UCLA Health

Value Improvement Specialist (On-Site)

UCLA Health$100K — $218K *
Healthcare
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required
  • Master's degree in business, nursing, or healthcare administration preferred
  • 1-2 years of hospital management or consulting experience
  • Demonstrated operations, process improvement, and project management skills
  • Familiarity with Lean/Six Sigma methodologies
  • Strong project management and data analysis expertise
  • Excellent communication and leadership abilities

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with ValU Care Redesign and operational teams
  • Analyze problems and compile relevant data
  • Develop and lead improvement teams
  • Collect metrics and facilitate quality improvement efforts
  • Implement Lean methodologies for process enhancements
  • Independently manage projects and adhere to deadlines

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work in a high-profile, impactful role
  • Engagement in quality and performance improvement initiatives
  • Collaborative environment with clinical and operational teams
  • Full onsite work, fostering direct team interaction
  • Exposure to Lean and Six Sigma methodologies in healthcare
Full Job Description
General Information

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Work Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA

Onsite or Remote

Fully On-Site

Work Schedule

Monday-Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm

Posted Date

08/10/2026

Salary Range: $100161.36 - 218718 Annually

Employment Type

2 - Staff: Career

Duration

Indefinite

Job #

32323

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

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In this high-profile position, you will work alongside other members of the ValU Care Redesign team, as well as clinical and operational teams to help drive quality and performance improvement efforts for UCLA Health while supporting the MOVERS/ValU initiative. You will assess problems, compile/analyze data, develop improvement teams, collect metrics and facilitate improvement efforts. You will use Lean and other related methodologies to support process and quality improvement and facilitate and sustain change. You will also independently facilitate projects and meet deadlines according to the needs of the project team.

UCLA Health salary range for this title code is $100,161 - $218,718/annually. Please note that the department's target pay range is $115,000 - $155,000/annually.

Job Qualifications

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We're seeking a self-motivated, results-driven, customer-focused leader with:
  • Related Bachelor's degree and/or equivalent experience
  • Master's degree in business, nursing, or healthcare administration preferred
  • One to two years of experience in hospital management or hospital consulting
  • Proven track record in operations, process improvement, and project management
  • Understanding of Lean/Six Sigma methodology
  • Knowledge of all elements of health care delivery
  • Expertise in project management and data analysis
  • Ability to effectively respond to elements that drive competitive advantage under dynamic conditions
  • Excellent communication, interpersonal, management, and leadership skills
  • Ability to influence others and promote change
  • Ability to generate and encourages creative ideas, innovative thinking, and imaginative solutions to issues or problems
  • Understanding of the approaches and methods of process improvement


As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts an offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of substantiated misconduct with a previous employer.

Current/former UC employees are subject to a personnel file review.

About UCLA Health

UCLA Health is a world-renowned academic medical center located in Los Angeles, California. It comprises four hospitals, including Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, and more than 200 primary and specialty care clinics. UCLA Health is affiliated with the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and is consistently ranked among the top hospitals in the United States. The health system employs over 20,000 people and serves as a major center for patient care, medical education, and research.
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