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Chicago, Il, Us

- Responsible for data strategy and innovation regarding Optum Life Sciences Data products including Optum's pan-therapeutic AI/ML data enrichment strategy.- Translate strategy to roadmap in partnership with key stakeholders (business, engineering, etc) to support business goals and ensure achievable timelines- Define, evaluate & prioritize investment cases (cost benefit analysis) to direct capital allocation for high ROI portfolio of products & initiatives.- Predict emerging life sciences market needs in RWD and RWE and to identify “white space” revenue growth opportunities for Optum Lifesciences- Spearheaded key cross functional projects surrounding integration of large data sources and investigation and replacement of third-party sourced data- Built partnerships with internal stakeholders, support teams and direct reports to facilitate efficient working groups- Responsible for identification of strategic data acquisition needs and expansion of existing third-party data partnerships.

-Created intake process for managing and prioritizing project requests from clients and internalstakeholders. -Defined working relationship between onshore and offshore development teams. -Lead product manager on cross functional data enrichment project, writing requirements, creating RFP templates, SOW documents and performing executive readouts. -Assumed significant responsibilities left by vacant leadership position

-Led Amazon Data Exchange Business-Performed Market Research-Transitioned Team to defined PDLC Process-Created Marketing Material

Greater Chicago Area

- Founded and led initiative to transform potential business process into sellable clinical product- Developed product strategy and roadmap- Created metrics to pinpoint best use of product for highest financial and operational impact- Leveraged metrics to identify strategy for applying product as external revenue driver or for internal cost avoidance- Led implementation of new clients and expansion of product in multiple business segments- Performed product demonstrations and finalist presentations for high profile potential clients at senior leadership level- Created intake process for project requests and product enhancements of department ecosystem- Managed project lifecycle from idea through requirements and solution defined in waterfall methodology- Owned prioritization of enhancement requests for ecosystem of multiple technologies and development teams- Led a team of over 25 subject matter experts, managers, and pharmacists, performing user acceptance testing and product consultation- Collaborated with IT, Business Analysis, and Operations to enhance the efficacy of requirements-gathering sessions and product development- Member of Product Management Council during transformation from waterfall to agile methodology

Greater Chicago Area

- Led strategic initiatives to identify opportunities for product enhancement- Consulted with operations and technology partners in war room settings to identify root causes, create workarounds, and define long-term solutions- Redesigned department process flow to reduce errors, increase efficiency, and add accountability- Prioritized workload to ensure completion of business configuration tasks with differing levels of effort and completion dates- Led a team of 20 business configuration technicians

Greater Chicago Area

- Performed product demonstrations and finalist presentations for high profile potential clients- Coached team on functionality related to their projects to build team product knowledge and ensure product stability- Performed gap analysis for client implementations- Gathered business requirements, defined technical specifications, and performed acceptance testing for projects surrounding COBOL workflow tool, Webservices, and Document Management, among others- Trained external clients to configure their custom processes within product- Lead analyst for large cross-department projects- Leveraged prior experience to ensure solutions met clinical, technical and operational needs

Greater Chicago Area

Greater Chicago Area