Career Break (2023-05 – Present)
- Took a planned career break for personal and family reasons.
- Freelanced with preventive health startups, while staying engaged with digital health tools and current trends in diabetes and chronic disease management.
Program Associate at The World Bank (2018-07 – 2023-05)
Operated across two distinct functions: Financial Compliance Auditing and Program Operations Management.
- Conducted end-to-end financial compliance reviews for country offices across Africa, South Asia, and East Asia Pacific using 150-point audit frameworks, identifying non-compliance issues and escalating findings for resolution.
- Coordinated weekly cross-functional reporting forums involving country offices, regional teams, and headquarters stakeholders, facilitating issue resolution and operational alignment.
- Investigated, tracked, and resolved operational discrepancies through SAP, including management of financial data issues, workflow monitoring, and follow-up on corrective actions.
- Managed vendor contracts, onboarding processes, and payment reconciliation activities across multiple geographies, ensuring compliance with organizational procedures and service continuity.
Operations Manager and Dietitian at Apollo Sugar Clinics Limited (2015-03 – 2018-04)
Founding operations lead for a newly launched diabetes specialty clinic, helping scale the center from launch to a stable, high-performing operation.
- Conducted individualized dietary assessments and developed tailored diet plans for patients with obesity, diabetes, hypertension, and other metabolic disorders. Provided medical nutrition therapy and dietary counseling for gestational diabetes, pregnancy-related nutrition needs, and weight management.
- Evaluated and validated clinical information, glucose trends, and patient metrics within a real-time diabetes remote monitoring dashboard, ensuring clinical accuracy, relevance, and alignment with patient care requirements.
- Collaborated with IT and development teams to review clinical data logic, assess workflow requirements, identify discrepancies, and provide detailed feedback to improve digital health tools, system performance, and real-world clinical applicability.
- Performed validation testing of the clinic's EHR/EMR system, reviewing clinical data entry and patient records to ensure data integrity, documentation accuracy, and alignment with real-world healthcare workflows.
- Served as a clinical subject matter expert for technology initiatives, translating diabetes care requirements, healthcare workflows, and clinical documentation needs into product features and system requirements.
- Collaborated with endocrinologists, nurses, and dietitians to design, implement, and review clinical care protocols for diabetes, obesity, and metabolic disorders, ensuring alignment with ADA guidelines, healthcare standards, and evidence-based practice.
- Conducted quality audits aligned with NABH standards, identifying workflow gaps, supporting corrective actions, and contributing to continuous quality improvement initiatives.
Diabetes Specialist Nutritionist & Operations In-Charge at Diabetacare (2014-03 – 2015-02)
A clinic focused on diabetes care.
- Delivered individualized medical nutrition therapy and nutrition counseling for patients with diabetes, obesity, hypertension, weight management goals, and other lifestyle-related conditions, tailoring recommendations to glucose patterns, medication regimens, clinical status, and cultural dietary practices.
- Developed and reviewed individualized nutrition care plans, adjusting recommendations based on patient progress, glucose response, treatment goals, and evolving clinical needs.
- Worked with continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) systems to interpret glucose trends and patient monitoring data, supporting clinical decision-making and diabetes management.
- Collaborated with IT teams on the development of a real-time glucose monitoring dashboard, providing clinical input on data interpretation, workflow requirements, and usability for healthcare providers.
- Organized community health events to promote diabetes awareness, preventive healthcare, wellness, and nutrition education.
- Managed daily clinic operations and supervised administrative and clinical staff to support high-quality patient care delivery.
Nutrition Research Assistant at University of Guelph (Canada), Tamil Nadu Field Study (2013-11 – 2014-04)
Research project examining the relationship between dietary patterns and chronic disease epidemiology in rural Tamil Nadu.
- Conducted field-based dietary data collection across rural Tamil Nadu and Karnataka to investigate the contribution of nutritional transitions to rising rates of anemia, hypertension, and diabetes.
- Analyzed food consumption patterns and dietary risk factors contributing to chronic disease burden in rural communities.
- Coordinated with local communities and connected study participants with appropriate public health follow-up services.
Consultant Nutritionist at Just for Hearts (2012-07 – 2013-10)
Organization focused on cardiovascular health.
- Developed and delivered individualized diet plans and nutrition counseling for patients managing cardiovascular risk, weight loss, obesity, hypertension, and general health and wellness goals.
- Conducted nutrition and lifestyle education workshops on metabolic health for community and clinical audiences.
Dietitian at Manipal Hospitals (2011-06 – 2012-06)
- Conducted comprehensive nutritional assessments and developed individualized diet plans across diverse inpatient and outpatient conditions including weight management, general medicine, and surgical recovery.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary clinical teams to implement and monitor nutrition therapy protocols.
- Contributed educational content on clinical nutrition and preventive health for the hospital's internal newsletter.
