Management Engineer I - Quality and Operations Excellence

WHY UT SOUTHWESTERN?
With over 75 years of excellence in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, UT Southwestern is committed to excellence, innovation, teamwork, and compassion. As a world-renowned medical and research center, we strive to provide the best possible care, resources, and benefits for our valued employees. Ranked as the number 1 hospital in Dallas-Fort Worth according to U.S. News & World Report, we invest in you with opportunities for career growth and development to align with your future goals. Our highly competitive benefits package offers healthcare, PTO and paid holidays, on-site childcare, wage, merit increases and so much more. We invite you to be a part of the UT Southwestern team where you'll discover a culture of teamwork, professionalism, and a rewarding career!

JOB SUMMARY
This individual contributor works with direct supervision to provide health systems engineering expertise related to Lean Six Sigma and Health System performance improvement functions under the leadership of the Quality & Operational Excellence department.

BENEFITS
UT Southwestern is proud to offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees. Our benefits are designed to support your overall wellbeing, and include:

• PPO medical plan, available day one at no cost for full-time employee-only coverage
• 100% coverage for preventive healthcare-no copay
• Paid Time Off, available day one
• Retirement Programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
• Paid Parental Leave Benefit
• Wellness programs
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Qualified Employer
• Learn more about these and other UTSW employee benefits!

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION
Required

• Education
  Bachelor's Degree Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering or similar technical degree

• Experience
  5 years of relevant experience

Preferred

• Education
  Master's Degree In business, engineering or a related field or prior internship/fellowship experience in a healthcare setting preferred.

• Experience
  Higher degree or Lean Six Sigma certifications will be considered in lieu of experience.

• Licenses and Certifications
  Green Belt certification in Lean Six Sigma or equivalent Upon Hire

JOB DUTIES

• Leads and facilitates process improvement teams utilizing a standard data driven approach such as Lean Six Sigma, A3, or PDSA.
• Applies mathematical and engineering principles to the degree required to perform the job based on job requirements.
• Helps to devise efficient systems that integrate workers, machines, materials, information, and energy to make a product or provide a service for the health system.
• Utilizes continuous improvement tools such as process mapping, data collection, system analysis, problem solving, testing solutions, implementation, and control planning and tracking.
• Guides labor management processes / workload analysis / productivity monitoring and collaborates with multidisciplinary process improvement teams.
• Helps establish project success measures, techniques to gather data, and use of appropriate statistical tools.
• Utilizes Continuous Improvement and project management tools in their projects to analyze processes and eliminate wastes and defects.
• Helps develop and foster a culture of Continuous Improvement and Lean Six Sigma, under mentorship from a more experienced Management Engineer or Lean Six Sigma Specialist.
• Collects, interprets, and analyzes data and makes recommendations or changes for improvement; interprets data for the purpose of determining past performance and/or to project probability of desired outcomes in support of organizational efforts.
• Researches evidence-based practices to guide information discovery, including internal and industry benchmarks to analyze trends, and offers recommendations to enable effective decision making for stakeholders.
• Executes workplan tasks as assigned.
• May perform project management activities that include project team development and success.
• Safeguards the integrity and security of institutional data.
• Expands knowledge of Continuous Improvement, Lean Six Sigma tools, Statistical Process Control technology, and Artificial Intelligence.
• Utilizes Continuous Improvement and Lean Six Sigma and project management tools in their projects to analyze processes and eliminate waste, defects and reduce process variation.
• Collaborates and supports a performance excellence culture.
• Supports patient safety concepts, methods, and high-reliability principles.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

SECURITY AND EEO STATEMENT
Security
This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code 51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information.

EEO Statement
UT Southwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community. As an equal opportunity employer, UT Southwestern prohibits unlawful discrimination, including discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or veteran status.

UT Southwestern is proud to offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees. Our benefits are designed to support your overall wellbeing, and include:
• PPO medical plan, available day one at no cost for full-time employee-only coverage
• 100% coverage for preventive healthcare - no copay
• Paid Time Off, available day one
• Retirement Programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
• Paid Parental Leave Benefit
• Wellness programs
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Qualified Employer
• Learn more about these and other UTSW employee benefits!