Sarang A.

About Sarang A.

With 20+ years’ unique experience, I’ve become known as a visionary leader who thrives at the intersection of technology & operations in healthcare. I have a proven ability to bridge gaps & break down barriers by skillfully tailoring communications to fit leadership, IT, physicians, medical staff, & other key stakeholders. As a cultivator of high-performance teams & developer of people, I have an innate ability to define a vision & motivate & empower others to implement innovative care models. Areas of Expertise:• Product Design• Clinical Operations Excellence• Healthcare Systems (EMR, Pharmacy, Lab, Medical Imaging)• Technology Innovation• AI• Consumer and Patient Digital Services : s••••••••@gmail.com I envision a future of healthcare where patient care and operations are empowered by technology and integrated for better outcomes. With a gift for listening to ideas, communicating easily across disciplines, and collaborating on solutions, I bring the future to life and guide organizations to success. I champion using technology in service of organizational resilience and long-term viability through inspired governance, strategy, and risk management and also serve as a leader for Mergers and Acquisitions for Kaiser Permanente. Currently, I serve as the VP and Information Officer of Clinical Ancillary Technologies at Kaiser Permanente, a large integrated managed care health system. I lead five clinical technology portfolios, including Pharmacy, Medical Imaging & Informatics, Laboratory, Nursing Informatics, and Medical Device Integration within Kaiser Permanente’s Health Plan entity. I lead the clinical integration of IT, oversee the technology roadmap, and cultivates a vision to stay on the forefront of future technology, patient care delivery, and risk reduction. I also serves on governance committees addressing technology strategy and investment decisions. Notably, as Kaiser Permanente embraces AI, the company implemented an AI-assisted tool for high-risk clinical information on a patent that I received in 2020. Sarang serves on the Advisory Board of Kaiser Permanente Ventures, an $80m investment fund for emerging healthcare technologies, and the Alumni Board of The Ohio State University. He holds a PharmD from The Ohio State University and BS in Biological Sciences from the University of California, Irvine. He also attended the University of Oxford Executive Leadership Program in the UK. Sarang is a Licensed Pharmacist in the State of California.

Experience

1. Vice President (VP) and Information Officer, Clinical Ancillary Technologies

   Kaiser Permanente

   Jan 2021 — Present · US

   Integrated Healthcare Delivery System comprised of 3 integrated entities & employees across 8 national markets.• : Pioneered the integration of AI-powered technology into patient care processes & clinical operations to ‘future-proof’ care delivery, reduce operational costs ($500+ Million), & improve patient outcomes. • : Promoted to lead a groundbreaking 5 clinical technology portfolios within Kaiser’s Health Plan entity, the largest IT investment portfolio in the organization at $400 Million, & a Systems Infrastructure footprint of $4.5 Billion. Lead clinical integration of IT & cultivate a vision to stay on the forefront of future technology & patient care delivery. Develop technology roadmap in alignment with overall business strategy. & :• Drove company savings of $120+ Million in Pharmacy systems deployment costs.• Key leader in saving the company $200 Million by building a Covid lab in less than 3 months & for less than $40 Million, including IT systems integration for all markets.• Developed an application rationalization strategy (later adopted nationally, with $200+ Million expected YoY savings).

Education

• The Ohio State University

  Doctor of Pharmacy, Pharmacy

  2001 — 2005

• UC Irvine

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Biology/Biological Sciences, General

  1994 — 1999

• University of Oxford

  Executive Leadership Programme

Skills

• Immunization
• Leadership
• Medication Therapy Management
• Certified Immunizer
• Pharmacy
• Critical Thinking
• Collaborative Leadership
• Business Strategy
• Pharmacy Automation
• Recruiting
• Community Pharmacy
• Healthcare
• Managed Care
• Pharmacists
• Pharmacy Practice
• Talent Management
• Retail