Lean Business Leader - Multiple Locations

Job Req ID: 782881

Position Number: 00146803

Employment Type: Full Time

Shift: Variable/On Call

Shift Details: 8:00am - 5:00pm, early mornings and late nights occasionally to do observations

Standard Hours: 40.00

Department Name: CHS Performance Excellence Ctr

Location: Corporate Operations

Location Details:  Metro Charlotte area

Our mission is to improve health, elevate hope and advance healing - for all. The name Atrium Health allows us to grow beyond our current walls and geographical borders to impact as many lives as possible and deliver solutions that help communities thrive. For more information, please visit atriumhealth.org/about-us.

Job Summary

Partners with senior leaders and department leaders to drive breakthrough improvements in operational quality and efficiency. Serves as a mentor and developer of all positions within the department. Emphasis will be placed on Lean Strategy development; the deployment of Lean methodology; change management; and problem solving.



Essential Functions

• Supports leadership to implement Lean strategy deployment and process improvement for assigned areas within Atrium. Implements a change management culture to all levels of the assigned organization.


• Leads large scale process improvement and change management implementations using advanced Lean tools and methods.


• Facilitates change through leading by influence


• Coaches mid-level and senior executives on Lean leadership and manages culture change throughout the assigned organization.


• Facilitate strategy development with executive stakeholders.

Physical Requirements

Work requires walking, standing, sitting, lifting reaching. Must lift a minimum of 15 pounds� shoulder high. Must have intact sense of sight and hearing. Must be mobile within the entire Atrium System.



Education, Experience and Certifications

• Bachelors Degree


• MBA or Masters degree preferred


• Industrial Engineering degree or systems engineering preferred


• Extensive experience in Lean methods, tools, strategies and philosophies


• 3 to 10 years experience in facilitating Lean Transformation


• Operations management experience


• High level of emotional intelligence


• Significant experience in Strategy development and deployment and a Lean Management System , VSMs and Rapid Improvement Events (Kaizen events), A3 thinking, Managing for Daily Improvement, 5S, Visual Management and Standard Work


• Strong communication (oral and written) and team facilitation skills


• Demonstrated experience in stakeholder management


• Strong capability in data analytics, and ability to utilize data for problem solving and root cause analysis


• Minimum 3 years of healthcare experience in acute care setting preferred


• Certification in six sigma, lean eta preferred


• Recent leadership experience within the past 5 years preferred


• Experience working with and comfortable coaching VP's, SVP, CMO's CNE"s, facility presidents or equivalent 

At Atrium Health, our patients, communities and teammates are at the center of everything we do. Our commitment to diversity and inclusion allows us to deliver care that is superior in quality and compassion across our network of more than 900 care locations.

As a leading, innovative health system, we promote an environment where differences are valued and integrated into our workforce. Our culture of inclusion and cultural competence allows us to achieve our goals and deliver the best possible experience to patients and the communities we serve.

Posting Notes: Not Applicable

Atrium Health is an EOE/AA Employer