Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Lehigh Valley Health Network is a nationally recognized health organization offering opportunities for impactful work. The Manager of Industrial Engineering will lead a team to develop and implement an effective industrial engineering program, focusing on productivity analysis, budget setting, and process improvement to achieve organizational goals.
Responsibilities
- Collaborates with leadership to develop, implement, and maintain the network management engineering program focusing on the department's core services of productivity reporting and analysis, budget labor setting, position control, and ongoing variance analysis and reporting. Completes a robust review of the accuracy of the key deliverables produced by the department for accuracy and usability
- Manages and deploys a group of management engineers on the various elements of the department's core services. Provides direct feedback and coaches on areas of development for those individuals who have less experience in management engineering or the healthcare industry
- Develops and maintains relationships with network key stakeholders to understand and provide support as needed the key areas related to management engineering
- Provides complex analytical leadership and support to senior management/key project stakeholders to enable them with various analyses in order to make informed decisions
- Completes assessments in an efficient manner to understand the current state process, obtain and evaluate relevant data, identify opportunities, eliminate waste, and chart a resolute course of action
- Ensures the deployment, utilization, and optimization of the key labor/productivity system. Develop and oversee the development of informational and training materials for various network stakeholders and leaders
- Other Duties as assigned
Skills
- Master's Degree Industrial and Systems Engineering, Operations Research, Information & Computer Science, Operations Management or Business Administration
- 5 years Professional or related experience in improving operations and conducting analytical reviews and sharing recommendations
- 3 years Direct supervisory experience
- Proficient in project management principles with strong presentation and communication skills
- Expert ability to use continuous improvement tools, including but not limited to process mapping, process observation, root cause analysis (FMEA), value stream mapping, pareto and statistical charts, 5 Whys, etc
- Expert proficiency in MS Office Suite (Excel, Access, Visio). Has exposure to at least one statistical analysis software (Minitab, SAS)
- Understands and applies financial analytics current projects
- Ability to identify key business issues and develop appropriate analyses and action plans for improving operational efficiency
- ICGB - Certified Lean Six Sigma Green Belt - International Association for Six Sigma Certification Upon Hire
- 7 years Professional or related experience in improving operations and conducting analytical reviews and sharing recommendations
- 5 years Direct supervisory experience
- Experience with Labor Benchmarking systems/programs
- Knowledge of programming concepts and language
Company Overview
Lehigh Valley Health Network, part of Jefferson Health, is proud to be part of a leading integrated academic health care delivery system. It was founded in undefined, and is headquartered in Allentown, Pennsylvania, US, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is http://www.lvhn.org.