Sneha Sarasani (Snai-ha Sara-SAH-ne)

Sunnyvale, CA 98046 PH: 678-***-**** adir5k@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE

Seeking Data Scientist roles in the Healthcare Domain

SUMMARY OF SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

I am a highly motivated individual with 4+ years of cumulative experience in working as a Data Analyst along with my graduate degree in Health Informatics. I enjoy working in a collaborate environment as a key team player.

Experience using Tableau to build reports on an ad-hoc request basis

Proficiency in SQL in identifying data discrepancies

Helped automate a few Ontologies for the Quality Data Model using Excel and Python

In-depth knowledge of Medical Terminology learned throughout my undergraduate and graduate career

Familiar with Entity-Relationship (ER) Models, Clinical codes (ICD9-10, SNOMED), Clinical Decision Support Systems (CDS), HL7 data standards, HIPPA, and REDCap database

Knowledge of medical regulatory reporting: ACO, Meaningful Use, AHRQ, Lean Six Sigma

Programming tools such as BASE SAS Programming, SAS SQL, SAS EG

Built a demo of an Electronic Medical Record System (EMR) using Python Programming

Build a demo of a Tableau Dashboard and presented to client while with VerticalApps and Guidehouse

Certified Scrum Master with knowledge in Agile and SAFE methodologies

Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Visio

Working knowledge of: Geneious, QlikView, Python Programming, scikit-learn, Pandas, NumPy, TensorFlow, R Programming, Hadoop, Apache Spark, Databricks, Power BI

EDUCATION

Professional Science Masters (PSM) in Health Informatics December 2016

University of North Carolina at Charlotte, NC

Concentration: Data Analysis and Business Intelligence

Member of Student Advisory Board for Health Informatics at UNC Charlotte

Member of The National Society for Leadership and Success (NSLS)

Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences/Pre-Med Minor: Chemistry August 2014

Georgia State University Atlanta, GA

Hope/Zell Miller Scholarship Recipient

Dean’s list (2011-2014)

CERTIFICATIONS

Certified Scrum Master (CSM) by Scrum Alliance (2019)

Certificate of Achievement in Machine Learning (2020)

EXPERIENCE: Professional

Informatics Data Scientist at NorthTide Group (Bethesda, MD) October 2020 - Present

Used machine learning algorithms to help provide insights into data

Employment GAP due to COVID-19 April 2020 – October 2020

Developing skillset in the latest Analytics technologies

Senior Consultant at Guidehouse (Washington, DC) November 2019 – April 2020

National Security Sector (NSS) – Advanced Analytics Team

Client: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) (Washington, D.C.); Security Clearance: Public Trust

Used Tableau as the visualization tool to develop, test and publish Dashboard for senior leadership to facilitate discussions around Data Quality and process improvement from the Office of the Chief Data Officer (OCDO) at USCIS

Utilized Git and GitHub used for version control of dashboard projects while collaborating with the team

Helped compile information for the USCIS Enterprise Collaboration Network (ECN) SharePoint site

Collaborated in Developing USCIS Data Services Hub – a one stop shop to promote a data driven culture

BI Consultant at VerticalApps (Arlington, VA) February 2019 – October 2019

Client: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) (Washington, D.C.); Security Clearance: Public Trust

Facilitated in building a foundation for the Data Analytics Branch for Office of Chief Data Officer (OCDO) in USCIS

Collaborated with client to gather requirements, provide business support in promoting a data driven culture

Helped establish Data Governance best practices and stewardship

Used Tableau as the visualization tool to develop, test and publish Dashboards for senior leadership to facilitate discussions around Data Quality and process improvement

Performed Exploratory analysis of Robotic Process Automation (RPA)/UI Path and Data Bricks

Calculated metrics to improve the backlog reduction effort

Helped the client facilitate workflow under both Scrum and Kanban based methodologies

Employment Gap January 2019

Developed skillset

Kamis Professional (Alexandria, VA) January 2018 – December 2018

Informatics Analyst at CancerLinQ, clinical data driven platform at American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)

Used Tableau to build reports on an ad-hoc request basis for senior leadership’s internal use

