Joined newly created enterprise team, supporting Aetna healthcare benefits and CVS Healthspire solutions, to help ensure everyone has a fair and just opportunity to achieve their optimal health.• Created enterprise strategy for improving data assets and aligning analytics to support health equity business goals of reducing health disparities and meeting compliance and accreditation requirements• Influenced adoption of recommendations by presenting strategy, vision and goals to multiple audiences, building relationships with stakeholders, sharing subject matter expertise, and hosting learning sessions• Established a high-performance team culture through setting goals, being available for frequent mentorship and problem solving, providing feedback on analysis plans and presentation outlines, encouraging attention to detail, supporting professional development and providing recognition• Developed and implemented data governance standards, including guiding principles for data collection, a meaningful framework for evaluating use cases and adherence to data privacy and security policies• Ensured data integrity by defining best practices for data collection, tracking data provenance, documenting transformation logic, mapping to industry standard code sets, and aggregating data

Combined passions for public health and analytics by pursuing role dedicated to supporting analytic needs of 13 Medicaid health plans. Promoted from Manager, Outcomes Evaluation to Director role after four years.• Managed and inspired a high performing team of 15 managers and data scientists by providing weekly one-on-one mentorship and technical guidance, setting expectations and defining goals, encouraging collaboration and teamwork, leading through change, and providing thoughtful recognition and feedback• Identified revenue opportunities through application of prospective risk adjustment (CDPS+Rx) models, monetization of closing gaps in care, monitoring encounters submission process, and cross team collaboration with actuaries, operations team, and health plan senior leadership• Directed development of business intelligence and reporting solutions, including data visualizations and dashboards (Tableau), to monitor key performance indicators (KPI), fulfill state and federal regulatory and compliance requirements, and support population health program evaluation• Led continuous quality improvement initiatives for the Medicaid data warehouse to standardize demographic data, eligibility categories, and clinical definitions to automate identification of vulnerable populations, including chronically ill, disabled, and dual-eligible Medicare-Medicaid beneficiaries• Maintained portfolio of predictive analytics tools to identify members eligible for care management and evaluate provider performance for quality-based (HEDIS), value-based care payment models

Transitioned to managed care, applying health services research skills to provide actionable business insights. Promoted from Senior Data Analyst to Project Research Manager and then Associate Director.• Guided fellow programmers by creating detailed analysis plans, providing peer review and problem solving• Designed and conducted Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR) analyses, using commercial healthcare insurance claims data, to identify value drivers, quantify medical cost savings and support new business development for the complex medical conditions value added benefits product team• Supported development of an innovative, real time analytics solution, to project per member per month (PMPM) savings and provide timely Return on Investment (ROI) estimates to clients of disease management programs, by conducting literature reviews and monetizing evidence-based best practices• Evaluated health outcomes by using advanced analytics (SQL, SAS) to create custom episode treatment groupers and developing subject matter expertise in clinical treatment, healthcare utilization, procedure and diagnosis coding (ICD9, CPT, HCPCS) and reimbursement patterns

Developed epidemiology and leadership skills under the tutelage of national experts while working in a diverse, research-oriented sexually transmitted infection clinic and public health department.• Analyzed Real World Evidence (RWE) data from electronic health records (EHR) and research surveys, using SQL and SAS, to create automated reporting solutions and inform creation of data-driven policies to reduce time to treatment for sexually transmitted infections (STI)• Published nine articles in peer-reviewed journals and provided thought leadership through conference presentations, authoring monthly editorials, and participation in multi-agency weekly journal club - https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Katherine-Scott• Supervised six staff responsible for daily operations of city-wide STI screening program and coordinated implementation of new testing technology across thirty clinic sites• Collaborated with physicians, nurse practitioners, community health workers, and fellow epidemiologists to identify opportunities and make continuous process improvements to clinic operations

Taught a 10-week basic epidemiology course to 20 adult students. Independently developed all course materials.

Taught a 32-hour basic epidemiology course via live satellite broadcast to 50 students in the RN to BSN program. Independently developed all course materials.

- Investigated reportable conditions and provided education and contact tracing- Presented hepatitis and Lyme disease prevention programs for various audiences