Director, Process Improvement

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Hiring Remotely in MO
Remote
118K-219K Annually
Senior level
Healthtech
The Role
Leads enterprise process excellence initiatives using Six Sigma and Lean methodologies to identify and resolve operational inefficiencies. Oversees business and program implementations, ensuring adherence to budgets, timelines, contracts, and standardized processes. Establishes implementation structures, work plans, issue and decision logs, change controls, metrics, and executive reporting. Coordinates cross-functional stakeholders, communicates project status, supports operating model development, and mentors project teams to achieve portfolio objectives.
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Position Purpose: Develop and implement business process excellence initiatives throughout the organization to analyze and address process and operational inefficiencies by utilizing Six Sigma/LEAN methodologies.
  • Provide leadership and oversight of the business unit's implementation processes; managing company adherence to standard implementation processes
  • Manage business and program implementations to meet budget, timeline, and contractual requirements
  • Maintain standard business implementation organizational structures, team structures, work breakdown structures, work planning, issue logs, decision logs, change control and executive reports
  • Provide input on operating models, including standard corporate functional and information system models, performance metrics, expected outcomes and plan impacts
  • Coordinate cross -functional tasks between various internal and external areas to ensure successful project outcomes
  • Communicate project status to all internal and external stakeholders
  • Mentor project team members and stakeholders using appropriate tools and techniques in order to increase and maintain commitment to portfolio objectives

Education/Experience: Bachelor's degree in business, healthcare administration, related field, or equivalent experience. 7+ years of process optimization, process improvement, or project management experience. Experience with Six Sigma/LEAN methodologies. Knowledge of process mapping, process design, and workflow management software and applications.
License/Certification: Six Sigma/LEAN Certification highly preferred.

Pay Range: $118,400.00 - $219,000.00 per year

At Centene, we connect people to the care they need to live healthier lives — and the work you do here makes that impact real every day. You’ll take on meaningful challenges that directly support individuals, families, and communities, building your skills while making healthcare more accessible and effective. It’s work with a purpose you can see, backed by a team committed to improving lives well beyond the workday.
 

Centene offers a comprehensive benefits package including: competitive pay, health insurance, 401K and stock purchase plans, tuition reimbursement, paid time off plus holidays, and a flexible approach to work with remote, hybrid, field or office work schedules.  Actual pay will be adjusted based on an individual's skills, experience, education, and other job-related factors permitted by law, including full-time or part-time status.  Total compensation may also include additional forms of incentives. Benefits may be subject to program eligibility.

Centene is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity, and values the ways in which we are different. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other characteristic protected by applicable law.


Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered in accordance with the LA County Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act

Skills Required

  • Bachelor's degree in business, healthcare administration, a related field, or equivalent experience
  • 7 or more years of process optimization, process improvement, or project management experience
  • Experience with Six Sigma and Lean methodologies
  • Knowledge of process mapping, process design, and workflow management software and applications
  • Six Sigma or Lean certification

Centene Corporation Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Centene Corporation and has not been reviewed or approved by Centene Corporation.

  • Leave & Time Off Breadth Paid holidays, vacation, personal and sick time are provided alongside paid parental and caregiver leave, with adoption reimbursement also available. Feedback suggests time-off policies are broad enough to support major life events and everyday needs.
  • Flexible Benefits Flexible schedules, remote work options, relaxed dress codes, and an Employee Assistance Program are offered along with discounts on products and services. Feedback suggests this flexibility enhances work-life balance across varied roles and locations.
  • Retirement Support A 401(k) retirement plan with company match and an employee stock purchase plan support long‑term financial wellbeing. Feedback suggests these programs form a stable foundation within the total rewards package.

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The Company
HQ: Saint Louis, MO
19,002 Employees
Year Founded: 1984

What We Do

Centene provides healthcare solutions to individuals across the United States with more than 23 million members nationwide.

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