Uzair R.

Silicon Foundry (https://sifoundry.com/) is an innovation advisory firm. Working with corporations and startups to catalyze opportunities and push the frontier of what's possible. My remit is to assist in the development of Silicon Foundry’s Healthcare and Life Sciences practice, connecting enterprises, startups, funds, and emerging technologies across the health ecosystem.

Global healthcare innovation, strategy, and commercialization firm delivering end-to-end business building, from innovation architecture and commercial strategy through capital formation and P&L management, across the healthcare value chain. Select Engagements: PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), Senior Advisor: Engaged to lead feasibility and operational readiness assessment for one of the world's largest CRDMOs evaluating strategic market expansion. Delivering expansion blueprint and executive briefing materials supporting multi-stakeholder investment decision-making for global market entry. Brightmind.AI (brightmind.ai), Chief Commercial & Product Officer: Built the commercial engine and product organization for a venture-backed neuromodulation startup from zero revenue. Defined multi-indication product roadmap; led cross-functional development of 3rd-gen integrated platform (software, hardware, AI/ML) through FDA 510(k) and 100-patient pivotal trial. Developed multi-channel GTM strategy, architected D2C framework with tiered pricing model. Secured significant commercial pipeline from leading academic medical centers including Yale- and Harvard-affiliated specialists across 18,000+ eligible patients. Raised institutional financing ±$5M from University of Oxford, 3xP, and Xista. Hoffmann-La Roche AG (SWX: ROG), Senior Advisor: Competitively selected to build health economics, regulatory, and market expansion strategy for the core IVD diagnostics business across 11 priority geographies. Strategy presented to C-Suite and regional distributor CEOs at the flagship RDME Partner Summit. Integrated Healthcare Network (UAE), Executive Director, Data Strategy: De-facto Chief Data Strategy Officer for a large integrated healthcare network operating across UAE, UK, EU, and US. Established Enterprise Data Office; designed hub-and-spoke COE to incubate and commercialize high-value data initiatives with Government Ministries, payors, providers, and labs across GCC.

www.brightmind.ai is a venture-backed start-up developing cutting-edge, personalized neuromodulation technologies to solve the greatest challenges in brain health.

Harvard Innovation Labs (i-Lab) is an institution which aims to promote team-based and entrepreneurial activities among Harvard students, faculty, entrepreneurs, and members of the Allston and Greater Boston communities. The i-Lab's mission is to bring together students from Harvard's various schools to foster innovation across the University. I serve as an industry expert and mentor enabling innovations through early ideations, business formation, GTM strategy, scale, and focused mentorship for start-ups and scale-ups

Recruited to identify, build, and commercialize net-new businesses, products, and services. Full P&L ownership reporting to Executive Leadership with dotted-line to President/GM of Biopharma Solutions. Member of Senior Leadership Team & Steering Committee. Enterprise Data Monetization and Analytics Platform: Created an enterprise data and analytics business, productizing multi-modal health data into predictive analytics, real-world evidence, and regulatory sciences solutions for pharmaceutical manufacturers. Launched and began scaling a new line of business on a nine-figure revenue trajectory; established Cardinal Health as a differentiated RWE and data-as-a-service platform provider. Electronic Benefits Verification and Prior Authorization (eBV/ePA) Platform: Developed and launched an enterprise commercial technology platform for electronic benefits verification and prior authorization across the specialty pharmacy & medical value chain. Negotiated and executed commercial agreements with top-10 pharma companies. Demonstrated measurable improvements in reduced provider turnaround by 6.8 days; reduced reverification expense by $700K/client. Sonexus Specialty Patient Services: Designed and executed GTM & commercialization strategy, for touchless hub model, intelligent patient onboarding, and digital patient portal. Impact: Modernized the commercial platform with measurable adoption growth and strengthened market positioning. Enterprise NPD Function: Refreshed enterprise-wide new product development function, creating guiding principles, strategic imperatives, a robust operating framework, multi-year roadmap, and quarterly reporting dashboards. Institutionalized a repeatable innovation and commercialization capability across the Fortune 14 enterprise. Skills: P&L management, NPD, data monetization, real-world evidence, SaaS, electronic prior authorization, specialty pharmacy, go-to-market strategy, value-based agreements, enterprise analytics, predictive analytics

