Melody Craff
Healthcare transformation leader and innovator | Speaker and connector | Vice President, Strategic Analytics and Education at Milliman MedInsight | Board trustee at Northwest Kidney Centers
- Role
- Chief Member at Chief
- Location
- Seattle, WA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Melody Craff
Clinician, scientist, and senior executive leader. 30 years of experience in healthcare management, advanced analytics, education, business transformation, research and consulting. Broad professional experience in strategy, program operations, change management and innovation. Strengths in execution and coordination.My work has bridged supply chain, research, clinical operations, resource utilization and risk management. I played key roles in the creation of new services and products, implemented large-scale business model innovations, and forged partnerships with industry and academic institutions. Dedicated to improving health in our communities.* Senior executive for Strategic Analytics and Education, delivering real-time benchmarks and trends, research on the impacts of chronic conditions, impactful medications, and advances in procedures, using a database of 95 million unique lives. Uncovering best practices and opportunities in different populations.* Founded the trademarked MedInsight Certification and Learning Program to deliver education content and courses on healthcare management, data analytics, population health, value-based care, and data literacy.* Executive co-lead creating a global Certificate Program on Climate Risk for the Society of Actuaries.* Senior vice president for Research Services, leading shared services business model, standard technology systems for clinical trials and regulatory, digital marketing and call center options. P&L oversight for a $60M portfolio plus $53M downstream clinical revenues. Achieved access to advanced therapies for patients, including 30% new patients.* Co-founding executive of a Clinical Programs Services enterprise model for clinician leadership of healthcare improvement, generating over $47M annual value through improved quality, costs, customer experience and revenue growth.* Executive lead for collaborative partnership between 2 large healthcare systems and secured $4M to address disparities and unmet needs for 2.6 million patients with or at-risk of chronic kidney disease.* Clinical executive for first enterprise-wide standardized implementation of Epic electronic health record, leading over 40 cross-functional teams of clinical, technical, operations and financial experts.* Principal consultant engaging clinicians in new custom contracting strategies for supply chain and pharmacy. Approach achieved 90% conversion rates in challenging product lines, while prioritizing clinical best practices. Over $20M incremental annual savings.
Experience
Chief Member
Dec 2024 — Present
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Education
Indiana University Bloomington
Master of Business Administration - MBA, Business Administration and Management, General
University of Cambridge
Bachelor's degree, Natural Sciences
University of Cambridge
Master's degree, Pharmacology
University of Cambridge
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Hereditary Metabolic Disease
University of Cambridge
Doctor of Medicine, Surgery
University of Cambridge
Doctor of Medicine, Medicine
Indiana University Bloomington
Master of Science - MS, Strategic Management
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