Black Belt Process Excellence Specialist (Solventum)

SOLVENTUM•Remote - Texas, TX

6d•$143,200 - $196,900•Remote

About The Position

Solventum is a new healthcare company with a long legacy of solving big challenges that improve lives and help healthcare professionals perform at their best. At Solventum, people are at the heart of every innovation we pursue. Guided by empathy, insight, and clinical intelligence, we collaborate with the best minds in healthcare to address our customers’ toughest challenges. As a Black Belt Continuous Improvement Specialist you will have the opportunity to tap into your curiosity and collaborate with some of the most innovative and diverse people around the world. Here, you will make an impact by: Simultaneously lead / execute 3-5 complex, prioritized, cross-functional initiatives delivering expected results. Collaborates with leadership team to determine initiative objectives, establish priorities and timetables, determine improvement approach(es), develop improvement actions, assign/lead resources/tasks to deliver on operational and/or financials goals targeted. Report on key milestones and critical business initiatives to ensure timely delivery. Use lean value stream mapping and DMAIC to collaborate with business leaders. Proactively identifies, helps prioritize, manages, and guides implementation of approved projects and front-line problem solving. Build our organizational continuous improvement culture by partnering with Solventum CI to coach functional team members during white / yellow belt training and through their respective projects. Lead assigned kaizen events as requested. Deliver $1M in annual project benefits while driving improvements in customer experience on respective projects. Facilitate change management with projects through delivery / conclusion.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree or higher AND (7) seven years of experience driving Continuous Improvement processes and projects in a private, public, government or military environment
Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Certification
One (1) year experience with Lean Value Stream Mapping
Must be legally authorized to work in country of employment without sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H1B status).

Nice To Haves

Previous experience working in Healthcare or Medical Devices Industries
Strong background in transactional lean process redesign and improvement
Strong problem-solving, analytical, and change management skills
Strong understanding of customer support processes and ability to align process improvements to customer satisfaction
Excellent communication and presentation skills

Responsibilities

Simultaneously lead / execute 3-5 complex, prioritized, cross-functional initiatives delivering expected results.
Collaborates with leadership team to determine initiative objectives, establish priorities and timetables, determine improvement approach(es), develop improvement actions, assign/lead resources/tasks to deliver on operational and/or financials goals targeted.
Report on key milestones and critical business initiatives to ensure timely delivery.
Use lean value stream mapping and DMAIC to collaborate with business leaders.
Proactively identifies, helps prioritize, manages, and guides implementation of approved projects and front-line problem solving.
Build our organizational continuous improvement culture by partnering with Solventum CI to coach functional team members during white / yellow belt training and through their respective projects.
Lead assigned kaizen events as requested.
Deliver $1M in annual project benefits while driving improvements in customer experience on respective projects.
Facilitate change management with projects through delivery / conclusion.
Comply with corporate policies, procedures and security standards while performing assigned duties.