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Emily Dean

Associate Partner

United States16 yrs 1 mo experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Built and scaled global support teams.
  • Improved response times and resolution accuracy.
  • Expert in healthcare tech and automation.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Healthcare Operations Leader with expertise in building resilient support systems.

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Skills

Core Skills

Operational EfficiencyCustomer SupportOperations ManagementTechnical SupportProject ImplementationLeadership DevelopmentPeople Management

Other Skills

AccessAthenaAttention to DetailAutomationB2B SoftwareBusiness AnalyticsBusiness LeadershipBusiness Process ImprovementBusiness StrategyChange ManagementCoachingCommunicationConfluenceConstructive FeedbackCross-functional Collaborations

About

I’m a Customer Support & Operations Leader with 16+ years of experience turning chaos into clarity. I build and scale global support teams, design processes that last, and create systems that prevent repeat issues — all while keeping customer trust at the center. Over my career, I’ve: - Built new global teams from the ground up, including hiring and training in India. - Scaled L3 technical support to handle the most complex issues with speed and accuracy. - Partnered across engineering, product, and operations to streamline workflows, reduce escalations, and improve customer confidence. - Led initiatives that improved response times, resolution accuracy, and overall customer satisfaction. Most of my work has been in healthcare tech and automation, where precision and reliability are critical. What drives me is solving real-world problems by creating resilient systems and high-performing teams — especially in industries where even small improvements create a big impact. Today, I’m excited about opportunities with companies building AI-driven support solutions. My focus is on making support not just faster, but smarter and more human — where people, process, and technology work together to deliver lasting outcomes.

Experience

16 yrs 1 mo
Total Experience
5 yrs 4 mos
Average Tenure
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Current Experience

Agilon health

Director, Market Success

Aug 2024Sep 2025 · 1 yr 1 mo · Remote

  • Led partner support and operational strategy across 11 markets, building trust with physician groups and improving issue resolution at scale.
  • Built escalation framework that reduced friction for providers by identifying, categorizing, and resolving high-priority issues faster.
  • Streamlined Jira workflows to improve triage, tracking, and resolution — boosting efficiency and visibility across teams.
  • Strengthened market relationships through regular forums with executive directors, ensuring alignment on priorities and solutions.
  • Developed scalable processes & SLAs that improved partner satisfaction and set clear standards for resolution timelines.
  • Curated knowledge & documentation to equip teams with resources that improved consistency and response time.
  • Delivered measurable gains in efficiency and provider trust by making support systems more responsive, transparent, and resilient.
Process ImprovementPriority ManagementStakeholder ManagementProblem SolvingGlobal LeadershipOperational Efficiency+11

Takeoff technologies, inc.

Senior Manager, Technical Support

Jun 2022Aug 2024 · 2 yrs 2 mos · Remote

  • Built and scaled global support operations during a period of rapid growth and complexity, driving improvements in quality, efficiency, and customer experience.
  • Launched new global office in Pune, India — hired, trained, and led the first support team on-site, establishing operational management, QA, and documentation that enabled 24x7 coverage.
  • Implemented 100% QA program for support tickets using a cost-effective vendor solution, creating a closed feedback loop that improved knowledge sharing and elevated customer experience.
  • Designed workforce management strategy that optimized staffing, resource utilization, and service-level consistency.
  • Led complex cross-functional projects in organizational design, using data-driven recommendations to improve workflows and system reliability.
  • Guided the team through company wind-down, maintaining service continuity, supporting knowledge transfer, and helping team members transition successfully during a challenging period.
  • Delivered measurable gains in scalability, quality, and customer trust by building resilient systems and leading with transparency and empathy.
Performance AppraisalPeople ManagementOperations ManagementProblem SolvingGlobal LeadershipStrategic Leadership+29

Athenahealth

7 roles

Senior Program Manager, Virtual Onboarding

Jan 2022May 2022 · 4 mos

  • Led virtual onboarding strategy for new healthcare clients, ensuring smooth adoption of athenahealth’s SaaS solutions and strong customer readiness.
  • Translated client business needs into onboarding strategies that anticipated risks and delivered positive business outcomes.
  • Coached and developed a team of onboarding SMEs, driving execution against business metrics while improving customer satisfaction and preparation.
  • Enhanced client readiness and engagement by building scalable processes that improved implementation speed and reduced friction.
Project ImplementationPeople ManagementProblem SolvingKey Performance IndicatorsEnd User TrainingCross-functional Collaborations+17

