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Madhumathi Rajesh

Madhumathi Rajesh

Director Data Science
Chennai

Summary

Senior AI/ML Leader with a proven track record of driving transformative projects in healthcare and finance through cutting-edge AI/ML technologies. Experienced in developing innovative solutions, including speech-to-text systems, entity extraction, risk analytics, cheque clearing automation, clinical chatbots, document processing platforms, and claims prediction models. Proficient in building and deploying large-scale AI models on GCP – Vertex AI, with a strong ability to lead teams in executing strategic AI roadmaps that deliver measurable business impact and optimize operations.

Methodical and versatile professional with years of experience overseeing organizational operations, implementing business strategies, and managing financial performance. Adept at navigating market changes, trends, and corporate finance to achieve operational excellence. Committed to responsible AI practices, ensuring ethical and transparent AI development while aligning with industry standards and compliance requirements.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Director Data Science

IKS Health
Mumbai
09.2023 - Current

Strategic Leadership in Data Science Projects

1. Clinical QA Bot Development

  • Strategic Vision: Designed and implemented a robust Clinical QA Bot leveraging cutting-edge Large Language Models (LLMs) to address complex queries from diverse sources such as payer policy documents, CCDs, and lab reports.
  • Innovative Methodology: Integrated Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) to enhance accuracy and deployed the solution on Vertex AI, ensuring scalability and alignment with enterprise AI strategies.

2. Whisper Project Transition

  • Cost Optimization and Strategic Migration: Directed the transition from Google ASR to Whisper AI, employing a systematic evaluation of performance metrics and cost efficiencies.
  • Outcome-Oriented Execution: Achieved a 78.33% reduction in daily audio processing costs while maintaining service quality, aligning with broader organizational cost-reduction goals.

3. Claims Optimization

  • Strategic Impact on Revenue Cycle Management: Spearheaded DS initiatives including prior authorization, denial prediction and prevention, and identifying the optimal touchpoints for claim processing.
  • Efficiency Gains: Delivered measurable improvements in operational efficiency, contributing to streamlined workflows and enhanced revenue outcomes.

4. Development of Genie – A Comprehensive Gen AI Solution

  • Holistic AI Strategy: Directed the creation of Genie, an advanced, agentic platform encompassing 10 AI-driven use cases. These included pre-visit summaries, chart note generation, entity extraction from medical images, document classification, and a chatbot powered by the multimodal Gemini model.
  • Transformative Outcomes: Strategically aligned the solution with business goals to drive innovation across healthcare workflows, setting a foundation for long-term digital transformation.

Data Science Specialist

Accenture
Chennai
09.2021 - 09.2023

1. Development of a Comprehensive Responsible AI Framework

  • Strategic Collaboration: Partnered with scholars from Stanford University to design a Responsible AI framework that integrated robust governance standards, compliance with EU AI regulations, and adherence to GDPR requirements.
  • Proactive Governance: Ensured the framework aligned with emerging regulatory landscapes, mitigating risks, and establishing a foundation for ethical AI practices.

2. Productization and Market Impact

  • Transforming Strategy into Results: Successfully turned the Responsible AI framework into a market-ready product, driving a 5% increase in adoption rates among clients.
  • Business Growth: Leveraged the product’s success to secure new client engagements, expanding the organization’s portfolio by 7% and reinforcing its position as a leader in Responsible AI solutions.

Deep Learning Specialist

Standard Chartered Bank
Chennai
08.2020 - 09.2021
  • Led the Cheque Clearing project by implementing advanced algorithms, including VGG16 for data annotation, Faster R-CNN for object detection, and Tesseract for OCR, significantly reducing manual intervention and saving the equivalent of 3 FTEs per country.
  • Pioneered anomaly detection algorithms as part of the Advanced Risk Analytics (ARA) initiative, achieving a 2-3% reduction in fraud-related incidents and generating substantial financial savings.

Analyst

Bank of America
Chennai
09.2019 - 09.2020
  • Developed a table detection algorithm (TableNet) and an entity extraction model that saved 6 FTES through process automation.
  • Built a loan queue allocation system for the Paycheck Protection Program (CARES Act), utilizing XGBoost and Random Forest models to classify loan applications, improving processing speed by 3x.

Research Scholar & Assistant Professor

SRM University
Chennai
05.2012 - 07.2019
  • Mastering text handling techniques to construct solutions for various natural language applications.
  • Been part of 2 funded projects.
  • Collaborated with colleagues on curriculum revision, evaluation of course syllabi, and lesson plans for AI curriculum.
  • Applied innovative teaching methods to encourage student learning objectives. Established research agenda in the AIML field to publish in peer-reviewed journals.
  • Facilitated academic and community collaborations to increase the number of community-engaged research proposal submissions to extramural funders.
  • Revised course objectives, course materials, instructional, and assessment strategies for elective courses.
    Performed research to serve as a basis for academic writing for publication.

Assistant Professor

Meenakshi College of Engineering
Chennai
07.2007 - 05.2012
  • Developed and implemented innovative teaching methods that enhanced student engagement and learning outcomes.
  • Conducted research projects, wrote manuscripts, and presented findings at professional conferences.

Education

Ph.D. - Computer Science and Engineering

Chennai
Chennai
12-2026

ME - Computer Science & Engineering

Chennai
Chennai
05.2012

B.E. - Computer Hardware & Software Engineering

Coimbatore
Coimbatore
05.2004

Skills

  • Strategic thinking
  • Cross-functional team leadership
  • Creativity and Innovation
  • AI/ML in Healthcare and Finance
  • Natural Language Processing (NLP), Large Language Models (LLMs), and GenAI
  • Project Management
  • AI feature development and cost optimization
  • Deep Learning and Vertex AI Deployment
  • AI governance and responsible AI
  • Agile, Kanban, and Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)

Patents

  • Generating a pseudo-code from a text summarization based on a convolutional neural network - US 11455
  • System for dynamic allocation of navigation tools based on learned user interaction - US 2021/0406759 A1

Certification

  • Machine Learning Specialization (Coursera)
  • Advanced Al Techniques (Coursera)
  • Deep Learning for NLP (Coursera)

Hobbies and Interests

Badminton, Technical Writing, Drawing

Timeline

Director Data Science

IKS Health
09.2023 - Current

Data Science Specialist

Accenture
09.2021 - 09.2023

Deep Learning Specialist

Standard Chartered Bank
08.2020 - 09.2021

Analyst

Bank of America
09.2019 - 09.2020

Research Scholar & Assistant Professor

SRM University
05.2012 - 07.2019

Assistant Professor

Meenakshi College of Engineering
07.2007 - 05.2012

Ph.D. - Computer Science and Engineering

Chennai

ME - Computer Science & Engineering

Chennai

B.E. - Computer Hardware & Software Engineering

Coimbatore
Madhumathi RajeshDirector Data Science