Sr. Consultant Lean Six Sigma

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• Posted on November 5, 2026

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• Hybrid
• Shared Function
• Full-Time
• Requisition #: SRBUS
  006375

Medica is a nonprofit health plan with more than a million members that serves communities in Minnesota, Nebraska, Wisconsin, Missouri, and beyond. We deliver personalized health care experiences and partner closely with providers to ensure members are genuinely cared for.

We're a team that owns our work with accountability, makes data-driven decisions, embraces continuous learning, and celebrates collaboration — because success is a team sport. It's our mission to be there in the moments that matter most for our members and employees. Join us in creating a community of connected care, where coordinated, quality service is the norm and every member feels valued.

As a Sr. Consultant, Lean Six Sigma
, you will partner with leaders and teams across the organization to solve complex business challenges, redesign end-to-end processes, improve operational performance, and create better experiences for our members and employees.

Using Lean Six Sigma, business process management, project management, and organizational change management practices, you will lead high-impact improvement initiatives from problem identification through implementation and sustained results. You will also facilitate or assist in Kaizen events and collaborative workshops, helping teams identify root causes, remove barriers, and design practical, scalable solutions.

What You'll Do

• Lead cross-functional business process improvement initiatives from discovery and analysis through design, implementation, and sustainment.
• Partner with leaders, employees, vendors, and other stakeholders to identify opportunities that improve efficiency, quality, and the member and employee experience.
• Apply Lean Six Sigma and business process management methodologies to identify root causes, reduce waste and variation, and design improved future-state processes.
• Build strong cross-functional partnerships, support organizational change, and coach teams and leaders to adopt and sustain continuous improvement practices.
• Facilitate or assist in Kaizen events and structured problem-solving sessions, using data and insights to help develop recommendations and measure results.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent relevant experience, plus 5+ years of related work experience in continuous improvement, Business Process Management (BPM), operational excellence, health plan operations, or a related field.
• Advanced experience applying Lean Six Sigma methodologies and leading cross-functional improvement initiatives from problem identification through implementation.
• Experience implementing process improvements that deliver measurable outcomes within Health plan or payer operations.

Required Certification

Preferred Qualifications

• PMI Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
• Hands-on organizational change management experience.
• Experience facilitating or assisting Kaizen events and structured improvement workshops, with strong communication, presentation, and influencing skills to engage stakeholders at multiple levels.
• Experience leading cross-functional process transformation, including process mapping and workflow optimization.

Skills and Abilities

• Proven analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to translate complex information into practical recommendations.
• Ability to lead through influence, build alignment, and…