Senior Continuous Improvement Specialist

Abbott Laboratories; Maple Grove (MN); On-site; USD 75,000 - 151,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global healthcare company is looking for a Senior Continuous Improvement Specialist in Maple Grove. This role involves leading quality improvement projects, enhancing organizational competency in Continuous Improvement, and utilizing analytical skills to drive meaningful outcomes.

Benefits

Career development opportunities

Free medical coverage options

Excellent retirement savings plan

Tuition reimbursement program

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of experience in Quality or Continuous Improvement.
• Experience with Lean and Six Sigma methodologies preferred.
• Experience applying Institute for Healthcare Improvement model is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead Continuous Improvement project teams to document business processes.
• Use CI tools to implement improvements and measure project outcomes.
• Facilitate Continuous Improvement outreach and advocacy events.

Skills

Analytical skills

Interpersonal skills

Problem-solving skills

Education

Bachelors in Industrial Engineering or Health Sciences

Tools

Statistical Process Control tools

Business Intelligence platforms

Job description

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Senior Continuous Improvement Specialist

Apply locations United States - Minnesota - Maple Grove time type Full time posted on Posted 14 Days Ago job requisition id 31120004 Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. You’ll also have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.

• Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.

• An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution · Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.

• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.

• A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.
  

For years, Abbott’s medical device businesses have offered technologies that are faster, more effective, and less invasive. Whether it’s glucose monitoring system, innovative therapies for treating heart disease, or products that help people with chronic pain or movement disorders, our medical device technologies are designed to help people live their lives better and healthier. Every day, our technologies help more than 10,000 people have healthier hearts, improve quality of life for thousands of people living with chronic pain and movement disorders, and liberate more than 500,000 people with diabetes from routine fingersticks .

The Senior Continuous Improvement Specialist is responsible for leading high visibility, high stakes quality improvement projects from conception through to completion; additionally, this role is responsible for raising organizational competency in formal Continuous Improvement thinking through consulting, curriculum development and delivery, and leadership of outreach events. The individual will both use and teach Continuous Improvement disciplines intended to: identify and hone understanding of business problems and their root causes; devise, test, and implement cost-effective solutions to them; deliver and sustain measurable, meaningfully improved quality, financial, and operational outcomes.

This role requires excellent analytical/problem-solving skills and exceptional interpersonal, rapport-building capabilities. Must be able to effectively manage multiple projects and timelines. This individual will work under Good Clinical Practices, Good Clinical Data Management Practices, and other FDA regulations and guidelines. Must be able to travel up to 10% per year. Requires the ability to sit or stand while working on a computer for a long period of time.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

• Leads Continuous Improvement project teams in the execution of the following:

• Research and document business processes via informational interviewing, process & driver diagramming, cycle timing

• Partnership with Clinical Information Analysts in the development of relevant project measures and targets

• Convene project team for Rapid Process Improvement Workshop (RPIW/Kaizen event)

• Use CI tools and techniques (Lean, IHI Model for Improvement) to identify , test, and implement improvements

• Provides regular project updates and report-outs to business stakeholder, sponsorship and leadership groups

• Leads and facilitates Continuous Improvement program outreach and advocacy events

• Co-leads Continuous Improvement curriculum and program development through creation of educational content

• Serves as internal ad hoc CI/process analysis consultant

Require d Qualification:

• Bachelors (± 13 years) Industrial Engineering, Health Sciences preferred OR Equivalent combination of education and work experience

• Minimum 2 years f ormal Quality/Continuous Improvement work (Lean, Six Sig ma) -Institute for Healthcare Imporvement (IHI Model for Improvement) strongly preferred.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience applying Institute for Healthcare Improvement ’s (IHI) Model for Improvement in structur ed QI work

• Experience with Statistical Process Control analysis and tools ( e.g. Minitab)

• Experience with Business Intelligence/reporting platforms (e.g. PowerBI)

• Experience working in a Regulated Industry

The base pay for this position is

$75,300.00 – $150,700.00

In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

JOB FAMILY:

Project Management

DIVISION:

MD Medical Devices

LOCATION:

United States > Maple Grove : 6820 Wedgwood Road N.

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

WORK SHIFT:

Standard

TRAVEL:

Yes, 10 % of the Time

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:

No

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:

Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Keyboard use (greater or equal to 50% of the workday)Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.EEO is the Law link - English: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_English.pdf EEO is the Law link - Espanol: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_Spanish.pdf

About Us

Abbott is about the power of health. For more than 135 years, Abbott has been helping people reach their potential — because better health allows people and communities to achieve more. With a diverse, global network serving customers in more than 160 countries, we create new solutions — across the spectrum of health, around the world, for all stages of life. Whether it’s next-generation diagnostics, life-changing devices, science-based nutrition, or novel reformulations, we are advancing some of the most innovative and revolutionary technologies in healthcare, helping people live their best lives through better health.

The people of Abbott come to work each day with relentless energy, enthusiasm and a promise to enhance the health and well-being of millions of people. They push the boundaries to help manage and treat some of life’s greatest health challenges.

We invite you to explore opportunities at Abbott , to see if your talents and career aspirations may fit with our openings. An equal opportunity employer, Abbott welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce.