Senior Product Manager

• Jul 2022 - Present

Analytics Program Manager

• Oct 2021 - Jul 2022

Lead Associate

• Jul 2020 - Oct 2021

Ms. McDonald currently serves as analytics manager for the Office of Electronic Health Record Modernization (OEHRM). In this role, she manages a team of 9 and is responsible for the analytic support provided to the office of 500+ individuals. In addition to the 80+ reports that have been developed and are maintained by the team, her responsibilities include:Client Relationship Management: Consistently own successful relationships with SVP and C-Level executives within VA. Served as the day to day project and relationship manager for 10+ VA executives, leading to successful project outcomes and additional follow on work.People Development: Successfully led a team of 9 to execute strategic initiatives for VA leadership. Regularly lead the hiring and performance management process for new team members. Led bi-monthly meetings with a focus on knowledge sharing and development of new skills. Prepared materials to assist in the cross-functional training of staff and further develop staff skillsets.Increase User Adoption: Defined the strategy, deployed the tactics and the developed the ancillary support materials that increased usage of dashboards by 20%. Further, reporting strategy increased usage of dashboards over go-live period by 50%.Business Development: Led 375K of scope increase in FY20 on primary project. Led proposal and statement of work development for analytic tasks for multiple VA offices. Show less

Associate

• Jul 2018 - Jul 2020

Ms. McDonald served as the deputy workstream lead for Dashboard Analytics within the Office of Electronic Health Record Modernization (OEHRM). In this role, she leads the development of clinical dashboard development within the office as well as the schedule dashboard analytics for the integrated master schedule. Ms. McDonald is responsible for the strategic development and execution of dashboards within these areas as well as presenting findings to appropriate workstream leads and leadership. Additionally, she contributes to the data management and process documentation for onboarding new team members. Show less

Senior Consultant

• Feb 2017 - Jul 2018

•Coordinated and executed over 150 contracts to support the implementation of Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment (DSRIP) projects as part of the 1115 Medicaid Waiver for clients in upstate New York valued at $32 million. •Assessed and augmented the current contracting methodology to better align the methods with the client’s strategic goals. •Analyzed Medicare, Medicaid, and Commercial claims data to determine patterns in utilization across a variety of providers in the Upstate New York area. •Developed an initial model to calculate Pay for Performance (P4P) funds among approximately 70 providers in the Upstate New York area. •Generated work plans and managed competing timelines to complete multiple analyses with tight turn-around times. •Mentored analyst and consultant-level staff in key Excel and SAS competencies. Show less

Senior Analyst

• Jul 2016 - Feb 2017

• Evaluated treatment outcomes, resource utilization, and healthcare costs in SAS among patients with a variety of patient populations including uveitis, hyperkalemia, and Alzheimer’s disease.• Conducted qualitative analysis in Atlas.ti and drafted study report to assess the diagnosis process, disease progression, and caregiver burden using 32 transcripts in rare disease population.• Created flexible cost modeling tools in Excel to calculate cost per responder and budget impact associated with various therapies and a diagnostic device.• Collaborated with a small team of analysts and senior analysts to organize and teach two training courses in healthcare and Atlas.ti across multiple offices for 80+ students. Taught mandatory training courses for Excel and R.• Mentored more junior analysts and new associates to delegate work, coordinate timelines and audits, and reviewed deliverables prior to sending to senior staff.• Moderated healthcare section of the internal learning platform and coordinated new presentations for continued analyst development. Show less

Analyst

• Jul 2014 - Jun 2016

Using data analytics software, primarily SAS and R, my responsibilities include:• Analyzed therapy pattern and adherence among populations• Analyzed outcomes in drug safety studies• Conducted Patient-reported outcomes researchAdditional responsibilities include:• Managed relationships with clients and study participants• Mentored analysts in SAS and R applications of healthcare research• Created summary reports, slidedecks, and drafting manuscripts to synthesize findings Show less

Graduate Teaching Assistant

• Aug 2013 - Dec 2013

•Graded exams as well as weekly assignments and projects •Led review sessions for exams and provided additional assistance to students in office hours •Graded exams as well as weekly assignments and projects •Led review sessions for exams and provided additional assistance to students in office hours

Research Assistant

• Jun 2012 - Aug 2013

•Developed research questions from data previously collected •Analyzed data to address the research question using SPSS and drafted published manuscript •Managed project staff and assisted with troubleshooting issues that arose in project •Recruited participants and assisted in conducting intervention sessions as needed •Entered data to be analyzed in future studies •Developed research questions from data previously collected •Analyzed data to address the research question using SPSS and drafted published manuscript •Managed project staff and assisted with troubleshooting issues that arose in project •Recruited participants and assisted in conducting intervention sessions as needed •Entered data to be analyzed in future studies

Project RENEW Research Intern

• Sep 2012 - Jun 2013

•Conducted qualitative interviews with self-developed questions •Analyzed qualitative and quantitative data to be used for future grant purposes in Excel •Presented findings to various local organizations •Created a summary of research findings as well as full report currently being used •Conducted qualitative interviews with self-developed questions •Analyzed qualitative and quantitative data to be used for future grant purposes in Excel •Presented findings to various local organizations •Created a summary of research findings as well as full report currently being used

Laboratory Research Assistant

• Jun 2009 - Aug 2011

•Recruited patients from local area to participate in HIVAN study •Performed technical laboratory duties •Presented findings at Morehouse School of Medicine and at a National Institutes of Health student conference •Recruited patients from local area to participate in HIVAN study •Performed technical laboratory duties •Presented findings at Morehouse School of Medicine and at a National Institutes of Health student conference