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Shishir Kumar

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Senior Director & Global Capability Leader - Healthcare & Lifesciences at Optum
📍 Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Shishir Kumar is a healthcare strategy and transformation leader at Optum, where he serves as the Senior Director for Healthcare Transformation and Global Capability. He is passionate about advancing care delivery and patient experience through technology. He holds a certificate in Health Policy & Management from Johns Hopkins University.

Describing himself as a lifelong learner and digital health enthusiast, Shishir also identifies as a "happy road warrior, " suggesting a comfort with and potential enjoyment of the travel associated with his global role. He is deeply engaged with the intersection of technology and healthcare improvement.

Unique fact: Shishir founded the healthcare consulting startup ThinkingHut, single-handedly expanding it from a one-person operation to a seasoned team of 40 professionals.

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Experience
18 Years
Current Role
Senior Director & Global Capability Leader - Healthcare & Lifesciences
Job Level
Senior
Location
Hyderabad, Telangana, India
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Healthcare Transformation
His entire career and current role at Optum are focused on advancing care delivery, patient experience, and transforming health system operations on a global scale.
Digital Health
An avowed digital health enthusiast, he has spoken on using the Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) and virtual care to enhance patient-centric systems and connectivity.
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Career

Work history

9-2021
Senior Director & Global Capability Leader - Healthcare & Lifesciences
Optum
6-2017 - 9-2021
Practice Director - Healthcare & Lifesciences
Hitachi Vantara
6-2014 - 6-2017
Director - Healthcare and Lifesciences
Cognizant
11-2011 - 6-2014
Founder & Director
ThinkingHut
8-2007 - 11-2011
Principal Consultant - Healthcare & Lifesciences
Infosys
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Education
Masters Programme in Healthcare Administration
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Certificate in Health Policy & Management
The Johns Hopkins University
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