Experience

ANTHEM, INC INDIANAPOLIS, IN

STAFF VICE PRESIDENT, HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH (2017 – 2022)

Lead a team of 30+ research and related professional staff responsible for research on public policy issues, program evaluations, consumer technology pilots, and analyses supporting investment opportunities; research includes work using claims, survey, EMR, publicly available data, and primary data collection. Team portfolio includes >45 studies underway or in dissemination. Currently team is housed within Anthem; Prior to 2021, team was part of Anthem’s research subsidiary HealthCore, Inc.

HEALTHCORE, INC 

SENIOR DIRECTOR (2014 – 2017)

RESEARCH DIRECTOR (2008 – 2014)

Led health services research team within Anthem’s health outcomes subsidiary. As business unit director, oversawa wide portfolioof internal and externally funded research studies. Team executed on a research portfolio ranging from $5-$10M/year. Served as investigator for PCORI, NIH awards and BCBSA contracts throughout 2010-2020. Selected for Anthem’s Winning Leader Executive Training Program, 2016 (40 individuals selected annuallyat Anthem).

RESEARCH MANAGER (2006 – 2008)

Project lead for a portfolio of externally funded research studies, including proposal development, budget oversight, and day-to-day conduct of research.

HIGHMARK, INC PITTSBURGH, PA

MANAGER AND ACTING DIRECTOR (2000 – 2006)

Led research and analytics unit responsible for disease management evaluation and other health plan analytics. Accomplishments include leading a Blue Cross Blue Shield Association-wide study on specialty pharmacy trends coordinating across 15 health plans, serving as an investigator on a CDC funded study focused on chronic disease and occupation, and serving as an investigator on an NIH funded study focused on cardiovascular outcomes. During tenure, unit was awarded >$400K in external funding from federal agencies and private organizations, in addition to internal research portfolio. Managed 8 clinical, statistical, and decision support analysts.