Proficient in SQL to find, report and resolve data quality issues in both SAP HANA and AWS Redshift

Wrote Rules in Excel and SQL for standardization of Electronic Medical Record (EMR) data

Helped automate a few Diagnostic Criteria Upper Ontologies (DUCO) for the Quality Data Model (QDM) using Excel and Python Programming

Worked in collaboration with a team of 10 to help with data quality, validation and migration of data from SAP HANA to AWS Redshift

Used Kanban Agile Methodology in JIRA to create, update and deploy work in progress

Gained a good understanding of Teradata BTEQ, Teradata SQL assistant, Teradata express studio

Associate Predictive Informatics Analyst at CareSource (Dayton, OH) June 2017 – December 2017

Collaborated with a team of 25+ Analysts

Familiarized with member, pharmacy claims, Johns Hopkins Adjusted Clinical Groups (ACGs), etc.

Worked on Socioeconomic segmentation and profiling of Ohio Medicaid member Data to help improve clinical decision-making

Exploratory analysis of Opiate member and provider segmentation

Exploratory analysis of Health Landscape data

Machine Learning Developer for Glia Lab January 2017 – May 2017

Helped research Mammography data sets for machine learning algorithm

Compiled a list of risk factors for the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes

Researched as to why Breast cancer is one of the most misdiagnosed types of cancer and how to prevent it

Employment gap September 2016 - December 2016

Finishing school and developing skillset

Biostatistics Summer Intern at Carolinas Healthcare System (Charlotte, NC) June 2016 – August 2016

Predicted the clinical outcome of Anastomotic Leak following elective colorectal surgery using National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) data

ETL, Data cleaning and Chi-square tests, multivariate logistic regression analysis of the large NSQIP general and targeted colectomy surgical datasets from 2012-2014 (Publication)

Analyzed clinical outcomes using BASE SAS 9.4

Exposure to REDCap database for clinical workflow

Contributed towards reduction of hospital readmissions through clinical outcomes research

Attended live surgical procedures in the Operating Room (OR) while interacting with Physicians

Academic:

Student Research in Health Informatics (Charlotte, NC) January – May 2016; August – December 2016

Helped assist a doctoral student in gathering research for the decision-making process in healthcare (Publication)

Mainly focused on cost effectiveness of certain drugs in advanced non-small cell lung cancer

Successfully completed a class project involving Python Programming to build a running EMR System

Undergraduate Research Lab in Bioinformatics (Atlanta, GA) January 2014 – May 2014

Worked in a collaborative learning lab lead by Dr. Paul Ulrich, PhD at Georgia State University

Used Geneious Bioinformatics tool to analyze DNA and protein sequencing

Learned to use bioinformatics tools to identify trypanosome proteins

Learned multiple laboratory techniques such as micro pipetting, sterilization of lab supplies by autoclave, Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR), Primer design, Digestion and ligation of DNA, Agarose Gel Electrophoresis, Pour and streak plating, and molecular cloning

Learned to read and analyze published scientific articles

Undergraduate Researcher (Atlanta, GA) January 2013 – May 2013

Helped assist Ph.D. student in their research while learning that various lab techniques such as molecular cloning, micro pipetting, and lab sterilization techniques through autoclave

TECH CHALLENGE

Triangle Health Innovation Challenge (THinC) (Durham, NC) September 2015

Created a website that allows users to see the cost of their health procedures at various local hospitals

Tackled the issue of cost transparency in the healthcare system today

The first healthcare hackathon held at Duke University

PUBLICATIONS

Shah, S., Matthews, S. E., Sarasani, S., Noel, S., & Blanchette, C. M. (2016). Cost-Effectiveness of Nivolumab vs. Docetaxel as Second-Line Treatment for Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Value in Health, 19(7), A732.

T. Prasad, S. Sarasani, K. Coakley, B. Davis, B. Heniford, I. Paquette, S. Steele. MELD-Na Score as a Predictor of Anastomotic Leak in Elective Colorectal Surgery. Carolinas Medical Center, GI And Minimally Invasive Surgery, Charlotte, NC, USA. 12th Annual American Surgical Congress. 2017.

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