Iman Abuzeid
Sequoia Scout at Sequoia Capital
Iman Abuzeid
Sequoia Scout at Sequoia Capital
San Francisco, California
Overview
Work Experience
Co-founder and CEO - We are hiring!
2017 - Current
As the fastest growing and highest valued career marketplace for permanent health care workers, Incredible Health puts nurses in the driver’s seat. Hospitals apply directly to nurses rather than the other way around. The first-and-only platform to focus on permanent employees rather than contractors, Incredible Health is already used by 700 hospitals nationwide, and 1 in 4 US nurses. Hires happen in less than 20 days, and the platform saves each hospital at least $2M per year. Incredible Health’s proprietary algorithm-based technology custom matches the needs of hospitals with the right nurses. Co-founded by MD and Wharton alum Iman Abuzeid and MIT alum from a family of nurses, Rome Portlock, Incredible Health is headquartered in San Francisco, CA and operates nationally. Incredible Health is financially backed by top tier venture capital firms Andreessen Horowitz, Obvious Ventures, and Base10, and by top health systems Kaiser Permanente and Johns Hopkins. For more information visit https://incrediblehealth.com. Currently hiring for multiple roles: https://www.incrediblehealth.com/careers
Sequoia Scout
2019
Member
2016
Cofounder & CEO
2015 - 2017
http://www.liftleague.com Cofounder of Lift League (www.LiftLeague.com) - mobile and web applications that make it easy for wellness professional to improve client results, build relationships, and increase retention.
Director of Product Management
2013 - 2015
*Led product management for iOS, Android, and web for leading VC-backed mobile health startup, including developing product strategy and requirements, development and launch leading to 5X increase in number of active users and 6X increase in app downloads *Collaborated with 7 software developers and 2 designers leading to multiple product launches with FDA-cleared algorithms, increase in company valuation, and highly recommended products *Led user research, including in-depth interviews, surveys, focus groups with patients and physicians, resulting in enhanced understanding of user experience and goals, informing business and product strategy, and developing customer advocate base *Led multiple marketing initiatives, including optimizing ecommerce experience and reducing shopping cart abandonment by 40%, initiating digital marketing initiatives such as Google Adwords, email campaigns, and organizing and attending 5 national patient and physician conferences, increasing hardware device sales by 40% per month *Initiated, negotiated, and closed 4 hardware device distribution agreements in the US and Australia, and established Amazon as a sales channel in the US, leading to 20% increase in revenue *Negotiated and managed 3 clinical trial agreements at top academic medical centers in the US, leading to further clinical validation of AliveCor's mobile health products
Summer Associate
2012 - 2012
*Developed oncology drug launch plan in US and EU, resulting in rollout of $100 million in resources during first phase *Obtained full-time offer
Associate
2009 - 2011
*Led and planned design of collaboration between NY hospitals and pharmaceutical companies to improve clinical protocol development and patient enrollment, leading to the creation of Partnership to Advance Clinical Electronic Research (pacerhealth.org) *Analyzed patient flow and scheduling data, and conducted stakeholder interviews to improve operational efficiency of large health system, resulting in successful implementation and improved evaluation metrics *Engaged with executive and middle management teams to develop strategy for biopharmaceutical company entering diagnostic industry, including M&A target companies, leading to detailed, data-driven recommendations to CEO and Board *Evaluated brand marketing culture and behaviors for biopharmaceutical company, that explained trends in promotional material creation, utilization, and brand strategy development and budgeting to VP of Marketing *Advised Harlem IT small business within Clinton Foundation Economic Opportunity Initiative, resulting in small business securing loans from Goldman Sachs small business fund
Summer Researcher
2008 - 2008
Collaborated with Harvard and Johns Hopkins teams to develop cost-benefit models that support economic value of vaccinations funded by Gates Foundation
Summer Associate
2008 - 2008
Developed and implemented high profile charity initiative for Prime Minister of UAE, leading to improvements in treatment and prevention of blindness for underprivileged individuals in region
Education
MBA
2011 - 2013
MBBS (US Equivalent: Doctor of Medicine)
2003 - 2009
BSc
2003 - 2006
Investments
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