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Process Excellence Coach

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University of Virginia
Location
Charlottesville, VA

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Job location: Charlottesville, VA


Employment Type: Full-time
Posted data: 2019-09-17
Req: R0010403

The School of Medicine department of Project Management and Continuous Improvement at the University of Virginia seeks a Process Excellence Coach to join and strengthen an existing Process Excellence function. The Process Excellence Coach (Coach) role presents a unique opportunity to make an impact by facilitating innovative and sustainable cultural transformation to improve administrative processes and provide higher value to faculty and staff who advance School of Medicine’s research, education and clinical missions.

The Coach will work on creating and strengthening the problem solving and continuous improvement mindset at different levels in the organization. In addition to engaging, training, and coaching, they will facilitate the analysis of business problems and the execution of improvements in a manner that is meaningful and measurable. The Coach will facilitate events to set institutional goals, conduct value stream analysis and rapid process improvements, as well as create a lean daily management system to ensure results.

The Coach will primarily utilize Lean methodology. In addition to strong Lean specialized knowledge, the Coach will need to demonstrate strong soft skills to be able to read the environment as well as build trust and collaborative relationship with business partners across the organization. The Coach will also collaborate with subject matter experts within the School of Medicine, University Physicians Group, Medical Center, across UVA grounds, and with external entities as necessary.

If the prospect of becoming known for creating this cultural transformation in the School of Medicine motivates you, please see additional information below. If you want to become part of our team and believe you qualify for this role, we invite you to apply.

Specific job duties include:

  • Facilitates the implementation of the organization's continuous improvement and Lean transformation system in alignment with SOM initiatives and objectives.
  • Plans for and assesses the impact and sustainability of Lean improvement (e.g. waste reduction, ROI).
  • Serves as a change facilitator, develops and collaborates with other Lean champions, and influences leadership in the transformation to, and support of, a culture of continuous improvement.
  • Develops Lean training and coaching content, documents, materials, courses, and exercises for UVA SOM. Provides training and coaching to all levels of the organization.Conducts SOM Institutional Alignment events to set institutional goals.
  • Conducts and coaches others to conduct value stream analysis, rapid process improvements, daily management events and other Lean activities. Utilizes and coaches others to utilize A3 problem solving methodologies to address identified opportunities.
  • Supports the creation of documentation for standardized operating procedures and policies for a variety of business processes.
  • Coaches others and facilitates the monitoring and analysis of existing and new processes for improvement opportunities in quality, delivery, and cost.
  • Supports project management activities and/or works with project managers on project initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, and closeout.

Required Education and Experience:

  • A Bachelor's degree in a related discipline and at least two years’ experience in a facilitator role applying Lean methods and tools to support performance improvement initiatives.
  • The appropriate combination of an Associate’s degree and 6 years of relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a Bachelor’s degree.
  • Lean and/or Lean Six Sigma

Preferred Education and Experience:

  • A Master’s degree in Process Improvement/Engineering, Business Administration, Management, Industrial Engineering, and other relevant area.
  • 5 years of experience as Lean or Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
  • Strategic deployment of process improvement initiatives delivering training mentoring others and working on complex projects. Experience in leading change in an administrative setting, for example: Academic Medical Center.

This is a restricted position; continuation is dependent on funding and satisfactory performance.

Review of applications will begin on October 1, 2019, but the position will remain open until filled.

TO APPLY:


EXTERNAL APPLICANTS: please apply through Workday at the following URL, https://uva.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/UVAJobs , and search for requisition # R0010403. Complete an application online and attach a cover letter, CV/resume, and contact information for three references (name, email address, telephone number, address).


INTERNAL UVA APPLICANTS: please apply through your Workday Home page, search “Find Jobs”, and search for requisition # R0010403 Complete an application online and attach a cover letter, CV/resume, and contact information for three references (name, email address, telephone number, address).

For questions regarding the application process, please contact Michelle Williams, Faculty Search Advisor, at mew8js@virginia.edu.

The University of Virginia, including the UVA Health System and the University Physician’s Group are fundamentally committed to the diversity of our faculty and staff.  We believe diversity is excellence expressing itself through every person's perspectives and lived experiences.  We are equal opportunity and affirmative action employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, veteran status, and family medical or genetic information.

