Pooja Kandikonda

Product Manager

2024 - Current

Product Operations Manager

2022 - 2024

- Steered end-to-end management of the product lifecycle- spanning product roadmap creation, customer and market research, and development- of impactful user features and internal tools resulting in a noteworthy improvement in both customer satisfaction and technology performance metrics - Orchestrated comprehensive go-to-market initiatives, encompassing the creation and communication of release notes, strategic implementation of product training programs, and the development of compelling sales and marketing collateral - Instituted a comprehensive bug escalation process across Support, Product, and Engineering teams, enhancing communication and ensuring efficient resolution of customer-reported issues and production bug fixes - Established an efficient product enhancements process, facilitating cross-functional collaboration among teams to prioritize, plan, and execute feature improvements, resulting in enhanced product competitiveness and customer satisfaction - Drive process excellence for the Product and Engineering teams while working directly with the Chief Product Officer and Chief Technology Officer Axuall is a workforce intelligence company built on top of a national real-time practitioner data network. Axuall connects health systems, staffing firms, and digital health groups to a vast array of data, providing insights for network planning, analytics, and reporting, while dramatically reducing onboarding and enrollment time via provider-enabled digital credentials.

Product Operations Associate

2022 - 2022

- Led the development and implementation of a strategic prioritization framework for the Product Organization (80+ people) by partnering with executive leadership and utilizing data from previous quarters in order to align product objectives/metrics with business goals - Designed and managed the first-ever initiative centered model to help plan and track team prioritizations and feature executions of 12+ products to drive efficiencies within the Product/Engineering Organization, thereby giving insight to stakeholders with real-time status updates - Partnered with cross-functional teams including Engineering, Product, Design, Market Expansion, Customer Support, and Operations to ensure that the product launches at new locations (~5 locations per month) were executed efficiently in accordance with the roadmap - Spearheaded the facilitation and organization of the Product/Engineering Team’s first onsite which led to an increase in engagement and collaboration Medly is a digital pharmacy here to make the prescription process simpler, easier, and faster.

Part-Time Product Manager

2021 - 2021

- Facilitated execution of the product roadmap using Agile methodology including communicating business requirements, writing user stories and epics, and facilitating development conversations with the India-based Engineering Team - Collaborated seamlessly with cross-functional teams, including Engineering, Design, and Clinical Operations, to spearhead the research and development of innovative product features tailored to enhance the overall experience for patients River is a primary and behavioral health plan that delivers unlimited virtual visits, $0 office visits, labs, prescriptions, and more.

Analyst

2020 - 2021

- Conducted due diligence for 1,000s of startups across verticals and geographies for potential investment by analyzing business models and conducting market and customer research - Analyzed market trends and competitive landscape of verticals to determine future investment opportunities - Managed relationships with portfolio company management teams through assistance with strategic planning and product/operations 2048 Ventures' mission is to partner with both first-time and repeat founders with the first-time founder mindset, to provide capital and hands-on help at the earliest stage.

Operations Associate

2018 - 2020

- Improved Minneapolis as a healthcare innovation hub through events to support companies such as the innovation showcase, minority group health forums, and medical device innovation speakers - Coordinated Twin Cities Startup Week events including a panel with Twin Cities healthcare startups and corporate innovation teams Healthcare.MN is an organization aimed at bringing together a community of innovators and thinkers to discuss health care innovation.

Business Associate

2019 - 2019

- Conducted customer research via surveys and synthesized customer research data to understand product feature impact on user acquisition - Designed marketing materials to improve the customer acquisition funnel - Collaborated with UnitedHealthcare and Techstars to support digital health startup founders through tailored events and programming Based in Minneapolis, the UnitedHealthcare Accelerator Powered by Techstars will focus on new health care innovations in digital health and wellness that help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone.

Research Assistant

2018 - 2019

- Used microscopy and NeuroLucida program to analyze the anatomical connectivity between striatum and posteromedial cortex within the default mode network in rhesus monkey - Used immunohistochemistry to illuminate tract tracers within the default mode network in rat and rhesus monkey brain - Used Python to analyze gene expression data within regions of the default mode network in a rat brain The goal of the Heilbronner Lab is to use anatomical connectivity and related techniques to help bridge the major divides in neuroscience through tract-tracing to understand the neural circuits underpinning motivation and decision-making.

Co-Founder & President

2017 - 2019

- Lead a team of 7 to coordinate events for undergraduate students to expand their network of business and science professionals - Integrate College of Biological Sciences and Carlson School of Management to provide a bridge between science and business fields Minnesota Science Business Association is meant to bridge the gap between Carlson School of Management & College of Biological Sciences through collaborative learning, sharing of resources, and exposure to industry at the University of MN.

Research Assistant

2018 - 2019

- Perform behavioral tests on rats including the Barnes Maze, elevated plus maze, Y-maze, and light dark maze - Perform conditioned place preference and observational distress induced response tests on mice The Gewirtz lab studies negative emotional states (fear, anxiety, depression) using rat and mouse behavioral models.

Research Assistant

2018 - 2018

- Conducted experimental methods including, microinjections and immunostaining, to illuminate dendritic structures within the cortex and hippocampus - Analyzed neuronal and dendritic spines using Lucida software to understand the dendritic structure changes within normal versus Alzheimer’s rats The major aim of CCCL at CTB is combining microanatomical studies of the brain with computer science technologies, in particular, in coordination with other research groups with expertise in statistics, informatic tools and image analysis.