Scott R Edelen

About Scott R Edelen

Accomplished program management professional skilled in large scale implementations in the health care industry. Well versed in project/program planning, leading cross-functional teams, requirements definition, data analysis, and business process improvements that create operational efficiencies as well as cost savings. Key initiatives include: IBM-Watson Virtual Agent for Providers, Behavioral Health Program Mgmt, ICD-10 Systems Remediation.Certifications:MBA, PfMP, PMP, Humana Six Sigma Black BeltSpecialties: Provider IBM-Watson Virtual Agent Implementation and Operations team management, Project management, six sigma, eBusiness, process mapping, requirements analysis, process control, strategy, project initiation and prioritization, MS Word, Powerpoint, Excel, Visio, use cases, test cases, UAT execution, post production validation.

Experience

1. Technology Program Director, Carelon Digital Platforms

   Carelon

   Dec 2021 — Present

   Program Manager leading multiple initiatives to stand up the product organization and provide process structure, efficiency, executive reporting, and accountability• Responsible for the design and implementation of Product Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) for the Carelon Digital Organization, leveraging Workboard and including annual & quarterly strategic/value target setting, weekly & monthly operational management, executive reporting, coaching, training, and support• Created and maintain comprehensive CDP product catalog source of truth, leveraged by multiple stakeholders including Executive Leadership, Operations, Strategy, Enterprise Business Partners, and Finance; providing a consolidated, centralized source of truth for product data, including value targets, capabilities & features, customer data, related projects & initiatives, and financial management data• Lead process improvement initiatives with the objective to streamline strategic, business, and technical processes relating to product data, reporting, and tooling strategy • Program Manage several workstreams to enable the product organization including Strategy, Portfolio Management, Design, Business Architecture, and Product Telemetry

Education

• Indiana Wesleyan University

  M.B.A., Business Administration and Management, General

  2004 — 2008

• University of Louisville

  B.S., Management

  1999 — 2003

Skills

• Business Process Improvement
• User Acceptance Testing
• Sdlc
• Business Analysis
• Project Portfolio Management
• Budgets
• Resource Management
• Vendor Management
• Ms Project
• Databases
• Microsoft Project
• Visio
• Six Sigma
• Process Improvement
• Strategy
• Management
• Requirements Gathering
• Program Management
• Software Project Management
• Pmo
• Pmp
• Requirements Analysis
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Project Management
• Business Process Mapping
• Project Planning