Health Systems Engineer Specialist

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The Health Systems Engineer Specialist serves as a process leader and engineer responsible for designing, modeling, and institutionalizing improvement systems that can be clearly communicated, adopted, and replicated across the healthcare system to ensure consistent execution and sustainability. The HSE Specialist leads the design, rollout, and sustainment of structured processes and informs the integration of advanced engineering solutions, including analytics, intelligent automation (RPA, Voice, Imaging, NLP), and other emerging digital technologies, to transform how the organization approaches challenges and implements solutions. This role functions with professional autonomy, operating as a senior-level individual contributor with complete latitude in developing methods, frameworks, and standards that drive large-scale change. The HSE Specialist applies change science and systems engineering principles to structure improvement work that is understandable and reproducible, ensuring sustained adoption across the enterprise.

Enterprise Improvement System Design & Deployment

• Leads the design and implementation of a structured enterprise improvement framework that can be replicated across units and departments.
• Develops systems, playbooks, and models intended for organization-wide use and adaptation.
• Establishes and facilitates adoption of standardized methods such as value stream mapping, A3 thinking, DMAIC, kaizen, and systems modeling.
• Embeds change science and structured improvement approaches that help others understand, communicate, and sustain change.
• Mentors others in applying these frameworks to build internal capacity for continuous improvement.

Organizational Transformation & Solution Leadership

• Operates with full autonomy to design, lead, and implement transformation initiatives aligned with institutional strategy.
• Redesigns workflows, staffing models, and service delivery systems using Lean, Six Sigma, and systems engineering principles.
• Builds replicable models and methods to ensure improvements can be scaled across departments.
• Mentors peers and operational leaders in using structured improvement methodologies and systems thinking.
• Collaborates with technical, clinical, and data science teams to identify, prioritize, and integrate intelligent automation and analytics solutions such as RPA, Voice, Imaging AI, and NLP.

Structured Problem Solving & Continuous Improvement

• Facilitates structured problem solving and cross-functional root cause analysis using Lean and systems tools.
• Applies change management and change science to develop frameworks that others can easily understand and adopt.
• Designs processes to reduce waste, variability, and inefficiency while improving patient care and operational performance.
• Ensures improvement work is documented, communicated, and replicable across the enterprise.

Development of Best Practices & Organizational Sustainability

• Creates reusable models, toolkits, and frameworks to institutionalize improvement practices and replicate success across the organization.
• Develops leader standard work and management routines that reinforce accountability, transparency, and reproducibility.
• Coaches staff and leaders to sustain improvements and embed continuous learning within their teams.
• Establishes structures to transfer ownership of process improvements to departments, ensuring ongoing sustainability.

Performance Monitoring & Risk Management

• Defines and tracks key performance indicators, maturity measures, and adoption rates for improvement systems.
• Implements monitoring mechanisms to evaluate performance, identify risks, and ensure sustainment of improvements.
• Exercises independent judgment in determining when changes can be made autonomously and when formal approvals are required.
• Provides leadership with actionable insights into operational trends, system performance, and opportunities for transformation.

• Bachelor's degree in Healthcare Administration, Industrial or Systems Engineering, Operations Research, Business Administration, or related field required.
• Minimum of 10 years of progressive experience in healthcare systems engineering, performance improvement, or enterprise consulting.
• Six Sigma Black Belt or equivalent advanced quality certification.
• Demonstrated deep understanding of healthcare operations and the ability to independently identify, execute, and sustain improvements.
• Proven experience operating with full autonomy and mentoring others in structured improvement practices.

• Master's degree preferred.
• More than 10 years of experience in healthcare systems engineering, operational transformation, or enterprise consulting roles.
• Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ), or Certified Systems Engineering Professional (CSEP).
• Experience informing and facilitating the deployment of intelligent automation solutions such as RPA, Voice, Imaging, and NLP in partnership with operational and technical teams.
• Advanced expertise in predictive analytics, simulation modeling, machine learning, or AI-enabled decision support systems within healthcare operations.
• Experience leveraging digital tools, health informatics platforms, and intelligent automation technologies to improve clinical and operational performance.
• Proven ability to deliver measurable performance improvements and sustained ROI in complex healthcare environments with minimal oversight.
• Familiarity with regulatory frameworks, payer models, and healthcare technology platforms such as Epic, Oracle, and enterprise analytics ecosystems.

$141,500 + depending on qualifications

• Standard office equipment
• Repetitive use of a keyboard
• May be exposed to such occupational hazards as communicable diseases, blood borne pathogens, ionizing and non-ionizing radiation, hazardous medications and disoriented or combative patients, or others.

• Resume/CV

• 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor
• Letter of interest

Importantfor applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers:You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure thatALLRequired Materials have been uploaded. Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.

Important for Current university employees and contingent workers:As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questionspresented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.

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Background Checks:

A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.

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Equal Opportunity Employer:

The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer,complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.

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Pay Transparency:

The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information.

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Employment Eligibility Verification:

If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form. You will be required to present acceptable and original documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States. Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment. Failure to do so will result in loss of employment at the university.

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E-Verify:

The University of Texas at Austin use E-Verify to check the work authorization of all new hires effective May 2015. The university's company ID number for purposes of E-Verify is 854197. For more information about E-Verify, please see the following:

• E-Verify Poster (English and Spanish) [PDF]
• Right to Work Poster (English) [PDF]
• Right to Work Poster (Spanish) [PDF]

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Compliance:

Employees may be required to report violations of law under Title IX and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). If this position is identified a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified and provided resources for reporting. Responsible employees under Title IX are defined and outlined in HOP-3031.

The Clery Act requires all prospective employees be notified of the availability of the Annual Security and Fire Safety report. You may access the most recent report here or obtain a copy at University Compliance Services, 1616 Guadalupe Street, UTA 2.206, Austin, Texas 78701.