- Cultivate and coordinate mutually beneficial research partnerships between prestigious academic institutions and Optum Labs researchers- Architect and lead the operations of new healthcare programs and clinical research studies- Direct the Clinical Scholars program, which offers grants and research support to selected clinician teams from across UHG- Organize and administer programs designed to accelerate the pace of healthcare innovation and improve the quality of care at UHG

- Helped research, create and launch an innovative activity program which now has more than 100,000 members. - Led the content development and website design for a new weight loss program. - Designed and executed member-outreach pilots intended to reduce unnecessary ER use by increasing awareness of retail clinics and telemedicine.- Directed research projects, scientific experiments, and statistical analyses that solved business problems and informed product designs.- Assessed business needs, scoped research projects, defined success metrics, and crafted proposals for over $100 million in research contracts.- Served as a client contact for Fortune 500 clients, presented at meetings, and helped to retain clients and win new opportunities.- Built and managed the company's business communications practice, which supports all client accounts.

- Researched health-care topics and prepared white papers that influenced multi-million dollar business decisions.- Analyzed prescription drug research and contributed to policy recommendations regarding prescription drug lists. · Authored research reports that drove $30 million in process improvements.

· Crafted research reports that drove process and product changes which increased annual revenues by tens of millions of dollars. · Helped build ground-breaking data visualization software which was acquired for several million dollars.

· Documented business requirements for online software platforms.