Data Management Executive with extensive experience at Molina Healthcare, specializing in data strategy and governance for multi-state operations. Proficient in cloud architecture and AI analytics, resulting in substantial cost reductions and enhanced operational efficiency. Skilled in building executive partnerships and leading teams to implement effective data solutions.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
2
2
Certifications
Work History
Data Management Executive
Molina Healthcare
LA
06.2021 - Current
Heading: Data management transposing the entire data ecosystem onto a unified data platform across 19 states.
Managed data ownership responsibilities, ensuring data integrity and compliance while collaborating with executive leadership to drive organizational change.
Position Molina data strategy as a market differentiator.
Collaborated with executive leadership as an executive sponsor to address organization needs related to state-specific reporting and regulatory requirements.
HEDIS Quality and Risk leader supporting upwards of $600 million withholding.
Automated value-based contracting for attribution, enhancing data management and analytics for provider performance and payment quality.
Lead multiple integrations with third-party vendors like Milliman, Innovalan, and Spectramedics using cloud-native technologies.
Redesign Molina's financial system for faster delivery and integration with third-party vendor Milliman.
Leading BI optimization strategy to move to a self-service model using AI.
Multi state harmonized analytics platform with Operations effectiveness.
Led data integration for mergers and acquisitions, streamlining processes to enhance operational efficiency.
Asset rationalization; directed the strategy for multi-million dollar infrastructure savings; organization footprint efficiency, including HR.
Managed healthcare services under Medicaid, Medicare, duals and marketplace plans to a total of 7 million members total of $27B in revenues. Molina is geared for expansive growth.
Director , Data Analytics and Customer MDM
CIGNA
Bloomfield, CT
07.2015 - 05.2021
Directed successful financials-related data and analytics operations, with annual technology delivery commitment of $10M-$12M, budget of $4M+ and 120-person team across US, South America and India; reduced assets-related operating expenses by 25%+ and dramatically improved clinical asset stability via 70% reduction of Priority 1 defects within a span of 18-months.
Managed Customer MDM asset as critical application serving as single window to external stakeholders, expanding role to oversee all customer preferences data.
Defined strategy for asset consolidation and retirement to migrate client-facing analytical capabilities and engines to strategic platforms on Teradata and Hadoop.
Primary stakeholder to develop Cigna's first cloud based asset on Cigna Private Cloud.
Organizational accountability transforming the data management organization to an appliance data and analytics organization from its early stages data assets spread across multiple heterogenous platforms.
Delivery Head, Business Intelligence and Analytics
BCBS PA
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
02.2014 - 06.2015
Delivering Head for Data Projects implementation of BCBS Clients on BCBS Platform.
Migrated data for 600k members across multiple domains, ensuring data integrity and accessibility.
Migrated Multiple Data assets from Client hosting environments to BCBS Data platform.
Developed reusable framework that cut migration timelines and costs by 50-60%.
Enhanced reporting capabilities to enable independent client reporting and deliver customized solutions.
Enhanced Data security architecture to keep data segregated for multiple health plans on same platform.
Associate Director, EIM
Cognizant Technologies Solutions
Edison, New Jersey
03.2010 - 11.2013
Directed the product IT roadmap, aligned business and IT strategies, and led ROI analysis. Successfully managed the end-to-end execution of a pharmacy migration for a health plan under stringent timelines, earning the 'Best Implementation CIO Award' in 2010.
Established and managed team of 200 professionals during vendor transition, achieving operational efficiencies and reducing costs by 15–20%.
Developed an Application Management Services (AMS) practice with defined KPIs and strategic goals, achieving a 10–15% cost reduction over three years through process improvements and automation.
Implemented STAR metrics prediction system, allowing health plans to identify gaps and discrepancies in near real-time, facilitating early enhancements to star ratings.
Led multiple client engagements for organizations, including CareFirst BCBS, Horizon BCBS, Medco, and Affinity Health Plan.
Designed and implemented clinical quality and risk management analytics solutions using advanced methodologies and algorithms to improve decision-making.
Multiple Roles
Infosys Technologies
Hartford, CT
07.2000 - 03.2010
Led development of multi-terabyte enterprise data warehouse for Elevance Health, transitioning from Wellpoint.
Retired 5 regional warehouses, establishing consolidated single source of truth.
Directed a diverse team of 20 members across onsite and offshore locations.
Executed multiple projects, including risk stratification platform (Data and BI) and self-service reporting platform (using Hypeion/Brio).
Reduced operational cost by staggering 40%.
Achieved recognition as the Infosys star award recipient.
Education
Master of Computer Applications - Computer Applications Development
Punjabi University Patila
India
06-2000
Skills
Data governance
Cloud architecture
Data strategy
AI analytics
Data integration
Healthcare management
Business Verticals
Health Care
Credit Rating
Customer Acquisition Cost Strategies
Banking
Technical Stack
Azure, Data Bricks, Microsoft CO -pilot agentic devlopment, Crew AI, Replit, VS CODE, Power BI, Teradata, Informatica, Hyperion
Certification
PMP
Timeline
Data Management Executive
Molina Healthcare
06.2021 - Current
Director , Data Analytics and Customer MDM
CIGNA
07.2015 - 05.2021
Delivery Head, Business Intelligence and Analytics
BCBS PA
02.2014 - 06.2015
Associate Director, EIM
Cognizant Technologies Solutions
03.2010 - 11.2013
Multiple Roles
Infosys Technologies
07.2000 - 03.2010
Master of Computer Applications - Computer Applications Development
Data Governance Analyst - Master Data Management at LKQ India Private LimitedData Governance Analyst - Master Data Management at LKQ India Private Limited