Xuefei (Sophie) Chen Email & Phone Number

San Jose, California, United States

Oversee a group of 10+ analysts to assist CMS, DOJ, and HRSA with Medicare payment policy monitoring, Medicare fraud/waste/abuse detection, and COVID-19 provider relief program evaluation and audit.

San Jose, California, United States

Managed a team of up to 15 analysts and oversaw two long-term projects providing policy and data consultancy to CMS and HRSA. Secured a new project for the team - supported DOJ with an ad hoc Medicare fraud/waste/abuse analysis and successfully negotiated the scope of work to assist the client with additional analyses till 2025.

San Jose, California, United States

Managed two concurrent multi-year, multi-million dollar contracts with HHS agencies to conduct data analysis to inform Medicare payment policies and support the disbursement and post-pay audit and evaluation of COVID-19 provider relief funds.• Accountable for a team of 10 analysts. Effectively controlled the scope, schedule, and quality of multiple deliverables simultaneously. Trained team to adopt Agile methodologies.• Collaborated with 3-4 research teams on data requests and tracked… Show more Managed two concurrent multi-year, multi-million dollar contracts with HHS agencies to conduct data analysis to inform Medicare payment policies and support the disbursement and post-pay audit and evaluation of COVID-19 provider relief funds.• Accountable for a team of 10 analysts. Effectively controlled the scope, schedule, and quality of multiple deliverables simultaneously. Trained team to adopt Agile methodologies.• Collaborated with 3-4 research teams on data requests and tracked progress. Provided subject matter expertise (SME) in Medicare data and policy and facilitated knowledge and resource sharing to help all team members succeed at their tasks.• Maintained positive relationships with cross-functional teams, clients, partners, and subcontractors through hosting effective meetings and writing clear and concise emails, memos, and reports. Negotiated priorities and requirements with stakeholders. Show less

Burlingame, California, United States

1) Coordinated projects with government clients to address the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE).• Collaborated with 4-5 internal research teams to manage timelines, track progress, and facilitate knowledge transfers. Delivered data that enabled the distribution of $30B relief funds within two weeks of project kickoff.• Kept clients and stakeholders informed through daily scrums, weekly check-ins + project trackers, and semi-monthly progress reports.• Developed tools and… Show more 1) Coordinated projects with government clients to address the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE).• Collaborated with 4-5 internal research teams to manage timelines, track progress, and facilitate knowledge transfers. Delivered data that enabled the distribution of $30B relief funds within two weeks of project kickoff.• Kept clients and stakeholders informed through daily scrums, weekly check-ins + project trackers, and semi-monthly progress reports.• Developed tools and processes such as collaborative tracker, report template, folder structure, version control, and QA protocol to increase team efficiency.• Onboarded ~100 personnel to provide clients with timely research and technical assistance. Developed onboarding materials; managed data access and security training for all team members. • Worked with IT/tech teams to launch a secure data transmission portal for 150+ internal and external users within 3 months.2) Led a research team to monitor and evaluate Medicare payment policies and create data analysis for COVID provider relief. Completed 50+ analyses (amounting to 150+ iterations) per year; ~100% were on or ahead of schedule. Show less

Burlingame, California, United States

As Project Manager:• Supervised a team of up to 5 analysts to perform data analysis to inform Medicare payment policies and CMS’ quality initiatives. Oversaw the entire lifecycle of each analysis - research design, execution, QA, presentation, and documentation.• Interviewed 10+ job candidates for the company.As Data and Policy Analyst - Writer/Coordinator:• Created a variety of written deliverables such as environmental scan reports, policy memos, analytic summaries… Show more As Project Manager:• Supervised a team of up to 5 analysts to perform data analysis to inform Medicare payment policies and CMS’ quality initiatives. Oversaw the entire lifecycle of each analysis - research design, execution, QA, presentation, and documentation.• Interviewed 10+ job candidates for the company.As Data and Policy Analyst - Writer/Coordinator:• Created a variety of written deliverables such as environmental scan reports, policy memos, analytic summaries, meeting agendas, minutes, and emails. Co-authored a program evaluation report published on medpac.gov. Drafted a report to congress in 2017.• Hosted regular and ad hoc conference calls with government clients to communicate research findings and build consensus. • Developed in-depth knowledge of Medicare payment policies and data.• Inspected analytic results and edited all deliverables (workbooks, reports, and slides) to improve accuracy, clarity, and user experience.• Trained 20+ new hires on writing, project coordination, and data analysis. Show less

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Wrote policy memos and edited reports on senior Americans' national service.• Prepared background information for the College and Career Readiness project.• Assisted in the research of high school dropouts and homeless youth.• Prepared and disseminated weekly policy digests.

Greater Philadelphia Area

• Compiled bibliographies and wrote reviews of more than 20 academic papers on Australian think tanks.• Gathered and analyzed data on more than 30 think tanks and participated in drafting the Asia and Pacific think tank report for publishing.

Greater Philadelphia Area

• Created weekly observation notes for evaluation of the Pipeline program at Penn Medicine School.• Conducted quantitative and qualitative data analysis of survey results completed by students and teaching assistants. • Tracked attendance data for Netter Center-supported programs on a weekly basis at Sayre High School.• Communicated and coordinated with site directors to facilitate data collection.

Greater Philadelphia Area

• Compiled a list of Chinese legislation on wildlife conservation and gathered data on wildlife trade.• Researched shark poaching and shark fin trade in Costa Rica and Ecuador as case studies.• Copyedited and proofread the final paper.

Master Of Science, Social Policy

Activities and Societies: Intercultural Leadership Program • Systematic training in policy framework and wide discussions on social.

Bachelor Of Laws, Political Science

Activities and Societies: Fudan University Student Union, Youth Innovation Competition in Global Governance • Graduated with solid.

Non-Award Exchange Program, Social Science

• Received a China Scholarship; tuition waived • Widely traveled and acquired knowledge of Australia Indigenous and cultural issues