Business Improvement Consultant Sr

Elevance Health•Indianapolis, IN

6d•Hybrid

About The Position

As the internal, enterprise-wide consulting arm of the organization's strategic leadership, the Business Improvement Consultant is responsible for establishing relationships with functional teams across the organization and handling complex, high priority business questions/issues including assisting in building new client relationships. This role requires associates to be in-office 1 - 2 days per week, fostering collaboration and connectivity, while providing flexibility to support productivity and work-life balance. This approach combines structured office engagement with the autonomy of virtual work, promoting a dynamic and adaptable workplace. Alternate locations may be considered if candidates reside within a commuting distance from an office. Candidates not within a reasonable commuting distance from the posting location(s) will not be considered for employment, unless accommodation is granted as required by law.

Requirements

Requires Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification or an equivalent quality certification; Green Belt certification may be considered.
Significant consulting experience or an engineering degree is required.
Requires a BA/BS in a related field and minimum of 5 years in management or management consulting role, business development, large scale project management, line operations with P/L responsibility, or process improvement leadership; or any combination of education and experience, which would provide an equivalent background.
Requires Lean, Six Sigma Black Belt or equivalent training/consultant experience.

Nice To Haves

MBA preferred.
Healthcare industry experience preferred.
Working experience at the Project Leader, Manager, or Associate Principal level within a national consulting firm; leading major projects at the SLT level of management, coaching and mentoring project analysts, significant ROI contributions as a leader on numerous concurrent projects strongly preferred.
Advanced analytical skills with the ability to extract, analyze, and interpret complex data to identify opportunities, measure outcomes, and communicate actionable insights.
Experience analyzing large datasets to evaluate business improvement initiatives; familiarity with SQL or similar data querying tools is a plus.

Responsibilities

Leads and implements a wide variety of business improvement initiatives to enhance effectiveness and profitability of the organization.
Coaches project teams on use of tools for assessing people, process and systems performance.
Collaboratively partners with regional process improvement initiatives such as Six Sigma and TQM, to leverage common initiatives, eliminate duplication and ensure alignment with our business improvement and innovation value across the enterprise.
Establishes and monitors metrics and measurements and teaches managers to use those tools to manage their environment and hold the improvement gains.
Establishes cross-organizational relationships that translate into engagements and a track record of establishing and developing adopted practices that improve communications, results measurement, and the engagement management process.
Travels to worksite and other locations as necessary.