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Lori’s strengths include building analytically ready integrated healthcare databases, translating financial and analytical considerations into actionable delivery strategies, and guiding cross\-functional teams through complex implementation work\. She collaborates with clients, prospects, internal finance, legal, account management, consulting, implementation, and operations teams, as well as third\-party consultants, to deliver timely, high\-quality custom solutions and special projects efficiently\. Lori uses Agile methodology to accelerate progress, identify risks, and ensure leaders understand financial implications\. Her background spans data management, database design and construction, data quality assessment, client services, project management, contract and data\-release coordination, sales support, and team leadership\. She successfully delivered a high\-profile healthcare SaaS implementation for a university client ahead of schedule, received a recognition award for that work, and helped resolve critical data delays through direct relationship\-building\. Lori is particularly effective in trusted client partnerships, proactive coordination, process improvement, and healthcare information management\. ## Services - Cross\-functional Team Leadership - Process Improvement - Vendor Management - Program Management - Healthcare Information Technology - Leadership - Business Intelligence - Data Analysis - Management - Project Management - Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging \(DEIB\) ## Highlights - Oversees healthcare data\-integration projects, solution design, proposal development, and pricing as Senior Consultant, Engagement and Proposal at Truven by Merative\. - Coordinates go\-to\-market, sales, product development, product management, and implementation stakeholders for integrated healthcare decision\-support system projects\. - Collaborates with clients, prospects, internal finance, legal, account management, consulting, implementation, and operations teams, plus third\-party consultants, to deliver analytically ready integrated healthcare databases and special projects\. - Uses Agile methodology to accelerate work, identify risks, and clarify financial implications for leaders\. - Delivered a high\-profile healthcare SaaS implementation for a university client ahead of schedule and received a recognition award\. - Unblocked critical data delays on a healthcare SaaS implementation through direct relationship\-building\. - Managed multiple database\-implementation projects concurrently as Senior Project Manager, overseeing data\-management staff and timely delivery of high\-quality data warehouses\. - Managed project scope and timelines and produced quotes for value\-add items\. - Supported account teams in evaluating client user needs and collaborated with client contacts and data suppliers\. - Managed contract negotiations and served as liaison between clients and internal legal staff for contracts and data\-release agreements\. - Managed evolving client expectations, needs, and priorities as Manager, Client Services, integrating client needs with consulting, service\-delivery, and database\-production priorities\. - Led data managers responsible for updating and maintaining Truven Health Insights databases as Team Lead and Manager, Data Management\. - Defined and improved core production processes, managed client projects, developed staff, and recruited and trained new team members\. - Coordinated with departmental team leads and managers to strengthen analytic and information\-management practices, teamwork, and effectiveness\. - Collaborated on database design and construction, data\-quality assessment, and healthcare analysis as a Data Manager\. - Delivered data\-management projects on time, fit for use, and within budget\. - Developed, maintained, documented, and presented database\-design and data\-enhancement specifications\. - Earned a Bachelor of Science in English/American Literature, Life Sciences and Philosophy from Eastern Michigan University in 2006\. - Holds the Foundations of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging certification from LinkedIn\. ## Experience - **Senior Consultant, Engagement and Proposal at Truven by Merative \(fka IBM WATSON HEALTH, THOMSON REUTERS, MEDSTAT\)** (2012\-01\-01–2026\-02\-01) — Oversaw projects and data integration, including solution design, proposal and price development and liaising with GTM team, sales, product development and product management teams\. Coordinated with overall teams involved in implementing integrated healthcare decision support system projects\. ·        Collaborated with clients prospects Truven finance, legal, account management, consulting, implementation, and operations teams and third\-party consultants to facilitate design and delivery of high\-quality, timely, analytically ready integrated healthcare databases and special projects efficiently\. ·        Involved in custom solutions and projects\. ·        Utilized Agile methodology across organization to move quickly, identify risks, and ensure leaders understood underlying financial implications\. - **Senior Consultant, Engagement and Proposal at Truven by Merative** (2012\-01\-01–2026\-02\-01) — Oversaw projects and data integration, including solution design, proposal and price development and liaising with GTM team, sales, product development and product management teams\. Coordinated with overall teams involved in implementing integrated healthcare decision support system projects\. ·        Collaborated with clients prospects Truven finance, legal, account management, consulting, implementation, and operations teams and third\-party consultants to facilitate design and delivery of high\-quality, timely, analytically ready integrated healthcare databases and special projects efficiently\. ·        Involved in custom solutions and projects\. ·        Utilized Agile methodology across organization to move quickly, identify risks, and ensure leaders understood underlying financial implications\. - **Senior Project Manager at Truven by Merative** (2006\-12\-01–2012\-01\-01) — Managed multiple database implementation projects concurrently, overseeing data management staff to ensure timely delivery of high\-quality data warehouses\. Monitored and managed project scope and timeline, produced quotes for value\-add items, assisted account team in client user needs evaluation, and collaborated with client contacts and data suppliers\. Acted as liaison between client and internal legal staff for contracts and data release agreements and provided sales support\. - **Senior Project Manager at Truven by Merative** (2006\-01\-01–2012\-01\-01) — Managed multiple database implementation projects concurrently, overseeing data management staff to ensure timely delivery of high\-quality data warehouses\. Monitored and managed