Alex Dean
About Alex Dean
Alex Dean is a Senior Health Economics and Outcomes Researcher at Veradigm, specializing in data analysis and statistical modeling. He has a diverse background in health research, having worked at institutions such as Kaiser Permanente, the University of Michigan, and the University of California, Berkeley.
Current Role at Veradigm
Alex Dean serves as a Senior Health Economics and Outcomes Researcher at Veradigm since 2021. In this role, he focuses on enhancing research methodologies and outcomes in health economics. His work involves applying advanced statistical techniques and improving analysis pipelines, which contribute to the reliability of research findings. He is based in San Francisco, California.
Previous Experience in Health Research
Prior to his current position, Alex Dean worked at Kaiser Permanente as a Consulting Data Analyst from 2016 to 2017. He also held roles at Golden (Recursion Inc) as a Generalist and Consultant between 2017 and 2019. His experience includes working as a Health Economics and Outcomes Researcher at Veradigm from 2019 to 2021, where he contributed to various health research projects.
Educational Background
Alex Dean obtained a Master of Public Health (MPH) with a focus on Biostatistics and Epidemiology from the University of California, Berkeley, completing his studies from 2014 to 2016. He also holds a double major in the Science in Society Program and Biology from Wesleyan University, where he studied from 2007 to 2011.
Research and Analytical Skills
Alex Dean specializes in cleaning diverse data sources, including electronic health records, claims, and registries. He has enhanced analysis pipelines using SQL and Python, which improved the reproducibility and reliability of research findings. His expertise includes implementing advanced statistical techniques such as multivariate inverse probability treatment weighting and relative vaccine effectiveness modeling.
Early Career Experience
Before specializing in health economics, Alex Dean worked as an Undergraduate Research Assistant at the University of Michigan from 2007 to 2010. He also served as a Graduate Student Instructor and Graduate Student Researcher at the University of California, Berkeley from 2015 to 2016. Additionally, he worked in business development at heyzap.com from 2011 to 2014.