Uma Rana

Uma Rana has a diverse work experience spanning over two decades. Uma is currently the Senior Vice President of Strategic Partnerships at Gryt Health, a position they have held since May 2023. Prior to this, they served as the Senior Vice President of Empowerment at Gryt Health, where they led organizational strategy, vision, and mission, as well as supported the development of strategic initiatives in the empowerment business development sector.

Before their time at Gryt Health, Uma held various leadership positions at Bristol Myers Squibb. As the Lead Program Manager for BMS Patient Advocacy, Corporate Affairs, they led the strategy and operations for the Patient Advocacy Team, including the integration of hCEL and Myocardia. Uma also played a key role in launching theadvocacyexchange.com to support the global advocacy community during the pandemic. Additionally, they led strategic and collaborative initiatives for Global Advocacy, which involved handling cross-functional projects with multiple work streams.

Uma's career also includes experience at Merck, where they served as an Associate Director responsible for IT Global Procurement, Data Privacy, and Compliance. Prior to that, they worked at Educational Testing Service (ETS) as a Senior Project Manager and Strategic Sourcing Contract Manager for almost a decade.

Earlier in their career, Uma was a Manager at Accenture, specializing in Health and Life Sciences consulting. Uma'sresponsibilities included leading projects for major pharmaceutical companies to enhance supply chain functions globally. Uma also worked at Bristol-Myers Squibb as a Clinical Grants Administrator, managing vendor and investigator contracts for clinical trials while ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements.

Uma began their professional journey at Unilever, where they held a managerial role responsible for project analysis and planning for a global supply chain management project. Uma was also involved in procurement planning and evaluation of consulting services/solution providers.

Additionally, Uma co-founded Care Gain Inc., where they served as the Director of Marketing and Business Development. Uma played a key role in developing and deploying revolutionary health insurance products and contributed to the growth of the company until its successful acquisition by Fiserv.

Overall, Uma Rana has demonstrated expertise in strategic partnerships, business development, project management, procurement, and healthcare-related roles throughout their career.

Uma Rana completed their education in a chronological manner. Uma began their educational journey in 1991 at Rutgers University, where they pursued a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Nutrition. Uma obtained this degree in 1995 after four years of study. Following this, from 2000 to 2002, Uma attended Rider University, where they achieved a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree with Honors in Biology/PreMed. Upon completing their undergraduate studies, they enrolled in the New York Institute of Technology in 2002 and graduated in 2004 with an MBA, specifically a Masters in Business Administration. Uma'sMBA had a concentration in Leadership.