Ujwala Kopparthi

About Ujwala Kopparthi

Data Scientist with 5+ years of experience in machine learning, data engineering, and…

Experience

1. Data Scientist

   UnitedHealth Group

   Aug 2024 — Present

   Designed and deployed ML pipelines using Python, Scikit-learn, and TensorFlow to predict chronic disease onset from high-dimensional EHR and claims data, increasing diagnosis accuracy by 27% for Medicaid and Medicare populations.• Automated HIPAA-compliant data pipelines using Apache Airflow, Python, and Snowflake to ingest, clean, and transform large-scale healthcare datasets, reducing latency by 40% and improving analytics pipeline reliability.• Developed Power BI and Tableau dashboards with Row-Level Security (RLS) for clinical and financial KPIs, empowering leadership to make data-driven decisions with 32% faster turnaround for care quality initiatives.• Built real-time monitoring systems on AWS (S3, EC2, and Redshift) to track patient adherence and emergency readmission events, contributing to a 15% reduction in unnecessary hospitalization rates across three regional care units.• Integrated Docker-based model containers into Jenkins CI/CD pipelines, achieving 45% faster deployment cycles and ensuring reproducible, auditable machine learning environments for scalable production inference.• Conducted end-to-end model lifecycle management including drift detection, retraining, and impact reporting, aligning analytical delivery with evolving payer-provider performance metrics and compliance mandates.

Education

• MADANAPALLE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY & SCIENCE

  Bachelor of Technology - BTech

  2017 — 2021

• University at Buffalo

  Master's degree

  2023 — 2025