VALERIE KOZAK

• Supported creation of detailed, technical financial models to value potential third party companies to pilot new technologies.
• Created market maps based on needs from certain business segments.
• Assisted in creation of presentation materials to our Digital Innovation Steering Committee of proposals for new technologies identifying opportunities and risks.
• Provided reporting for business cases including risk assessments, performance metrics, strategy alignment, predicted outcomes, needs assessment, and competitive analysis.
• Designed experiments with rigorous controls to ensure validity and reliability of findings.
• Negotiated with potential vendors with pricing of contracts.
• Evaluated emerging technologies to optimize current methodologies while staying ahead of industry advancements.
• Interpreted data analysis identifying key trends and patterns relevant to research objectives.
• Synthesized data and wrote detailed reports to present research findings to stakeholders.
• Conducted thorough literature reviews to identify gaps in knowledge and inform future research directions.
• Advised other departments on emerging technologies to target on their upcoming roadmaps.

Contributed during pitch meetings providing input on areas of risk and opportunity.

• Assisted managing partner with timely execution of deal transactions.
• Sourced over 100 startups that fit within DigitalDx's investment thesis.
• Conducted due diligence on sourced startups and advised portfolio fit.
• Performed market mapping research on NASH (Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease).
• Authored deal memos for potential investments.
• Assisted in recruiting top talent for fellowship program conducting over 65 interviews with new potential cohort fellows.
• Grew fellowship program to 196 fellows and counting.
• Communicated diligence deadlines, deliverables, and expectations to fellows.
• Implemented centralized fundraising database in Google Drive.
• Assisted Fundraising for Fund Two identifying strategic investors for DigitalDx primarily sending out cold and warm e-mails to prospective LP's, attended fundraising events to generate new leads, established strong relationships with prospective LP's, and attended meetings with LP's pitching DigitalDx Ventures.
• Trained and mentored junior associates on incoming onboarding activities and deliverables.

• Execute product delivery from start to finish managing scope, stakeholder groups, strategy, product or project requirements, and commercial opportunities for co-development.
• Analyze markets, opportunities, and new business development prospects and trends.
• Determined product market fit through hypothesis testing & customer feedback.
• Performed due diligence on investment consortiums to partner with and on startups for Spectrum Health's corporate venture capital fund.
• Maintained, groomed, and prioritized team’s backlog during sprint planning.
• Achieved a $150,000 research deal with Tempus Labs now TempusAI.
• Led three minimum viable products with one resulting in an exit partner.
• Produced value analyses, pitch decks, and sell sheets to share with potential co-developers or investors.
• Communicated weekly with development teams and unblock any roadblocks that came up.
• Facilitated design thinking ideation session workshops to maximize & generate solutions for opportunity areas.
• Analyzed & tracked licensee portfolio data in Excel and their performance.

• Configured, tested, and prepared SAP S4 HANA guided user interface systems for classroom use.
• Leveraged script writing technology to automate normally manual processes. Reduced click count on average from 30 clicks per task to one.
• Provided technical support & helped over support over 200 students through problem solving.
• Planned & hosted monthly SAP events, generated student group fundraising, presented at conferences, and created a succession plan for Enterprise Systems Student Union upcoming leadership cohort.