USCAN Sr. Lean Growth Leader

Job Description SummaryThis Sr. Growth Lean Leader will be part of the team responsible for the design, adoption, and execution of the enterprise-wide lean transformation within the USCAN Strategic Region Unit. They will be focused on and partnered with one (or more) of the leaders in the business for their scope of responsibility. The Lean Leader will possess hands-on experience applying Lean/driving results through continuous improvement and will be a contributing leader to the overall financials of the business unit they will partner with along with driving relevant improvements to the customer experience, the field sales and service coworker experience and the support team members experience. This role will focus on both our “strategic initiative” priorities (in some cases Hoshin Kanri) as well as supporting the team to achieve our annual operating plan targets.
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Job DescriptionResponsibilities

Partnering with USCAN Senior Executive and their leadership teams, this leader will co-own and support development of the annual “Lean Road Map” and execution plan to drive business results. 

• Identify major processes, key performance indicators (KPIs) and process/KPI owners.

• Prioritized improvement opportunities, impact, approach, methods, tools and timing to maximize business impact and stakeholder participation.

• Utilize appropriate lean tools to execute the “Lean Road Map”- with a focus on the core tools: KPI Bowler, Action Plan, Problem Solving, Kaizen/Value Stream Mapping deployment and installations of Daily Management.

Utilize appropriate lean tools to execute the CI Plan:

• Development of the KPI bowler aligned with the annual operating plan and process improvement opportunities.

• Development of the action plans required to achieve the objectives for the year.

• Development and deployment of the “kaizen funnel” required to achieve the objectives for the year and/or as part of multi-year improvement strategies.

• Development and deployment of the “daily management” implementation funnel required to achieve the objectives for the year.

• Application of the Problem-Solving Process (PSP) for KPIs that off target.

• Establish and execute a roadmap to build, implement and measure Standard Work (SW) across all business partner’s processes

• Train and coach key team members to “build the muscle” of the organization to deploy these tools with decreasing reliance (over time) on the USCAN Lean Team for support.

• Co-own process health check-ins to assist and support leaders in the initial phases of change:  Improvements are sustained, and Leader is building a culture of continuous improvement, exposing new and impactful opportunities.

The Monthly Operating Review (MOR) is the capstone every month to our Daily Management; this needs to be a highly effective review of most important KPIs and our progress in their improvement.  The Lean Leader is the process owner for this review.

• Build and implement Daily Management from GEMBA to the MOR with a coherent set of KPIs tied to the above standard work

• Ensure proper training and coaching for effective daily management and a true “embrace the red” culture.

Support key Problem Solving efforts and drive team skill development on Problem Solving

• Lean Leader needs to be a highly effective coach at root cause problem solving

• Building good problem solving skills across the business is a high priority

• Ensure there is focus on follow-through of identified countermeasures.

Support Hoshin Kanri and “Big Rock” Improvement Priorities as necessary

• Coach and develop business partner and direct reports as lean leaders

• Build core skillsets

• Drive continuous improvement mindset

Qualifications

• BS or BA Degree

• Overall 7-10 years of professional experience, with 5-7 years of experience applying lean tools and systems to drive continuous improvement

• Strong preference for experience applying lean tools and systems specifically to “transactional process improvement” opportunities and/or commercial process improvements (i.e. improving the customer experience, lead generation process, sales process, field service process, etc.)

• Proven ability to coach/influence at senior leadership levels and cross-functional teams (including field-based teams)

• Lead several Kaizen events per year from Pre-work to Event to Closure

• Coached teams thru the Kaizen/PDCA approach

• Proficient in Problem Solving, Daily Management, Standard Work & Facilitation skills

• Excellent time and project management

• Technical Expertise - Possess the technical skills necessary to be credible; must have significant practitioner experience in Growth & Lean tools and processes.

• Strong commercial focus on customer and end user experience

Desired Characteristics

• Master’s/MBA degree preferred.

• Healthcare and/or medical device industry experience preferred.

• Capability to support teams/events through virtual tools (i.e. MicroSoft Teams, Miro, etc.) as well as on site workshops.

We expect all employees to live and breathe our behaviors: to act with humility and build trust; lead with transparency; deliver with focus, and drive ownership –always with unyielding integrity.

Our total rewards are designed to unlock your ambition by giving you the boost and flexibility you need to turn your ideas into world-changing realities. Our salary and benefits are everything you’d expect from an organization with global strength and scale, and you’ll be surrounded by career opportunities in a culture that fosters care, collaboration, and support.

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For U.S. based positions only, the pay range for this position is $168,000.00-$252,000.00 Annual. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the pay range and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. The specific compensation offered to a candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors including skills, qualifications, experience and location. In addition, this position may also be eligible to earn performance based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonus(es) and/or long term incentives (LTI). GE HealthCare offers a competitive benefits package, including not but limited to medical, dental, vision, paid time off, a 401(k) plan with employee and company contribution opportunities, life, disability, and accident insurance, and tuition reimbursement.

Additional Information

While GE HealthCare does not currently require U.S. employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19, some GE HealthCare customers have vaccination mandates that may apply to certain GE HealthCare employees.