Caring with Algorithms (Our 100th Meetup!)

We're excited to announce our 100th EVENT! And what better way to celebrate than with Jon Wayland, Data Science Director at Florida Blue, at the Link!

This Month's Talk: Caring with Algorithms

Machine learning plays a vital role at Florida Blue. With a member population exceeding 4 million lives, identification and stratification is a core capability and is needed across the continuum of well to end-of-life. This talk will focus on an example at end-of-life.

Speaker: Jon Wayland

Jon serves as the Director of Data Science at Florida Blue, where he’s built and led a team focused on identifying high-risk Floridians through machine learning. With a decade of data science experience in healthcare, previous stints include the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and Availity. He holds dual masters in applied mathematics and business from Indiana University of Pennsylvania and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, respectively. A firm advocate for generative AI in business, Jon has also spent time mentoring aspiring data scientists on Springboard.com and HarvardX. Outside of work, he's a daily runner, Pittsburgh Steelers fan, and enjoys beach days with his family.

Tentative Schedule:
5:30-6:10 Networking
6:10-6:15 Introduction and Announcements
6:15-7:00 Caring with Algorithms / Jon Wayland
7:00-7:30 Closing Remarks and Questions