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I am a Data Analytics Manager, leading a team of talented healthcare analysts to detect and deter fraud within the Medicare and Medicaid programs. I am incredibly experienced with SAS, SQL, Medicare, Medicaid, healthcare data, data manipulation, and fraud analytics. Data Analytics Manager | (May 2021 – Present)Manage a team of 15 – 20 individuals made up of analysts, statisticians, subject matter experts, and administrative staffWork closely with CMS to assess risk and priority around various healthcare fraud schemes and analyticsOversee all workload within the Data department, including data extraction and manipulation, sampling and overpayment calculation, proactive analytics, coding, and reporting.Perform any and all tasks requiring data expertise for CMS and Law EnforcementTasked with interviewing, hiring, and on-boarding new analystsTrain all individuals on the team in various processes on a weekly basisHave testified as an expert witness in a criminal trial regarding healthcare fraudRoutinely present to seven Medicaid HHS state agencies within the Southwest Unites StatesSenior Analyst | (June 2018 – May 2021)Junior Analyst, Analyst I, Analyst II | (January 2014 – June 2018)Worked with Law Enforcement (DOJ, OIG, FBI) to extract Medicare and Medicaid claims data, and to create summaries and visualizationsInvolved with many ad-hoc projects involving complex data analyticsPresented at various CMS, State Medicaid Agency, and Law Enforcement conferences, both virtually and in-personExperience creating statistically valid random samples (SVRS), and proficient in healthcare sampling and extrapolationRoutinely perform proactive analytics, ultimately presenting these findings in the form of a comprehensive report and presentationFrequently communicate intricate ideas to investigators and other staff who do not have experience in the data or subject matterMaintain several complex SAS templates for use across the departmentExperience creating Procedures, Work Instructions, and Job Aids for ISO processes