Strategic Healthcare Performance Improvement Leader

Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 169,000; Full time

Job summary

Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford seeks a Performance Improvement Advisor to direct enterprise‑level improvement initiatives. You will partner with executives and clinicians to analyze opportunities, structure reliable plans, and manage budgets and metrics to achieve targeted results.

You will coach teams, advance PQMS capabilities, and drive value‑stream work across the health system while building strong relationships with stakeholders at all levels.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, healthcare administration or related field.
• 7 years of progressively responsible experience in improvement leadership.
• Certification in improvement science methodology preferred.

Responsibilities

• Direct enterprise‑level improvement initiatives across Stanford Medicine Children's Health.
• Partner with executives to analyze opportunities and develop implementation plans.
• Lead value stream and program management with measurable results.
• Coach teams in improvement science methods and data-driven decision making.
• Develop budgets, reporting metrics and governance for initiatives.
• Mentor junior team members and collaborate with cross‑functional stakeholders.

Skills

Lean Six Sigma

Project management

Change management

Systems thinking

Data analysis

Stakeholder management

Coaching

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Master’s degree preferred

Improvement science certification preferred

Tools

QI Macros

Job description

Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford seeks a Performance Improvement Advisor to direct enterprise‑level improvement initiatives. You will partner with executives and clinicians to analyze opportunities, structure reliable plans, and manage budgets and metrics to achieve targeted results.

You will coach teams, advance PQMS capabilities, and drive value‑stream work across the health system while building strong relationships with stakeholders at all levels.