Joshua Wheeler
Transformation Consultant
Oxford
Summary
An experienced consultant with 7+ years’ implementing strategy, technology & transformation programmes in large and complex organisations. This experience transcends strategic projects for UnitedHealth Group focused on data transformation in the US to digital enablement for governmental organisations in the UK. Skilled in Project Management, Strategy & Technology Implementation, Business Change and Innovation. A strategist, innovator and collaborator who is looking for new opportunities to grow and diversify his experience.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Consulting Delivery Lead
Accenture
London, England
11.2021 - Current
- Company Overview: Health and Public Sector
- Manage multi-year complex Governmental technology projects delivering Cloud & API services with budgets of £10m+, succesfully implementing 12 releases in the last two years
- Manage 25 resources across multiple 3rd party suppliers & project stakeholders to develop and implement deliverables to client requirements
- Maintain project documentation to ensure appropriate control, including risks and issues logs, security assessments and budgetary tracking
- Collaborate across Technology, Strategy, Systems Integration, Testing & Design teams to progress deliverables using a mixture of Agile & Waterfall frameworks
- Project planning using MSP and driving project delivery using JIRA/Confluence/Kanban
- Lead implementation of profitability & automation plans achieving margins up to 34% for Health & Public sector business
- Develop continuous improvement initiatives and advise on best practices such as product centric ways of working and Agile approaches
Business Strategy Consultant
Optum
London, England
11.2019 - 11.2021
- Company Overview: UnitedHealth Group
- Implemented new strategic data collection methods across clinical delivery organisations improving outreach to 17 million US customers
- Developed insights for strategic programmes addressing chronic conditions by conducting enterprise landscape analyses and interviewing SMEs to obtain strengths and weaknesses of enterprise
- Collaborate across multidisciplinary teams of Strategy, R&D, Analytics, Product and Frontline Care Delivery to present product opportunities to leadership
- Managed a digital consent product by driving opportunities through Salesforce with internal life sciences division
- Led a summer intern group in developing a prototype app applying human centred design for seniors to manage their own health
- UnitedHealth Group
Partner Relationship Manager
Optum
11.2016 - 11.2019
- Company Overview: UnitedHealth Group
- Managed institutional research relationships delivering data driven health research projects with University Of Oxford, Imperial College London and LSE resulting in 4 published papers
- Provided dedicated account support, issue resolution and stakeholder management
- Delivered a thought leadership series analysing data use in the UK health system & published White Papers for improved data utility in the English healthcare system: https://www.optumlabs.com/spotlights/optumlabs-spotlights.html
- Led Data Warehouse process improvement project resulting in more than £100,000 yearly savings
- UnitedHealth Group
Governance Associate – Internal Audit
NHS England
12.2015 - 10.2016
- Coordinated monthly internal audit management actions across NHS England reducing actions by 10% on a monthly basis
- Prepared monthly reports on internal audit management actions for monthly director review
- Produced governance directorate presentation for NHS England board committee papers
- Brief Director of Governance of NHS England on progress of closing audit management actions
- Produced the NHS England Non-executive directors induction pack
- Develop the whistle-blowing procedure that enabled NHS England becoming a prescribed person’s organisation
Systems Implementation and Operations
Mears Group & Allied Healthcare
01.2012 - 01.2014
- Developed solutions and implemented SQL and call monitoring systems through 25 offices
- Performed data reconciliation, process improvement and report generation to ensure data migrations met KPIs
- Provide training & coaching to system end users
Education
Master of Science - Innovation And Management - Healthcare
Maastricht University
Netherlands 01.2014 - 01.2015
BA (Hons) - Business & Management
Bath Spa University
Bath, UK 01.2009 - 01.2012
Skills
Strategy Implementation
Technology Implementation
Senior Stakeholder Management
Project Management
Research & Analysis
Collaboration
Agile Methodologies
Organisational Transformation
MSP
JIRA
Confluence
References
Available on request
Timeline
Consulting Delivery Lead
Accenture
11.2021 - Current
Business Strategy Consultant
Optum
11.2019 - 11.2021
Partner Relationship Manager
Optum
11.2016 - 11.2019
Governance Associate – Internal Audit
NHS England
12.2015 - 10.2016
Master of Science - Innovation And Management - Healthcare
Maastricht University
01.2014 - 01.2015
Systems Implementation and Operations
Mears Group & Allied Healthcare
01.2012 - 01.2014
BA (Hons) - Business & Management
Bath Spa University
01.2009 - 01.2012
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