About Us

At Cooper University Health Care, our commitment to providing extraordinary health care begins with our team. Our extraordinary professionals are continuously discovering clinical innovations and enhanced access to the most up-to-date facilities, equipment, technologies and research protocols. We have a commitment to its employees by providing competitive rates and compensation, a comprehensive employee benefits programs, attractive working conditions, and the chance to build and explore a career opportunity by offering professional development.

Discover why Cooper University Health Care is the employer of choice in South Jersey.

Short Description

• Support a culture of continuous process improvement within the Cooper Health System. Manage or support process improvement initiatives that deliver measurable results in partnership with project sponsors, process owners and other Operational Excellence team members.• Engage with internal stakeholders to evaluate and implement tools to standardize workflows, transform processes and progress from volume to value. • Support health system strategic initiatives with portfolio, project, and change management

Lead or Co-lead Lean Six Sigma and other (process improvement, change management, project management) methodology from project request to transition back to sponsors and process owners, delivering quality, service, and safety improvements and cost savings for the departments involved and for the health system.

Lead large and system-wide projects in support of Cooper’s strategic initiatives collaborating with program/project managers across the health system in support of Cooper’s strategic initiatives and high priority objectives.

Work closely with champions, sponsors, stakeholders, informatics and IT staff to create tactics, approach and timelines for projects, focusing on clinical/business process improvements.

Provide training of tools and methodologies throughout the organization to build a continuous improvement culture.

Coach green belts and help build an organizational knowledge base and improvement toolkit in Lean and Six Sigma.

Develop a data driven culture in projects following LSS methodology

Experience Required

Experience

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Experience

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0-2 years

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6-10 years

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3-5 years

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10 years

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Special Considerations

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6 to 10 years’ experience must be improvement science (i.e.: Lean Six Sigma) related. Health care experience in LSS, project management, and change management preferred. Clinical experience desired.

Education Requirements

Education

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Education

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High School / GED

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Bachelor’s Degree

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Vocational / Technical School

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Master’s Degree

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Associate’s Degree

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Doctorate Degree

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Field of Study (Please Note)

BS/BA preferably in business, healthcare, operations, engineering, nursing. Master’s degree in Healthcare/Finance/Organizational Development preferred.

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License/Certification Requirements

Licensure, Certification, and Registration

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Black Belt

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Master Black Belt

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Change agent

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Project management

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Special Considerations Explained

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10 years’ experience in health care process improvement, project management, and change management – must pass black belt certification exam within 12 months of hire.