University of Michigan

Business Proc Consultant

University of Michigan$88K — $105K *
Healthcare
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Master's degree in health services administration, healthcare, business administration, or related field.
  • Progressive leadership experience in healthcare, with an understanding of clinical workflows.
  • Strong oral and written communication skills to collaborate across disciplines.
  • Strategic, systems-based thinker with organizational leadership skills.
  • Proven problem-solving abilities in a complex environment.
  • Experience in project management and continuous improvement strategies.
  • Ability to work effectively in diverse, interdisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

  • Coordinate and facilitate strategic initiatives within Ambulatory Care.
  • Collaborate closely with institutional leaders to advance initiatives.
  • Advise on organizational alignment and change management strategies.
  • Analyze proposals on complex initiatives and implement action plans.
  • Support leadership in strategic planning and policy development.
  • Manage projects to enhance strategic effectiveness and promote system goals.
  • Synthesize data for effective communication and decision-making.

Benefits

  • Excellent medical, dental and vision coverage effective on your first day
  • 2:1 match on retirement savings
Full Job Description
How to Apply

A cover letter is required for consideration for this position and should be attached as the first page of your resume. The cover letter should address your specific interest in the position and outline skills and experience that directly relate to this position.

Job Summary

Position Overview:
This position is a member of the Ambulatory Care Project Management Office. The primary objective of this role is to enable the vision, mission, and values of Michigan Medicine, as well as help to effectively develop, drive and support organizational and/or initiative change management strategy within the complex, dynamic environment of the health system. The individual must have the skill set and experience to enable them to operate with wide discretion and independent judgment in our highly complex and matrixed environment.

Strategic Initiatives:
Accountability for designing, implementing and evaluating systems impacted by strategic initiatives; assist with the development and implementation of short- and long-term tactics. This individual will contribute with the goal of enhancing the effectiveness of initiatives, standardizing tools, templates, mechanisms and methodologies that will ultimately deliver more value with lower costs. This will include monitoring progress and performance against the project plan, identifying and resolving operational problems, and minimizing delays.

Responsibilities*
  1. High-level administrative coordination and facilitation of strategic initiatives within Ambulatory Care.
  2. Maintains relationships and collaborates closely with leaders across the institution to advance Ambulatory Care initiatives.
  3. Provide leadership /consultation/ advisement regarding organizational alignment strategies, communication and change management strategies and integration of systems management structure through to execution.
  4. Prepares and/or analyzes proposals on complex initiatives, making recommendations, action plans and implementing as appropriate.
  5. Supports Leadership in the planning process including development and implementation of the resulting short- and long-term strategies, policies, procedures, practices, and programs.
  6. Manages programs and/or projects to enhance strategic initiatives. Plans, implements, and evaluates specific projects designed to enhance system effectiveness. Participates in the design, implementation, and evaluation of defined programs to promote attainment of system goals.
  7. Synthesizes large quantities of data and information to support succinct communications to influence decision-making and inform broad audiences.
  8. Works with peer groups to identify and recommend fiscal, material, and human resource requirements for specific project/programs.
  9. Develops and maintains a strong knowledge of strategic priority areas to enable independent handling of appropriate matters.
  10. Coordinates, reviews, and summarizes relevant literature sources and briefing requests as assigned.
  11. All other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications*
  1. Master's degree in health services administration, healthcare, business administration, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
  2. Progressive leadership experience in healthcare with experience in understanding clinical work and workflows.
  3. Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills, as demonstrated by the ability to work effectively with administrative partners, faculty, staff and individuals, and/or teams, across disciplines and the organization.
  4. Strategic, systems based thinking with the ability to apply this leadership across the organization.
  5. Ability to identify problems and develop solutions, prioritize workload, manage deadlines and organize workflow in a multi- layered matrixed environment.
  6. Demonstrated problem solving, influence and conflict resolution skills.
  7. Demonstrated leadership in project management and continuous improvement strategies.
  8. Demonstrated ability to work effectively with diverse, interdisciplinary teams, and represent the mission of the organization.
  9. A high degree of creativity, initiative, and resourcefulness.
  10. Solid independent judgement and self- motivation.

What Benefits can you Look Forward to?
  • Excellent medical, dental and vision coverage effective on your very first day
  • 2:1 Match on retirement savings

Modes of Work

Positions that are eligible for hybrid or mobile/remote work mode are at the discretion of the hiring department. Work agreements are reviewed annually at a minimum and are subject to change at any time, and for any reason, throughout the course of employment. Learn more about the work modes .

Underfill Statement

This position may be underfilled at a lower classification depending on the qualifications of the selected candidate.

Job Detail

Job Opening ID

280968

Working Title

Business Proc Consultant

Job Title

Business Proc Consultant Sr

Work Location

Michigan Medicine - Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, MI

Modes of Work

Hybrid

Full/Part Time

Full-Time

Regular/Temporary

Regular

FLSA Status

Exempt

Organizational Group

Um Hospital

Department

MM - PMO

Posting Begin/End Date

8/03/2026 - 8/10/2026

Career Interest

Information Technology

About University of Michigan

The University of Michigan is a public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan system. The University of Michigan was founded in 1817 in Detroit, as the Catholepistemiad, or University of Michigania, 20 years before the territory became a state. The school moved to Ann Arbor in 1837 onto 40 acres (16 ha) of what is now known as Central Campus. Since its establishment in Ann Arbor, the university campus has expanded to include more than 584 major buildings with a combined area of more than 34 million gross square feet (781 acres or 3.16 km²), and has two satellite campuses located in Flint and Dearborn. The University of Michigan is a founding member of the Association of American Universities.
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