Executive Administrator, Stanford Medicine Center for Improvement

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master’s degree in Science, Engineering, Accounting, Finance, Business, or other related field preferred.

·       Demonstrated track record of successful healthcare improvement leadership and program building.

• Able to easily facilitate strategic visioning all the way through execution.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE (REQUIRED):

Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, Accounting, Finance, Business, or other related field and 10 years of progressively responsible, relevant process improvement leadership experience or combination of education and relevant experience. At least 5 year of experience leading complex projects. At least 2 years of experience directly supervising teams.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (REQUIRED):

·       Mastery and experience using and applying process improvement best practices /techniques, Lean Six Sigma, and project management skills in a structured project environment.

·       Demonstrated experience modeling business processes using a variety of tools and techniques.

·       Ability to work with little or no direction in environments resistant to change or unable to change quickly.

·       Exceptional communication skills and the ability to communicate and present appropriately at all levels of the organization through written and verbal methods.

·       Excellent influence management skills, including the ability to manage senior management and other key stakeholders.

·       Ability to work across multiple, distributed, siloed, functional groups.

·       Exceptional enterprise-wide vision, seeing the big picture, recognizing critical details, and dealing with ambiguity.

·       Strong aptitude for understanding organization operations and culture and the related functional capabilities of implemented enterprise applications (custom and off-the-shelf).

·       Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office, Google Suite, and software applications involving dynamic models and process flows.

·       Expert ability to effectively facilitate a training session, one on one, or with a group.

CERTIFICATIONS & LICENSES:

Lean/Six Sigma Black Belt Certification or other recognized change/process certification.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS*:

• Constantly perform desk-based computer tasks.
• Occasionally stand, walk, use a telephone, lift, carry, push and pull objects that weigh up to 20 lbs., write by hand.
• Rarely reach or work above shoulders, kneel/crawl, climb, twist, bend, stoop and squat, grasp forcefully, sort and file paperwork, operate foot and or hand controls, lift, carry, push and pull objects that weigh up to 21 to 40 lbs.

* - Consistent with its obligations under the law, the University will provide reasonable accommodation to any employee with a disability who requires accommodation to perform the essential functions of his or her job.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

• Travel locally, around campus.

Occasionally work evenings/weekends.