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Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Managing Director Healthcare Practice (Lean & Six Sigma)
Company:Confidential
Position: Managing Director Healthcare Practice
Location:Location Flexible
Reporting: CEO
Compensation: Outstanding Base salary – Commensurate with Experience with Bonus up to 30% of Base
Relocation: Location Flexible
Position Type: Full Time - Permanent
Company Profile:
Our client is a rapidly growing service industry focused consulting firm that is affiliated of a highly respected globally recognized consulting company that is seeking to leverage its strong growth in the service sector by adding experienced Lean and Six Sigma talent to their organization. This is a great opportunity with an organization that is focused on continuous development and training of their consultant staff.
Position Description and Responsibilities:
Our client is looking for a candidate who has demonstrated the ability to achieve results in a fast-paced, high growth environment within the healthcare process improvement consulting industry. The Practice Leader will have full responsibility for continuing the rapid growth of our client in healthcare area as well as take their practice to a new level. This individual will report directly to the CEO and work with business development, marketing and our client’s global delivery teams to sustain their current growth in the domestic US while also assisting in their international expansion. Key responsibilities include marketing, business development, engagement management and technical materials development. This role will partner with the CEO and Director of Business Development as well as work with the leadership team in translating business strategy into business results.
This role will have responsibility for coordinating all marketing activities including the following:
Establish and implement a Healthcare business development strategy for the business
Prioritize and oversee marketing and PR related activities tied to the practice focus areas; develop partner relationships
Develop our client as a leader in Healthcare performance improvement consulting
Create white papers, articles and brochures for publishing in support of marketing needs
Set strategy for large engagements, oversee progress and maintain strong business relationships with key healthcare clients
Identify and qualify business opportunities, lead client development sessions that position our client for proposing effective winning solutions; draft and negotiate proposals
This position is based in theUS, with up to 80% travel possible including some international.
Position Critical to Quality + Success (CTQ+S): Technical Behavioral Requirement:
Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Engineering, or Healthcare Administration
Master’s Degree in a healthcare field (MPH, MPA, MBA, or equivalent) preferred
Lean and/or Six Sigma MBB certification preferred
5 - 8+ years Healthcare experience
Executive level consulting experience
5+ years experience applying Lean Six Sigma in healthcare
Record of success as a “change agent” with success in implementing Lean and Six Sigma principles
Project management experience
History of managing and being held accountable to targeted results
Proven capability to work with people at all levels of an organization
Position Critical to Quality + Success (CTQ+S): Skill/Ability Behavioral Requirements:
Strong leadership and interpersonal skills: courage, decision quality, listening, initiative, drive for results, customer focus, integrity, and ability to deal with ambiguity
Executive level communication skills (oral and written)
Strong customer orientation; able to influence and negotiate
Dynamic facilitator
Outstanding ability to collect, analyze and interpret both qualitative and quantitative data
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Timothy Noble is the managing principal and partner at The Avery Point Group, a leading global executive search firm specializing in Lean and Six Sigma leadership talent for clients in Europe and North America. Mr. Noble has over 25 years of executive leadership experience in manufacturing, supply chain management, distribution, continuous improvement and executive search. Throughout his career he has been consistently promoted and has held senior level executive roles in major Fortune 500 companies like General Electric (GE) and The Stanley Works (SWK – which is now Stanley Black & Decker). He also has extensive experience in Lean Manufacturing and is a GE trained Six Sigma Master Black Belt.
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