Pharmaceutical companies face the challenge of understanding how long patients continue to take their medications as prescribed by physicians, which is known as persistency
To overcome this challenge, ABC pharma has sought the help of an analytics company to develop an automated system that can identify patterns of persistency in the data they collect
By automating this process, they aim to gain insights that can help them improve patient outcomes and achieve better business results in a competitive industry
Essentially, the business understanding is that leveraging advanced analytics can provide valuable insights and advantages for pharmaceutical companies.
CT Data Analyst /ETL Tester
Alexion Pharmaceuticals
NewHaven
05.2012 - 09.2014
Develop and implement databases, data collection systems, data analytics and other strategies that optimize statistical efficiency and quality
Utilized SAS and SQL to extract data from statewide databases for analysis
Acquired data from primary or secondary data sources and maintain databases/ data systems
Performed data Analysis using visualization tools such as Tableau, and SharePoint to provide insights into the data
Data flow check with source to target mapping of the data
Data matrix creation for mapping the with the business requirements
Data profiling to cleanse the data in the data base and raise the data issues found
Performed data analysis and data profiling using complex SQL on various sources systems including Oracle and Teradata
Involved with data profiling for multiple sources and answered complex business questions by providing data to business users
Assisted in mining data from the SQL database that was used in several significant presentations
Involved in SSIS packages to extract data from different sources like SQL server, MS Excel, MS Access, transform and then load into Dimension and Fact tables in Data Warehouse using SSIS.
Data Analyst
United Health Care Ltd
05.2009 - 04.2012
Forecasted the ultimate claim amount based on the claim characteristics at the time the claim was filed
Built extremely accurate predictive models that lead to a better understanding of how much a claim will ultimately cost
This in turn helped the business to have an over view of how much to reserve for incurred but not reported loss amounts
The predicted developed loss for each claim was further used as a dependent variable for developing a pricing model
Gathered data from different stakeholders; analyzed data and assisted teams on the daily execution of program
Created and maintained spreadsheets, built quantitative models to help improve the supply chain processes in the operation theatre, for quantifiable results (at 1.6% lean improvement)
Generated reports and created dashboard using advanced SQL
Insured compliance with established internal control procedure by examining existing reports and documentation
Performed end to end analysis to identify gaps and proposed solution.
QA Engineer
Arizona Department of Education
09.2007 - 05.2009
Identified data streams and reviewed data models for testing strategies
Written test scripts for back-end validations and Validated mappings of correct and conducted data
Validating the load process of ETL, the target tables are populated according the data mapping provided that satisfies the transformation rules
Writing complex SQL queries using Case Logic, Intersect, Minus, Sub Queries, Inline Views, and Union in Oracle
Validating the Archive process to purge the data that meet the defined business rules
Create stored procedures for Incremental extract based on time stamp, version date and record flag
Wrote UNIX Shell Scripts and command line utility to interact with Informatica Server
Implemented SCD I, II extracts based on the business requirement and client expectations.
QA Tester
Xerox Corporation
07.2005 - 08.2007
Planning and executing test cases, Reported defects in A R Tool Composing and reporting daily and weekly reports Giving creative suggestions to the customer and receives customer input and instructions
Developed Automated Test Scripts Using DAML.
QA Tester
TCS, India Client
07.2005 - 08.2007
Planning and executing test cases, Reported defects in A R Tool Composing and reporting daily and weekly reports Giving creative suggestions to the customer and receives customer input and instructions