Recruited to drive innovation, launch payor strategies and build new care delivery models with direct commercial impact across 2.9M members and 25,000+ employers. Reported to the Chief Innovation Officer with dotted line to the Chief Commercial Officer. Care Navigation and Member Steerage Platform: Conceived and operationalized the flagship strategic initiative, shifting Blue Cross to active care navigator guiding members to high-value providers and optimal care pathways at each point in the care journey. Designed the care navigation architecture, built the business case, secured executive sponsorship, and launched the inaugural pilot through a joint venture delivering virtual-first primary care, mental health, and diabetes management services. Expanded member access, improved Net Promoter Scores, and created the scalable partnership framework for lowering total medical expense across 2.9M members. Behavioral Health: Mentored the internal team that won the MIT Hacking Medicine Hackathon; incubated the concept and negotiated a multi-million-dollar no-cost digital therapeutic and SaMD partnership to serve all state residents, developing the strategy for a scalable behavioral health model from an early-stage hackathon concept. Non-Traditional Workforce: Designed a differentiated health benefits product for the gig economy and non-traditional workforce in the merged/individual market, targeting a nationally underserved population segment. COVID-19 Resource Center: Led cross-functional launch in under three weeks; millions of members accessed care navigation during peak uncertainty. Directly contributed to improving Net Promoter Scores and market differentiation. Skills: health plan innovation, virtual care, payor-provider convergence, digital front door, care navigation, Net Promoter Score, joint venture structuring, conversational AI, remote patient monitoring, digital therapeutics, population health, member engagement

Built, piloted, and scaled new healthcare business models with direct P&L impact across a $250B+ enterprise. Reported to CVS Health C-Suite. Partnered across 38 cross-functional workstreams to design, operationalize, and scale new revenue-generating businesses nationally. HealthHUB: Conceived, designed, piloted, and co-led the nationwide scaling of CVS HealthHUBs, a new care delivery model integrating retail, pharmacy, clinical services, and insurance into coordinated longitudinal chronic disease management. Built clinical operating model, repeatable scale playbook, and Cleveland Clinic joint venture for physician oversight. Negotiated novel payor contracts and built health system referral affiliations. Developed an award-winning Virtual Collaboration platform (2020 Pathway Award, Cerner/ANCC). Scaled from 3 pilot stores to 1,500+ locations nationally. Reduced avoidable readmissions, ER diversion, and total medical expense. Primary Care: Created a net-new primary care delivery model (physician-NP-PA collaboration, virtual care, purpose-built EHR, novel reimbursement structures). Piloted across 3 markets and scaled nationally. Member of the Virtual Care Steering Committee which scaled across all 50 states; grew enrolled member population and reduced medical costs. Behavioral Health: Led the first Aetna-CVS intracompany contract for behavioral health screening. 99% increase in screening completion; scaled nationwide across all MinuteClinic locations. Enterprise Technology ($500M+ portfolio): Directed enterprise-scale technology programs spanning finance transformation, data architecture, specialty pharmacy IoT, Epic deployment, and security infrastructure across a $250B+ organization. Skills: healthcare innovation, retail health, chronic disease management, telehealth, EHR (Epic), IoT, payor contract negotiation, health system partnerships, behavioral health, Hadoop, SAP, P&L management

Multinational corporation providing digital, technology, consulting, and operations services to a wide range of industries; NASDAQ: CTSH) One of the youngest Managing Principals within this highly competitive vertical. Led cross-functional teams, client relationships, and revenue results. Added new revenue by devising and leading solution implementation for global pharma clients, payors, and providers. Ensured alignment of client growth strategy and resource allocation across leadership, procurement, and talent management. Managed client lifecycle from business case development and RFPs to implementation to expansion into follow-on work.

Built a healthcare consulting practice from sole practitioner to a firm managing engagement teams of 30+ professionals across onshore and offshore delivery. Directed large-scale programs spanning enterprise data integration, business and technology advisory, and systems implementation across payors, providers, and life sciences organizations. Managed full client lifecycle from business case development, RFP response, and contract negotiation through delivery, change management, and account expansion. Skills: management consulting, healthcare IT, enterprise data integration, client relationship management, practice building, systems implementation, change management, RFP management

Dissertation Title: : The Anatomy of Innovation in US Healthcare Organizations (Earned Distinction/Honors)

University of Chicago Graham School of Professional Studies, Chicago, IL