Partnering with executives and key stakeholders as a healthcare finance leader to strategize and operationalize plans that deliver profit margin increases through data-driven decision-making is the value I have created throughout my career. My experiences include working in Fortune 20, publicly traded companies like Elevance and UnitedHealth Group as a trusted advisor, delivering invaluable market insights to achieve income and profit results through sophisticated modeling, pricing, and contract negotiation strategies. I have turned around and rebuilt finance and analytics functions and teams by identifying inefficiencies, creating strategy, and directing staff to execute new processes that have improved operational integrity and transparency, achieving financial targets. To accomplish these results, I empower people and promote respect and accountability, which creates a work culture that engages employees and emphasizes high-quality outcomes.A few of my key achievements include:► Formed strategy and executed plan to reclassify data, working with the Elevance analytics team to correctly track $25B of annual drug spend against performance guarantees and ensuring 100% payment accuracy from a major, national retail pharmacy.► Created and launched innovative incentive pricing program, leveraging data and market insights to shift customer thinking from a traditional to modern approach. Achieved 10% cost savings on millions of dollars in drug spend for UnitedHealth Group / OptumRx customers who migrated to the new program.► Proactively evaluated OptumRx appeals function, assessed workload per employee, and identified process efficiencies to reduce department spending, resulting in $780K in savings and improved overall employee performance.My deep understanding of key performance indicators across healthcare finance, including the economics of drug pricing and contract negotiation strategies, sets me apart from other executives. This business knowledge, paired with my leadership competencies, my Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from the University of Southern California, Marshall School of Business, and my passion for developing and leading people, is how I have achieved significant wins throughout my career. AREAS OF EXPERTISE:Healthcare Analytics and Modeling | Change Management | Process Improvements | Innovative Pricing Strategies | Medicare Part D / Medicaid / Commercial Networks | Team Leadership | Training and Performance Management | Budget and Cost Management | Customer Relationship Management | Cross-Functional Collaboration