Vice President, It And Bi
• Optimized IT, Data Warehouse, and Analytics team structure and skills training, driving 15% efficiency gains and 20% faster project delivery.• Developed, implemented, and maintained robust data infrastructure, enhancing analytics and reporting, accelerating decision-making by 40%, and supporting 60% strategic performance metric growth.• Spearheaded the IT, Data Warehouse, and Analytics infrastructure development from the ground up during a pivotal Business Operations Transformation, insourcing key functions and partnering with Cognizant.• Responsible for overseeing claim encounter submissions from multiple vendors (Cognizant, Carelon, and Navitus) to HHSC (State of Texas), achieving 99% submission rates.• Strategically managed budgets and procurement, negotiating with vendors to achieve 15% cost savings while maintaining 98% service-level agreement compliance.• Spearheaded significant business operations transformations, successfully transferring and integrating health data across systems and resolving inaccuracies.• Navigated seven audits with zero non-compliance issues by directing audit responses and establishing regulatory reporting procedures, upholding an unblemished reputation with OIG, OAG, and DOI.• Strengthened data protection and compliance by authoring IT and Data policies, managing SFTP data exchanges, and establishing role-based security, resulting in 75% reporting consistency improvement.• Established and led a Data Governance Committee, authoring the charter and fostering collaborations that enhanced data integrity and HIPAA compliance, reducing data breaches by 80%.• Optimized IT practices and vendor relationships through participation in managed care delegation oversight reviews, resulting in a 10% increase in data accuracy.