Vitalant
Vitalant
1,001 – 5,000 Employees
HealthcareNon-profit
Vitalant is a national nonprofit healthcare organization focused on blood and transfusion services in the United States. Its teams recruit and support donors, operate donation centers and blood drives, collect and process blood products, and distribute blood, platelets, and plasma to hospitals and patients. Vitalant also provides donor services such as eligibility screening and a mobile app, coordinates volunteer and hosting programs, supports contributions through its foundation, and advances transfusion medicine through scientific research. With a nationwide network serving hospitals across the country, the organization hires people working across donor engagement, collection operations, laboratory and processing services, healthcare support, research, and nonprofit administration.

Business Process Improvement Manager – Scottsdale, AZ (Hybrid)

Lead Lean Six Sigma improvement initiatives at Vitalant, a nonprofit blood-donation and research organization. Analyze performance, strengthen processes, and manage Smartsheet workflows to support measurable operational gains.

Description

  • Leads Lean Six Sigma projects that increase efficiency, lower costs, and improve quality.
  • Works with organizational leaders to rank initiatives by business value and risk.
  • Creates control plans and daily management systems that sustain gains and limit performance decline.
  • Analyzes data to uncover trends, bottlenecks, defects, variation, and waste, then recommends corrective action.
  • Defines key metrics for monitoring process outputs and evaluates results before and after improvements.
  • Partners with Finance to calculate improvement-related financial impact and confirm realized benefits.
  • Guides teams in Lean methods and structured problem-solving practices.
  • Promotes innovation, employee engagement, and a continuous-improvement mindset.
  • Coordinates improvement objectives across teams, surfaces duplication, and manages initiatives involving shared stakeholders.
  • Visits work areas to observe processes and understand how staff interact with them.
  • Works with Technical Authors to keep process documentation aligned with the operating environment, design, and workflow.
  • Conducts post-implementation reviews, documents lessons learned, and updates control plans as needed.
  • Develops and presents project updates and outcomes for varied audiences.
  • Administers Smartsheet for the National BPI Manager, including configuration, access, permissions, troubleshooting, workflows, reports, and dashboards.
  • Completes additional responsibilities assigned by management.

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree in business administration, a technical discipline, or a related field is required.
  • Knowledge of performance improvement, statistical methods, and CGMP systems and applications is required.
  • A Lean Six Sigma Black Belt from a recognized certifying body is required, or must be completed within 12 months.
  • At least five years of related professional experience is required.
  • Experience implementing Lean Six Sigma or other process-improvement programs and managing projects is required.
  • Working knowledge of statistical methods and other structured problem-solving tools is required.
  • Experience in healthcare, blood banking, or the pharmaceutical industry is preferred.
  • Demonstrated strength in quantitative analysis, process analysis, and process design or redesign.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, and statistical tools such as Minitab or SigmaXL.
  • Able to protect confidential information.
  • Must have the capabilities needed to perform all assigned responsibilities successfully.
  • Must complete assigned work in accordance with internal SOPs and applicable external regulations.
  • Must provide high-quality service to all customers.

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