Lens 2 of 4: Real-World Evidence & HEOR

RWE & HEOR Analyst

Eight-plus years leading observational research and real-world evidence analyses across claims and EHR data at a 150-million-patient scale. I lead statistical analysis plans, integrate multi-source claims and EHR data into decision-ready evidence, and serve as a strategic advisor on data feasibility and study design for sponsors and federal stakeholders.

8+
years in RWE and observational research
150M+
patient records analyzed across claims and EHR sources
5+
RWE studies owned end to end
3 mo
to master the Truveta platform and its Prose coding language

Core expertise

  • RWE study design and leadership. Statistical analysis plans, multi-quarter project management from requirements gathering through stakeholder briefings, and mentorship of junior analysts.
  • Multi-platform claims and EHR analytics. Truveta, MarketScan, CMS claims, PointClickCare, Premier/PHD, Epic, and Cerner data integrated into a single analytic view.
  • Decision-ready reporting. Interactive dashboards and visualizations in Power BI and Tableau for technical and senior non-technical stakeholders.
  • Truveta platform subject-matter expertise. One of the first on my team to gain access; mastered Truveta Studio and Prose within roughly three months, then trained five-plus colleagues at junior and senior levels.

Experience

2022–Present
Senior Real-World Data (RWD) Analytics Consultant
Chenega Professional Services SBU, supporting CDC DHQP (Epidemiology Research and Innovations Branch), Atlanta, GA
  • Lead development and execution of statistical analysis plans for large-scale RWE studies, leveraging 150M+ patient records from claims (MarketScan, CMS) and multi-platform EHR sources (Truveta, PointClickCare, Premier/PHD) to answer questions on vaccine effectiveness, healthcare utilization, and patient outcomes.
  • Serve as a subject-matter expert on the US healthcare system, claims, and EHR data, advising on data feasibility, study design, and interpretation of findings.
  • Design and maintain ETL workflows and data models that integrate, standardize, and validate multi-source claims and EHR data.
  • Build interactive dashboards and reporting solutions in Power BI, Tableau, SharePoint, and Excel/Power Query for both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Mentor junior analysts on observational research methods and review their analyses for accuracy and consistency.
  • Lead research publications and regulatory/data governance activities, including first authorship of a 2024 JAMDA paper and co-authorship of a 2024 Vaccine paper; independently manage IRB protocols, DUAs, and CMS ResDAC access.
2021–2022
Clinical Trials Data Manager & Epidemiologist / Public Health Program Associate
Emory University School of Medicine, Vaccine & Treatment Evaluation Unit (VTEU), Atlanta, GA
  • Managed clinical trial data operations for industry-sponsored Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA vaccine trials, supporting regulatory-quality data review.
  • Developed CDISC-compliant SDTM datasets and analysis files supporting regulatory submissions.
  • Integrated clinical trial data with the Georgia immunization registry (GRITS) to evaluate real-world effectiveness in community populations.
2020–2021
COVID-19 Field Epidemiologist
Florida Department of Health, St. Petersburg, FL

Built Excel-based surveillance dashboards tracking case counts and percent-positivity for department leadership, and supported the Pinellas County epidemiology team on outbreak data analyses, including percent-positive trends and excess-death analyses.

2019–2020
Research Data Analyst, Infectious Disease Epidemiology
Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL

Extracted and cleaned analysis-ready datasets from EHR pulls, applied multivariable regression to control for confounding, and summarized results in Excel-based visualizations for clinical stakeholders.

Methods, platforms & tools

Data sources

Truveta MarketScan CMS claims PointClickCare Premier/PHD Epic Cerner

Statistical & epidemiologic methods

propensity score matching survival analysis longitudinal cohorts test-negative design Cox proportional hazards Kaplan–Meier

Programming, ETL & visualization

SAS R SQL Python ETL pipeline design Power BI Tableau Excel / Power Query SharePoint

Governance & standing

IRB protocols Data Use Agreements CMS ResDAC ISPE member APHA member ASA member

Independently mastered the Truveta platform, including Prose, within roughly three months of gaining early access, and have since trained more than five colleagues.

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