Business process engineer sr. process design specialist ii

Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey empowers our members to achieve their best health. For over 90 years, we have been New Jersey’s health solutions leader driving innovations that improve health care quality, affordability, and member experience. Our members are our neighbors, our friends, and our families. It is this understanding that drives us to better serve and care for the 3.5 million people who place their trust in us. We pride ourselves on our best-in-class employees and strive to maintain an innovative and inclusive environment that allows them to thrive. When our employees bring their best and succeed, the Company succeeds.

About the Role

The role is responsible for conducting data collection and analyses to support process improvement programs and projects to reduce cost and complexity across the enterprise. The incumbent will lead a variety of initiatives, ranging in complexity and scope, within business divisions as well as cross-functional enterprise efforts. The incumbent will draft and review project deliverables and analyses such as value-stream mapping and statistical analyses and supervise business process analysts in the project team environment. The role will also be responsible for business case development using ROI models in direct relationship to strategic corporate goals. The incumbent of this position will serve as a strategic consultant and business partner to business leadership. The incumbent will also interact with subject matter experts to develop solutions that improve process performance by increasing productivity and efficiency and/or managing process demand while enhancing the customer experience. In addition to BPI project work, the incumbent must also plan and participate in BPI organization building and activities to help promote the BPI brand, and serve as a mentor to business staff pursuing their Green Lean and Green Belt certifications.

What You'll Do

• Experienced process improvement practitioner with a focus on driving cost reduction
• Execute complex process improvement initiatives affecting multiple functions or businesses with minimal supervision or guidance
• Serve as a dedicated resource working directly with division leaders and staff to support process improvement
• Influence senior leaders to make informed decisions
• Lead project teams comprised of peer-level resources
• Report and communicate the results from process improvement efforts to senior business leaders division teams without direct authority
• Act as a change agent/coach to instill and sustain changes
• Build positive relationships and credibility with the BPI team and business partners
• Engage people and develop them through team work and a high level of participation
• Assess change readiness and prepare plans for helping stakeholders through change
• Utilize process improvement principles and tools to achieve significant improvement results
• Direct the analyses of process improvement analysts
• Drive for high quality results

Process Improvement:

• Utilize Lean Six Sigma tools and methodologies to define activities that are aligned with business objectives
• Ability to successfully manage multiple complex projects simultaneously
• Identify and manage program risks and issues that impact program progress
• Prepare detailed plans to track project performance and assure timely completion and achievement of project deliverables
• Develop practical solutions and methodologies to solve complex business and enterprise problems
• Effectively coach, mentor and assist Lean, Green Belt and Black Belt-level candidates to certification
• Develop internal and external content for leadership team presentations
• Ensure deployment of common solutions across divisions and businesses
• Identify and present new project opportunities to leadership
• Strategic thinker that can assist in the prioritization of process improvement opportunities
• Develop and share best practices among fellow process improvement coaches and customer

Financial Management:

• Partner with Finance and Business to develop and track project metrics
• Develop business cases using ROI models
• Develop control plans and monitor performance and improvement in key metrics
• Deliver significant operational improvement and financial benefits to meet annual targets

Core Individual Contributor Competencies

Personal and professional attributes that are critical to successful performance for Individual Contributors.

• Building a successful team
• Communication
• Facilitating change
• Gaining commitment
• Innovation
• Managing conflict
• Adaptability
• Technical/professional knowledge

What You Bring

Education/Experience:

• High School Diploma/GED required
• Bachelor degree preferred or relevant experience in lieu of degree
• Requires a minimum of 8 years business process improvement or process redesign experience
• Healthcare background highly preferred.

Additional licensing, certifications, registrations:

• Qualified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification from an industry recognized leader (e.g. American Society for Quality).
• Master black Belt Preferred

Knowledge:

• Healthcare industry experience preferred
• Experience in a multi-divisional corporate environment desired
• Strong knowledge of change management principles and strategies as applied to people and process
• Proven project management and process improvement skills including strong knowledge of Lean and Six Sigma methodologies
• Strong proficiency with Minitab and/or other statistical software
• Must be proficient in MS Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio)

Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to lead the work of others in large cross divisional teams
• Excellent verbal/ written communication skills required for executive level updates
• Excellent presentation/facilitation skills
• Demonstrated ability to create strong working relationships with others
• Ability to gather, synthesize and analyze data and draw logical conclusions
• Strong project management experience
• Well organized and results-driven individual

Travel (If Applicable):

Occasional travel may be required to alternate Horizon sites.

Why Horizon?

At Horizon, you’ll do meaningful work that directly improves lives—while being supported by a mission‑driven organization that values expertise, collaboration, and growth. We believe that when our people thrive, our communities do too. If you are passionate about making an impact, we’d love to hear from you!

Salary Range:

$109,600 - $149,625

This compensation range is specific to the job level and takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions, including but not limited to: education, experience, licensure, certifications, geographic location, and internal equity. This range has been created in good faith based on information known to Horizon at the time of posting. Compensation decisions are dependent on the circumstances of each case. Horizon also provides a comprehensive compensation and benefits package which includes: Comprehensive health benefits (Medical/Dental/Vision), Retirement Plans, Generous PTO, Incentive Plans, Wellness Programs, Paid Volunteer Time Off, Tuition Reimbursement.

Disclaimer: Horizon BCBSNJ employees must live in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut or Delaware. This job summary has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by colleagues within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of colleagues assigned to this job.

Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status or status as an individual with a disability and any other protected class as required by federal, state or local law. Horizon will consider reasonable accommodation requests as part of the recruiting and hiring process.

About Us

We are the leading health insurer in New Jersey, trusted by generations of families and businesses. We are dedicated to enriching the lives and health of our members and the New Jersey communities we serve, because we live and work here too.

Our Mission

We empower our members to achieve their best health.

Our Vision

We are New Jersey’s health solutions leader driving innovations that improve health care quality, affordability and member experience in the markets we serve.