Marie Cook

About Marie Cook

Highly accomplished and results-driven leader with 25+ years of experience leading strategic business insights, financial analytics, and high-performing teams within the healthcare sector. Proven expertise in leveraging data-driven strategies to optimize medical cost management, enhance operational efficiency, and build strong business partnerships. Adept at driving significant financial impact through innovative analytical solutions, team development, and enterprise-wide program leadership.

Experience

1. Director - Finance Medical Economics

   Highmark

   Sep 2016 — Present · Pittsburgh, PA, US

   Strategically direct the enterprise-wide Cost of Care program, consistently achieving or exceeding an annual medical cost trend reductions of ~2%. Cultivate strategic partnerships with executive leaders across the enterprise, driving the conceptualization and implementation of new initiatives that improved member outcomes and significantly reduced medical expenditures. Lead and mentor a high-performing healthcare analytics team (3 direct reports, 17 total team members) responsible for identifying critical medical cost savings levers through advanced analytical methodologies and actionable insights.

Education

• University of Connecticut

  Bachelor of Science (BS), Mathematics

  1988 — 1992

• University of Connecticut School of Business

  MBA, Finance

  1995 — 1998

Skills

• Leadership
• Financial Modeling
• Program Management
• Team Management
• Strategy
• Business Analytics
• Finance
• Employee Benefits
• Analytic Thinking
• Insurance
• Project Coordination
• Analysis
• Change Management
• Management
• Financial Analysis
• Health Insurance
• Managed Care
• Data Analysis
• Business Process Improvement
• Underwriting
• Process Improvement
• Project Management
• Healthcare
• Business Analysis
• Healthcare Management
• Strategic Planning
• Health Care Reform
• Project Implementation
• Analytics
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Business Strategy
• Forecasting