Systems Engineer

This position follows a hybrid work model with onsite presence required based on project needs collaboration requirements and team priorities.

What if your work could make it easier for thousands of healthcare professionals to deliver safer more effective care every day As a Systems Engineer at Corewell Health youll tackle complex challenges that span departments technologies workflows and care settings designing systems that support people and improve performance across the entire organization. From helping teams reduce patient length of stay to simplifying clinical workflows and preventing errors before they occur youll use systems thinking design principles and collaboration to create solutions that drive measurable improvements for patients caregivers and communities.

Ready to help redesign healthcare systems to better support the people who deliver and receive care Apply today and join a team dedicated to creating safer smarter and more effective healthcare solutions.

The Systems Engineer supports the strategic vision of Corewell Health by co-designing and executing innovative and transformative approaches to the complex problems that challenge the organization. Focus will be on driving the needed projects programs and assignments throughout the organization aimed at improving operational and clinical reliability and achieving measurable results. They will work closely with clinical and operational leadership and team members throughout the system to design and help execute critical initiatives in line with top strategic focus areas.

Lead Systems Engineering Projects

• Lead systems design activities that translate stakeholder needs into scalable reliable and operationally feasible solutions
• Assess end-to-end system impacts dependencies failure modes and unintended consequences of proposed interventions
• Engage stakeholders to identify adoption barriers operational risks and implementation requirements
• Develop system design and implementation strategies that support sustainable organizational change

Advance Systems Thinking Safety and Reliability Principles

• Apply systems engineering resilience engineering design thinking and process improvement concepts to the design and improvement of complex healthcare systems
• Promote systems-level approaches that connect people process technology information flow environment and governance

Coach and Align Stakeholders

• Facilitate cross-functional alignment among clinical operational technology quality safety and leadership stakeholders
• Provide coaching on systems thinking requirements development process design measurement risk identification and decision analysis
• Support teams in translating qualitative and quantitative data into actionable system design and improvement decisions

Support Evaluation Research and Program Dissemination

• Contribute to internal and external dissemination of systems engineering methods implementation lessons and measurable outcomes
• Participate in publications presentations and research activities related to healthcare systems engineering patient safety quality reliability and operational performance

Required

• Bachelors Degree or equivalent in Mechanical Process or Industrial Engineering; Human Kinetics/Kinesiology; Human Factors or Ergonomics Engineering; Product Design; Systems Engineering; Organizational Design; Organizational Psychology; Sociology; Economics or related field
• 10 years of deep experience with process improvement project management change management and/or systems engineering/design methodologies and models
• 5 years of demonstrated competence and experience leading and coaching on improvement initiatives training programs and developing large scale programs/portfolios/roadmaps of work
• CRT-Lean Bronze Certification within 1 year after hire

Preferred

• Masters degree in Mechanical Process or Industrial Engineering; Human Kinetics/Kinesiology; Human Factors or Ergonomics Engineering; Product Design; Systems Engineering; Organizational Design; Organizational Psychology; Sociology; Economics or related field
• 1 year of experience with human centered design frameworks for problem solving human factors design tools and methods and/or design thinking methodologies
• 1 year of experience with organizational design theory agile teaming/agile transformation matrixed organizing for agile work
• 1 year of Research methods and product design experience

As a team member at Corewell Health you will play an essential role in delivering personalized health care to our patients members and our communities. We are committed to cultivating and investing in YOU. Our top-notch teams are comprised of collaborators leaders and innovators that continue to build on one shared mission statement - to improve health instill humanity and inspire hope. Join a nationally recognized health system with an ambitious vision of continued advancement and excellence.

• Comprehensive benefits package to meet your financial health and work/life balance goals. Learn more here.
• On-demand pay program powered by Payactiv
• Discounts directory with deals on the things that matter to you like restaurants phone plans spas and more!
• Optional identity theft protection home and auto insurance
• Traditional and Roth retirement options with service contribution and match savings
• Eligibility for benefits is determined by employment type and status

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Corewell Health is committed to providing a safe environment for our team members patients visitors and community. We require a drug-free workplace and require team members to comply with the MMR Varicella Tdap and Influenza vaccine requirement if in an on-site or hybrid workplace category. We are committed to supporting prospective team members who require reasonable accommodations to participate in the job application process to perform the essential functions of a job or to enjoy equal benefits and privileges of employment due to a disability pregnancy or sincerely held religious belief.

Corewell Health grants equal employment opportunity to all qualified persons without regard to race color national origin sex disability age religion genetic information marital status height weight gender pregnancy sexual orientation gender identity or expression veteran status or any other legally protected category.

An interconnected collaborative culture where all are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work is vital to the health of our organization. As a health system we advocate for equity as we care for our patients our communities and each other. From workshops that develop cultural intelligence to our inclusion resource groups for people to find community and empowerment at work we are dedicated to ongoing resources that advance our values of diversity equity and inclusion in all that we do. We invite those that share in our commitment to join our team.

You may request assistance in completing the application process by calling 616.486.7447.