Organization

In 1819, the University of Virginia established a new model for intellectual exchange and cross-disciplinary collaboration in higher education. Two hundred years later, as a major research institution, we continue to challenge conventions, lead with ingenuity and advance knowledge for the common good.

What began as an innovative idea has become one of the nation’s leading public research universities, with over 21,000 undergraduate, graduate and professional students. UVA also has over 3,000 full-time faculty offering more than 400 degrees.

Each of the University’s eleven schools has its own distinctive mission, working together to garner consistently high rankings—including #2 Best Value Public College (Princeton Review, 2016), #3 Public University in the Nation (U.S. News & World Report, 2016), and #3 Best Value Among Public Colleges (Kiplinger’s, 2016).  

As we invest in and strengthen our research capabilities, UVA seeks new faculty ready to uncover new insights, rewrite old rules and collaborate on intellectual discoveries.

RESEARCH COLLABORATIONS THAT CROSS DISCIPLINES

As an R1 institution, the University’s research centers, consortia and laboratories are on the leading edge of discovery and technology, offering collaborative spaces for students and faculty to solve global problems.

Our professors are recognized members of major national scholarly and professional organizations, including the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Our faculty’s engagement in interdisciplinary research is being facilitated by new research institutes specializing in everything from big data to brain functioning, and by cluster hires across schools.

NATIONALLY RANKED HEALTH SYSTEM

UVA is also home to a nationally renowned academic medical center and the UVA Health System, which serves a three-part mission to treat patients, conduct translational research and train medical practitioners in a wide variety of disciplines.

Established as the nation’s 10th medical school in 1825, the institution has since grown to include a 612-bed hospital and a Level I trauma center, nationally recognized cancer and heart centers, a Children’s Hospital, and primary and specialty clinics throughout Central Virginia.

The UVA Medical Center is consistently ranked among the nation’s best hospitals by the U.S. News & World Report magazine and has been named among the top 25 percent in seven specialties.

INSPIRING STUDENTS, INSPIRED TEACHING

The vast majority of UVA students come from the top 10% of their high school class, as well as from all 50 states, over 142 countries and a variety of socioeconomic backgrounds. Despite their diversity, all UVA students share a love of learning and a drive to achieve.

One of the reasons students choose Virginia is our unique residential culture. At UVA, the community of students, faculty and staff personifies the Jeffersonian idea that living and learning are connected. The Academical Village was constructed to support a unique residential experience, with faculty living in the Pavilions, students occupying Lawn rooms and the world-famous Rotunda at its heart. The University’s residential culture continues to support this experience today—strengthened by students, faculty and staff rich in backgrounds, ideas and perspectives. Our unique culture is also paying dividends in innovation:  UVA’s faculty have generated more than 130 patents since 2010.

Perhaps most importantly, faculty come to UVA knowing that instruction is as important as research, and they pride themselves on their many teaching awards.  Our best professors look for ways to encourage, mentor and develop tomorrow’s leaders inside and outside the classroom.

LIFE IN CHARLOTTESVILLE

Living in Charlottesville you’ll find sophisticated restaurants, world-renowned wineries and breweries, cosmopolitan arts and music, friendly urban and suburban neighborhoods and a Piedmont landscape that has lured adventurous souls for centuries.  No wonder the U.S. National Bureau of Economic Research named Charlottesville the “happiest city in America” in 2014.

In addition to UVA and its health system, several major employers have facilities in Charlottesville, including State Farm, Northrop Grumman, the U.S. Department of Defense, GE and others.  Charlottesville is also becoming a center for innovative start-up businesses.  The University also actively helps spouses and partners of faculty members build their networks and pursue employment opportunities with a wide variety of area employers. 

The University of Virginia is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Women, minorities, veterans, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008 (ADAAA) and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, qualified individuals with disabilities are protected from discrimination and may be entitled to reasonable accommodations to assist in their pursuit of employment at the University. This includes assistance in completing the online job application as well as reasonable accommodations during the interview process. Please contact the UHR Service Center: 434.982.0123 orAskHR@virginia.edu to request assistance.

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