Posting Details

Posting Details

Job Title
Quality Improvement Specialist Sr/UKHC

Requisition Number
RE55721

Working Title
Quality Improvement Specialist Sr

Department Name
H4030:Performance Services

Work Location
Lexington, KY

Grade Level
12

Salary Range
$62,400-111,634/year

Type of Position
Staff

Position Time Status
Full-Time

Required Education

MS

Click here for more information about equivalencies:
https://hr.uky.edu/employment/working-uk/equivalencies

Required Related Experience

5 yrs

Required License/Registration/Certification

None

Physical Requirements

Requires handling of average-weight objects up to 25 pounds, or some standing and/or walking.

Shift

Primarily Monday-Friday 8AM-5PM.

Job Summary

UK Healthcare is seeking a Quality Improvement Specialist Senior to apply systems engineering principles to improve health care delivery and transform UKHC into an HRO learning health system. This position will be responsible for: performance improvement, project facilitation, project management, data/analytics and instructional guidance. Duties will include: Utilize lean principles or other change management methods (e.g., Six Sigma, ISO 9000) to provide direction and vision for identifying opportunities for performance improvement, quality engineering, and workflow analyses. Other duties include: manage healthcare projects through the entire project life cycle, collaborate with clinician champions to facilitate meetings and communication, and lead project teams through complex and ambiguous situations.

Skills / Knowledge / Abilities

Industrial Engineering or other engineering, data/analytics, clinical, or business background

Does this position have supervisory responsibilities?
No

Preferred Education/Experience

Master's degree in industrial engineering, systems engineering or related field, with 5 years experience or Bachelor's degree with 7 years experience.

Deadline to Apply
09/13/2026