What A Manager Of Operations Excellence At Sharp HealthCare Wishes They Had Known Before Entering The Healthcare Industry
Myron, a Manager of Operations Excellence, wishes someone had highlighted the existence of niche career fields like "process improvement lean Six Sigma Black Belt," advising early-career professionals to explore adjacent opportunities. The interviewee's own journey, starting as a "bench worker" and progressing to administrative roles in a large hospital, exemplifies this, demonstrating the value of openness to possibilities and skill expansion within entry-level positions.
Career Development, Project Management, Operations Management, Process Improvement, Leadership
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Job Title
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Undergrad
Grad Programs
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Myron Soyangco
Manager of Operations Excellence
Sharp HealthCare
UCLA
UCLA Anderson SOM - MBA
Chemistry
Healthcare, Medical & Wellness
Operations and Project Management
Honors Student, Scholarship Recipient, Pell Grant Recipient, Took Out Loans, Immigrant, Worked 20+ Hours in School, LGBTQ, Transfer Student
Video Highlights
1. The field of process improvement (Lean Six Sigma) is a niche area with many growth opportunities, but it is not widely known among undergraduates.
2. Entry-level jobs are a great starting point, but it is important to keep an open mind to adjacent opportunities to discover your true strengths and find a better fit for your career.
3. Expanding skills within your entry-level job can lead to unexpected career paths and opportunities to make a significant impact, even if that career path is outside of the initial job's career progression.
Transcript
What have you learned about this role that you wish someone had told you before you entered it?
I wish somebody had told me that this would exist. I am willing to bet that whoever is watching this right now, if I tell them "process improvement, Lean Six Sigma Black Belt," as an undergrad, they have no idea what that is.
This is unless they have somebody in their family who does it. You know, these are common names that you might know as a project manager, or an operations manager. But nobody really talks about all of these niche fields and certifications that you can get to really grow in your role.
In my early years of my career, I was fortunate enough to have leaders who told me this. So, as you grow in your role, do not be afraid of your entry-level job. Just take your skills from university and apply them in an entry-level job.
You will be in an entry-level job, but always keep your eyes open. Not just to the career path of your entry-level job, but to the surrounding opportunities. You might find that your strength is actually something adjacent to what you first came into.
I came in as a bench worker, a lab rat, working every day with cancerous cells and bone marrow. I would not have guessed that I would be in the administrative offices of a large hospital. But by being open to possibilities and opportunities within my entry-level job to expand my skills, I found out about these niche jobs. I actually do make an impact in places where I'm able to make an impact.