Jared Self

Background

About Jared Self

I'm a Business Analyst working at the intersection of healthcare technology, data integration, and platform strategy at Vizient, Inc—the nation’s largest member-driven healthcare performance improvement company. With 18+ years of varied experience in client service, stakeholder alignment, and business operations, I now work in Agile and Extreme Programming (XP) environments to help deliver scalable, cloud-based solutions that support: Medical supply sourcing Contract lifecycle management Price and eligibility logic CRM and spend data systems I’ve led platform migration projects across Azure and AWS, contributed to enterprise data mapping, and created user-centric tools that power procurement and contract workflows for GPOs. I routinely collaborate across engineering, architecture, product, and legal to align technical solutions with business outcomes. Recently, I've been incorporating AI and automation into backlog management and requirement gathering—using tools like Copilot and ChatGPT to speed up documentation, story creation, and sprint planning. My goal? Build systems that reduce friction, increase visibility, and scale with the business.