Rucha Wad

About Rucha Wad

I’m a Senior Product Manager with 8+ years in healthcare technology, focused on building products that bridge the gap between clinical workflows, interoperability, and the realities of hospital IT. My expertise lies in EMR integrations, healthcare data archiving, and compliance-driven product design — areas where I’ve consistently delivered solutions that help providers access, trust, and act on their data.Over the years, I’ve worked at the intersection of business, technology, and healthcare operations — partnering with physicians, HIM teams, and IT leaders to translate complex needs into scalable product roadmaps. I’ve led the development of features like patient summary reporting, chart correction workflows, cross-application search, and ROI modules that not only solve compliance challenges but also make day-to-day work easier for end users.What drives me is the opportunity to make healthcare more connected, efficient, and data-driven. I enjoy working on products that don’t just check a box for compliance but truly improve how clinicians, administrators, and patients experience healthcare.Outside of work, I’m constantly learning — whether it’s exploring advancements in AI for healthcare, observing clinical practices to better understand workflows, or thinking about how technology can reduce friction in patient care.The product I\'ve been working on was rated best in KLAS based on initial scores for supporting integration goals and delivering new technology and featuresDRIS- Product page- KLAS rating- https://citi-us.com/in-focus/latest-news/citi-rated-data-archival-category-klas-see-how-dris-our-data-archival-platform-stands-out

Experience

1. Product Manager

   Creative Information Technology, Inc.

   Jun 2018 — Present · Seattle, WA, US

   Worked closely with senior leadership to execute and drive key initiatives through the roadmap, while championing the voice of the end user through these discussionsLaunched a document search feature on top of the existing text search within the application, that improved workflow efficiency by 65%Led an integration with the Epic EHR to carry provider context from Epic to our product, using SMART on FHIR, improving patient safety and driving customer acquisition as this is a key entry point for the provider workflowWorked with Agile Scrum product teams to determine and negotiate sprint as well as release goals and regularly communicate these to internal and external stakeholders.Organized the product\'s first user conference, by leveraging relationships with key customer executives, in order to strengthen the user community around the product.

Education

• University of Illinois Chicago

  Master of Science, Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering

  2012 — 2014

• General Assembly

  Certificate, Product Management

  2018 — 2018

• RV College Of Engineering

  Bachelor of Engineering (BEng), Biotechnology

  2008 — 2012

Skills

• Requirements Analysis
• Validation
• Research
• Biotechnology
• Business Analysis
• Nanodma
• Pacs
• Life Sciences
• Fda
• Biomaterials
• Data Analysis
• Biomedical Engineering
• Ris
• Microsoft Excel
• Pcr
• Cell
• Microsoft Office
• Dna Extraction
• Bioengineering
• Solidworks
• Glp
• Molecular & Cellular Biology
• Fracture Mechanics
• Matlab
• Medical Devices
• Gel Electrophoresis
• Hl7
• Medical Device Connectivity
• Biomechanics