Chris Benefield
Arlington,TX
Summary
Senior data and analytics executive with 15+ years of experience building enterprise data platforms, scaling analytics organizations, and delivering AI-driven insights across healthcare and retail. Lead Data Science and Analytics at Jorie AI, owning data strategy, cloud architecture, and predictive intelligence for healthcare clients. Former leader at Walmart and Albertsons, supporting large-scale healthcare operations. Known for aligning data strategy with financial performance, and operational efficiency.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Director of Analytics
Jorie Healthcare Partners
Oak Brook, Illinois
03.2025 - Current
- Own enterprise data and analytics strategy, aligning platform capabilities with business growth, and client outcomes.
- Lead a multidisciplinary Data Science and Analytics organization of 12, spanning data engineering, analytics, and predictive modeling
- Supported analytics across 47 clients.
- Architected an enterprise cloud data platform using Azure and Databricks, enabling scalable, multi-client healthcare analytics
- Led enterprise BI transformation from Tableau to Power BI, standardizing reporting architecture, and improving scalability.
- Transformed client reporting from static dashboards into multi-tab, story-driven executive dashboards
- Designed executive dashboards, providing visibility into revenue cycle performance, financial outcomes, and operational KPIs.
- Established an end-to-end analytics lifecycle across ingestion, transformation, modeling, and reporting
- Partnered with executive leadership to define the data strategy and analytics roadmap, aligned with business growth.
Sr. Technical Program Manager
Albertson's Stores Inc.
Plano, TX
04.2021 - 03.2025
- Led enterprise healthcare technology and analytics initiatives across pharmacy systems and revenue cycle operations, partnering with engineering, operations, and finance leadership
- Directed cross-functional initiatives across pharmacy engineering, analytics, and operational teams, supporting nationwide pharmacy operations.
- Partnered with engineering and business stakeholders to deliver scalable solutions supporting pharmacy operations and financial processes.
- Supported modernization of healthcare technology platforms, improving operational efficiency and system performance.
Director, Global Process Owner
Walmart Stores, Inc
Bentonville, AR
06.2006 - 04.2021
- Served as the enterprise process owner for Health & Wellness accounts receivable operations, supporting pharmacy reimbursement and financial reporting at a national scale.
- Led analytics initiatives, identifying reimbursement discrepancies and financial leakage across pharmacy claims.
- Drove multi-million-dollar financial recovery through payer reconciliation and revenue cycle analytics
- Supported large-scale healthcare operations and financial workflows across national retail environments
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Information Technology
American InterContinental University
Schaumburg, ILAssociate of Arts - Business Administration
American InterContinental University
Schaumburg, ILSkills
- Data and AI strategy: enterprise data platforms, predictive modeling, AI strategy
- Healthcare and revenue cycle: healthcare analytics, revenue cycle intelligence, financial recovery analytics
- Technology and platforms: Azure, Databricks, Power BI, Tableau, SQL
- Leadership and execution: building data science organizations, executive stakeholder engagement, cross-functional leadership
Timeline
Director of Analytics
Jorie Healthcare Partners
03.2025 - Current
Sr. Technical Program Manager
Albertson's Stores Inc.
04.2021 - 03.2025
Director, Global Process Owner
Walmart Stores, Inc
06.2006 - 04.2021
Bachelor of Arts - Information Technology
American InterContinental University
Associate of Arts - Business Administration
American InterContinental University