About Rashida Malcolm Bradley: Rashida Malcolm Bradley is a healthcare analytics and finance leader with over a decade of experience working at the intersection of enterprise healthcare, data science, and capital deployment. Currently serving in a senior leadership role at a Fortune 5 healthcare organization, Rashida focuses on pricing strategy, predictive analytics, and pharmacy benefit management to improve affordability, access, and outcomes across the healthcare ecosystem. Her career journey spans investment banking, private banking, international finance operations, and corporate healthcare strategy, including roles at Lehman Brothers, Citi, JP Morgan, and CVS Health. With a deep passion for health equity, women’s health, and servant leadership, Rashida brings a mission-driven lens to how AI and analytics can make the invisible visible for decision-makers while creating more sustainable, human-centered healthcare systems.

In this episode, Lisa and Rashida Malcolm Bradley discuss:

• Rashida’s career journey from investment banking to healthcare analytics leadership
• How AI, predictive analytics, and pricing strategy are reshaping healthcare decision-making
• The role of capital deployment in improving access, affordability, and health outcomes
• Navigating mission-driven work inside large, publicly traded organizations
• Defining success through alignment, balance, and servant leadership

Key Takeaways: 

• Healthcare outcomes are deeply influenced by how capital is allocated, and decisions are made behind the scenes. Rashida highlights how data transparency and analytics can drive more equitable and sustainable healthcare models.
• AI serves as a decision-support tool that enhances human judgment rather than replacing it. When used effectively, predictive analytics can improve affordability, access, and long-term patient outcomes.
• Mission-driven leadership is possible within large enterprises when leaders stay grounded in purpose. Rashida emphasizes keeping patient impact front and center, even while navigating financial and shareholder pressures.
• Career resilience in an AI-driven economy requires continuous upskilling and intentional networking. Investing in education and relationships allows professionals to stay relevant and create new opportunities.
• True success is defined by alignment between values, energy, and impact. For Rashida, leadership means serving others, mentoring the next generation, and creating balance across professional and personal life.

“You can measure success with titles, visibility, external validation, and those things are nice, don't get me wrong. But now I think about it from a sense of alignment in my values, my energy, and how I spend my time.” - Rashida Malcolm Bradley

Connect with Rashida Malcolm Bradley:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rashidabradley/ 

Connect with Lisa Thee:

Website: https://lisathee.com/ 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisathee/ 

Facebook: https://web.facebook.com/lisa.thee.polvi 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/lisa_thee 

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Show notes by Podcastologist: Francine Poblete

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