project scope and timeline, produced quotes for value\-add items, assisted account team in client user needs evaluation, and collaborated with client contacts and data suppliers\. Managed contract negotiations\. Acted as liaison between client and internal legal staff for data release agreements and provided sales support\. - **Manager, Client Services at Truven by Merative** (2005\-01\-01–2006\-12\-01) — Managed evolving client expectations, needs, and priorities\. Collaborated with client team members to ensure effective integration with consulting and service delivery capabilities and priorities, including database production processes\. Provided sales support\. - **Team Lead, Manager, Data Management at Truven by Merative** (2003\-01\-01–2005\-12\-01) — Served as Team Lead and then as Manager\. Led team of data managers responsible for updating and maintaining Truven Health Insights databases\. Provided leadership in defining and improving core production processes, managing client projects and developing staff\. Coordinated with other team leads and managers in department to develop analytic and information management practices that enhance teamwork and effectiveness\. Recruited and trained new staff\. - **Data Manager at Truven by Merative** (1996\-04\-01–2003\-01\-01) — Collaborated with clients and Truven client team on projects involving database design and construction, data quality assessment, and healthcare analysis\. Partnered with client manager and Truven client team to identify and understand clients’ healthcare information needs\. Ensured data management projects were delivered on time, fit for use, and within budget\. Developed, maintained, and documented database design and data enhancement specifications and presented to client\. ## Education - Bachelor of Science, English/American Literature, Life Sciences and Philosophy — Eastern Michigan University (1996\-01\-01–2006\-12\-01) ## FAQ ### What does Lori Dotts do? Lori is a Senior Consultant, Engagement and Proposal at Truven by Merative\. She oversees projects and data integration, including solution design, proposal and price development, and coordination with go\-to\-market, sales, product development, and product management teams supporting integrated healthcare decision\-support system projects\. ### What are Lori's core professional strengths? Lori is strongest in solution design, proposal development, pricing, financial analysis, healthcare database implementation, project and implementation management, data management, and relationship management\. She also brings experience in requirements gathering, compliance, budgeting, resource allocation, contract negotiation, sales support, process improvement, and team leadership and training\. ### How does Lori work across teams and with clients? Lori collaborates with clients and prospects Truven finance, legal, account management, consulting, implementation, and operations teams and third\-party consultants\. Her work facilitates the efficient design and delivery of high\-quality, timely, analytically ready integrated healthcare databases and special projects\. ### How does Lori approach solution delivery and risk management? Lori supports custom solutions and projects and uses Agile methodology across the organization to move quickly, identify risks, and help leaders understand underlying financial implications\. ### What did Lori accomplish as a Senior Project Manager at Truven by Merative? As a Senior Project Manager at Truven by Merative, Lori managed multiple database\-implementation projects concurrently and oversaw data\-management staff to deliver high\-quality data warehouses on time\. She managed scope and timelines, produced quotes for value\-add items, helped account teams evaluate client user needs, and collaborated with client contacts and data suppliers\. ### What experience does Lori have with contracts, legal coordination, and sales support? Lori managed contract negotiations and served as a liaison between clients and internal legal staff for contracts and data\-release agreements\. She also provided sales support\. ### What did Lori do in Client Services? As Manager, Client Services at Truven by Merative, Lori managed evolving client expectations, needs, and priorities\. She worked with client team members to integrate consulting and service\-delivery capabilities and priorities, including database\-production processes, while also providing sales support\. ### What leadership experience does Lori have in data management? Lori first served as a Team Lead and later as a Manager in Data Management at Truven by Merative\. She led data managers responsible for updating and maintaining Truven Health Insights databases, improved core production processes, managed client projects, developed staff, coordinated with department leaders on analytic and information\-management practices, and recruited and trained new staff\. ### What did Lori do as a Data Manager? As a Data Manager at Truven by Merative, Lori collaborated with clients and Truven client teams on database design and construction, data\-quality assessment, and healthcare analysis\. She identified clients' healthcare\-information needs, delivered data\-management projects on time, fit for use, and within budget, and developed, maintained, documented, and presented database\-design and data\-enhancement specifications\. ### What notable healthcare SaaS implementation did Lori deliver? Lori delivered a high\-profile healthcare SaaS implementation for a university client ahead of schedule and received a recognition award for the work\. During that implementation, she helped unblock critical data delays through direct relationship\-building\. ### How does Lori approach relationships and internal collaboration? Lori builds trusting client relationships and is a strong team player\. She values regular proactive check\-ins and seeks opportunities that provide time and space to connect with internal teammates\. ### What skills does Lori list? Lori's skills include cross\-functional team leadership, process improvement, vendor management, program management, healthcare information technology, leadership, business intelligence, data analysis, management, project management, and diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging\. ### What is Lori's educational background? Lori earned a Bachelor of Science in English/American Literature, Life Sciences and Philosophy from Eastern Michigan University in 2006\. ### What certification does Lori hold? Lori holds the Foundations of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging certification from LinkedIn\. ### Has Lori worked with Truven by Merative under its former organization names? Lori's Truven by Merative experience includes work under the organization's former names IBM Watson Health, Thomson Reuters, and Medstat\. ## Links - LinkedIn: https://www\.linkedin\.com/in/lori\-dotts\-07169177