Expert knowledge of theories, principles and concepts of business process improvement.
• Experience in change management and/or project management.
• Analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Communication, coaching and relationship-building skills.
• Writing and editing skills to document processes.
• Organizational skills and the ability to work on multiple concurrent projects.
• Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio).

Responsibilities

• Partner with management and stakeholders to collaboratively define gaps and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Research best practices to establish benchmark data.
• Collect and analyze process data to initiate, develop and recommend business solutions, practices and procedures that focus on increased productivity, decreased errors or rework, and/or reduced cost.
• Assist in defining methodologies and ensure flexible fit for organizational needs and decision-making quality.
• Act as a change agent to facilitate a culture of innovation and accountability.
• Execute training on tools, processes and approaches needed to initiate improvements and change management.
• Lead and coach lower-level staff.
• Specialize in areas like benchmarking, business process analysis and reengineering, change management and measurement.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Decision making

Communication

Coaching

MS Office

Writing & editing

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in business-related field

Tools

MS Visio

MS Office Suite

Job description

3M HEALTHCARE is seeking a senior-level process improvement professional to analyze and enhance business processes. This role requires partnering with management to identify gaps, researching best practices, and delivering data-driven solutions to improve productivity and reduce costs.

The ideal candidate will have eight years of process improvement experience, strong change-management and project-management skills, and proficiency with MS Office and Visio.