Hi, I’m Nikitha Arikela, a data analyst with 3+ years of experience supporting enterprise software projects in healthcare, insurance, and tech. I specialize in eliciting requirements, analyzing data, and delivering BRDs, FRDs, and SRS documents to align business and technical teams. I also build robust data pipelines and centralized BI reporting to drive real-time visibility into key operational and performance KPIs. I have hands-on Medicaid/Medicare domain knowledge, HIPAA compliance experience, and a track record of stakeholder collaboration, UAT, and agile delivery. I enjoy turning complex data into actionable insights and refining workflows with UX teams to improve data quality and decision-making.

Nikitha Arikela

Hi, I’m Nikitha Arikela, a data analyst with 3+ years of experience supporting enterprise software projects in healthcare, insurance, and tech. I specialize in eliciting requirements, analyzing data, and delivering BRDs, FRDs, and SRS documents to align business and technical teams. I also build robust data pipelines and centralized BI reporting to drive real-time visibility into key operational and performance KPIs. I have hands-on Medicaid/Medicare domain knowledge, HIPAA compliance experience, and a track record of stakeholder collaboration, UAT, and agile delivery. I enjoy turning complex data into actionable insights and refining workflows with UX teams to improve data quality and decision-making.

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Hi, I’m Nikitha Arikela, a data analyst with 3+ years of experience supporting enterprise software projects in healthcare, insurance, and tech. I specialize in eliciting requirements, analyzing data, and delivering BRDs, FRDs, and SRS documents to align business and technical teams. I also build robust data pipelines and centralized BI reporting to drive real-time visibility into key operational and performance KPIs.

I have hands-on Medicaid/Medicare domain knowledge, HIPAA compliance experience, and a track record of stakeholder collaboration, UAT, and agile delivery. I enjoy turning complex data into actionable insights and refining workflows with UX teams to improve data quality and decision-making.

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Work Experience

Data Analyst at JP Morgan & Chase
May 1, 2024 - November 4, 2025
Leveraged AWS services (S3, EC2, Redshift) to manage and process large-scale financial datasets; optimized complex Redshift SQL queries for high-volume transaction data; automated data handling in SSIS and ingest pipelines using Azure Data Factory; engineered SQL Server views (CTEs) to transform unstructured logs into analysis-ready data; applied anomaly detection for fraud and conducted cohort/churn analyses to support risk modeling; prepared data for regulatory reporting, audits, and compliance reviews; collaborated in Agile sprints and delivered ad hoc reports via Snowflake and Power BI; aligned BA/QA with IEHP ADO standards and maintained traceability across delivery phases.
Data Analyst at Molina Healthcare
May 1, 2024 - May 1, 2024
Bridge between external stakeholders, clinical data, and analytics teams to drive insights and ensure compliance across Medicaid and commercial lines; defined KPIs for drug utilization and member engagement; validated data feeds with vendors, analyzed Medicaid claims, documented data mappings, and improved reporting accuracy; contributed to UX design standards and authored BRD/FSD documents; led UAT, maintained traceability matrices, and managed Azure DevOps work items and deployment pipelines; built ML models for patient risk classification and supported care coordination and fraud prevention initiatives; leveraged Vistex Fiori for rebates and claims workflows.
Business Analyst at Cipla, India
July 1, 2021 - July 1, 2021
Led a cross-functional project to digitize prescription approval workflows; gathered requirements via JAD sessions and produced SRS and BRD documentation, achieving a 30% reduction in processing time; identified 15+ system inefficiencies through process audits, enabling faster regulatory batch clearances; built Power BI dashboards to monitor real-time production, inventory KPIs, and supply chain performance; managed Agile sprint cycles using Jira, automated data entry via Python, and supported UAT and pharmacovigilance release planning.
Graduate Research Assistant at University/Department (UNT)
May 1, 2023 - May 1, 2023
INFO-5502: Principles and Techniques for Data Science. Assisted in coordinating course schedules and assignments, using Python for data cleaning, processing, and exploration; wrote Python scripts for testing and grading assignments.

Education

Master’s in Health Informatics at University of North Texas
January 11, 2030 - May 1, 2023
Bachelor of Pharmacy at Marri Laxman Reddy Institute of Pharmacy
January 11, 2030 - August 1, 2020

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Industry Experience

Healthcare, Financial Services, Professional Services, Software & Internet