Senior Continuous Improvement Specialist

Abbott; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare company is seeking a Senior Continuous Improvement Specialist to drive quality improvement projects and enhance organizational competency in Continuous Improvement practices. This mid-senior level role demands strong analytical and interpersonal skills, along with a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field. The ideal candidate will lead project teams, execute workshops, and develop educational programs while ensuring compliance with industry regulations.

Qualifications

• 2+ years in Quality/Continuous Improvement work.
• Preferred: experience with IHI Model for Improvement.
• Experience in a regulated industry desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead Continuous Improvement project teams.
• Conduct Rapid Process Improvement Workshops using CI tools.
• Develop and deliver Continuous Improvement curriculum.

Skills

Analytical problem-solving

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering or Health Sciences

Tools

Minitab

PowerBI

Job description

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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 include leading Continuous Improvement project teams in research and documentation of business processes, partnership with Clinical Information Analysts, convening project teams for Rapid Process Improvement Workshops, using CI tools and techniques (Lean, IHI Model for Improvement) to identify, test, and implement improvements, providing regular project updates and report-outs, leading and facilitating Continuous Improvement program outreach and advocacy events, co-leading Continuous Improvement curriculum and program development, and serving as internal ad hoc CI/process analysis consultant. Required qualifications include a Bachelor's degree (± 13 years) in Industrial Engineering or Health Sciences preferred or equivalent combination of education and work experience, and minimum 2 years formal Quality/Continuous Improvement work (Lean, Six Sigma) with Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI Model for Improvement) strongly preferred. Preferred qualifications include experience applying IHI Model for Improvement in structured QI work, experience with Statistical Process Control analysis and tools (e.g. Minitab), experience with Business Intelligence/reporting platforms (e.g. PowerBI), and experience working in a Regulated Industry.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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