Senior Manager, Product Knowledge

Promoted

Feb 2018Jan 2022 · 3 yrs 11 mos

  • Built and led athenahealth’s Product Knowledge organization, the company’s Level 3 (L3) escalation support team — 40 functionality experts across geographies resolving the most complex customer issues and partnering with product/engineering to drive fixes at scale.
  • Directed cross-functional issue management, partnering with product and engineering to resolve 2,600+ reported issues across all customer segments.
  • Drove major backlog reduction, launching a taskforce that cut aged issues by 98% and reduced average issue age by 29 days.
  • Built corrective action strategies for recurring issues, on track to cut related customer calls by 50%.
  • Launched new operations in Chennai, India, hiring and leading the first six-person team to establish training, QA, and documentation, laying the foundation for 24x7 coverage.
  • Coached and developed people managers across geographies, setting clear goals, aligning to org-wide initiatives, and strengthening execution and accountability.
Performance AppraisalPeople ManagementProblem SolvingKey Performance IndicatorsGlobal LeadershipOperations+27

Manager, Product Knowledge

Sep 2016Feb 2018 · 1 yr 5 mos

  • Led and developed a team of subject matter experts responsible for managing complex product issues and escalations. Partnered closely with product and engineering teams to clarify functionality, resolve defects, and improve customer experience.
  • Oversaw client-reported issues and requests, ensuring timely research, accurate root-cause analysis, and effective resolutions.
  • Guided SMEs in issue investigation, coaching them to surface patterns and escalate systemic problems for long-term fixes.
  • Built trust with product and engineering teams by strengthening collaboration on functionality clarifications and defect resolution.
  • Motivated and supported team performance, fostering expertise, accountability, and responsiveness in handling escalations.
People ManagementOperations ManagementProblem SolvingKey Performance IndicatorsPerformance AppraisalGlobal Leadership+24

Manager of Technical Operations

Promoted

Feb 2015Sep 2016 · 1 yr 7 mos

  • Led a technical support team providing advanced troubleshooting, custom solutions, and high-stakes data migrations for healthcare clients. Balanced hands-on technical problem-solving with process improvements and people leadership.
  • Delivered custom technical solutions for clients and internal stakeholders, including sensitive data migrations for mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures requiring precision and accuracy.
  • Supported monthly product releases by coordinating testing, troubleshooting, and readiness activities.
  • Hired, coached, and developed team members, building a stronger support organization and improving efficiency.
  • Streamlined operations and improved processes, identifying weaknesses and implementing innovations that reduced friction for both clients and internal teams.
  • Built strong relationships with stakeholders to ensure complex technical solutions aligned with customer needs and business goals.
People ManagementTechnical SupportProblem SolvingSQLCustomer SupportCross-functional Collaborations+9

Senior Technical Project Associate

Feb 2013Feb 2015 · 2 yrs

  • Responsible for managing multifaceted application issues across athenahealth's products and services, from receipt of the initial report to full implementation of resolution. Responding to reported requests and issues via CRM, researching functionality issues and training topics, creating or leveraging existing documentation and resources to help resolve complex customer issues. Collaborating with product and engineering teams to provide clarification for complex issues or intricate functionality, or working to identify and deploy bug fixes. Working to report true application flaws to R&D teams, Technical Associates are esteemed for their product proficiency, and often serve as subject matter experts for both internal and external stakeholders.
Problem SolvingCustomer SupportCross-functional CollaborationsTroubleshootingCoachingTicketing Systems+2

Technical Project Associate

Promoted

Sep 2010Feb 2013 · 2 yrs 5 mos

  • Manage complex technical projects for healthcare providers.
Problem SolvingCustomer SupportTroubleshootingCoachingTicketing SystemsSalesforce.com+1

Client Support Analyst

Jul 2009Sep 2010 · 1 yr 2 mos

Problem SolvingCustomer SupportTroubleshootingTicketing SystemsSalesforce.comAthena

Education

University of Maine

Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) — Marketing

Jan 2004Jan 2009

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