Senior Process Improvement Manager

Centene Corporation•Remote-MO, MO

1d•$87,700 - $157,800•Hybrid

About The Position

Centene is transforming the health of its communities, one person at a time. As a diversified, national organization, this role offers competitive benefits and a fresh perspective on workplace flexibility. The purpose of this position is to identify, facilitate, and lead enterprise-wide process improvement activities using LEAN/Six Sigma methodologies to design and improve processes that support business infrastructure and performance.

Requirements

Experience leading hands-on workflow redesign, process improvement, or operating model transformation in complex healthcare or business environments.
Ability to assess current-state operations, identify root causes, and translate findings into practical future-state solutions.
Demonstrated ability to standardize and scale pilots, local processes, or improvement concepts into measurable operating models.
Strong facilitation and stakeholder partnership skills, including the ability to influence without direct authority in matrixed environments.
Experience defining success measures, supporting adoption, monitoring performance, and validating sustained operational, quality, or financial improvement.

Responsibilities

Identify, develop, and execute process improvement opportunities utilizing continuous improvement principles and LEAN/Six Sigma methodologies.
Prioritize and lead process improvement activities across the enterprise in support of all departments and functional areas.
Monitor process improvement projects and facilitate cross-functional process improvement project teams ensuring deadlines and objectives are met and return on investment is realized.
Consult with senior leadership and provide analysis and advice on a variety of performance and process related topics.
Provide training and guidance to project teams and functional areas to assist with the implementation and maintenance of process improvement activities.
Negotiate with project stakeholders to identify resources, mitigate risks, resolve issues and provide key performance indicators and project status.
Identify, communicate, and correct gaps in process performance and provide guidance to address these gaps.
Evaluate completed process improvement projects to identify and implement best practices and lessons learned.