**Duties & Responsibilities:** + Identify and/or direct process improvement opportunities and provide preliminary benefit/financial valuation for project prioritization + Lead cross functional teams in successful completion of assigned projects; generate solutions to complex problems through utilization of problem-solving tools and methodologies + Maintain up-to-date knowledge of all assigned initiatives, with a focus on measurable value + Coach, train, and educate business teams on how to leverage performance improvement tools and methods + Establish strong collaborative relationships with project sponsors, key stakeholders, business leaders and teams + Provide daily management of technically oriented Performance Improvement staff **Minimum Qualifications:** + Bachelors degree from an accredited institution or equivalent work experience. + Experience leading complex process improvement initiatives. + Experience managing staff + Experience working with data sets and/or Microsoft Excel modeling + Experience utilizing valuation and impact analysis methodologies + Experience using workflow diagramming applications to document business processes **Preferred Qualifications:** + Masters degree from an accredited institution. + Industry work experience in healthcare such as hospital, managed or long-term care, insurance, government or other healthcare agency. + Experience working with one or more Medicaid managed care plan products + Black Belt or equivalent certification in Lean Six Sigma or other process improvement methodologies Compliance & Regulatory Responsibilities: NA License/Certification: Six Sigma Black Belt or other PI Methodology preferred WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. Applicants and employees are considered for positions and are evaluated without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.