From working on COVID-19 vaccine rollout to writing a book on responsible ML, Alyssa shares her thoughts on meaningful projects and the importance of teamwork.

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Alyssa Simpson Rochwerger is as a Director of Product at Blue Shield of California, pursuing her dream of using technology to improve healthcare. She has over a decade of experience in building technical data-driven products and has held numerous leadership roles for machine learning organizations, including VP of AI and Data at Appen and Director of Product at IBM Watson.

Connect with Sean:

Personal website: https://seanjtaylor.com/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/seanjtaylor

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

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Topics Discussed:

0:00 Sneak peak, intro

1:17 Working on COVID-19 vaccine rollout in California

6:50 Real World AI

12:26 Diagnosing bias in models

17:43 Common challenges in ML

21:56 Finding meaningful projects

24:28 ML applications in health insurance

31:21 Longitudinal health records and data cleaning

38:24 Following your interests

40:21 Why teamwork is crucial

Transcript:

http://wandb.me/gd-alyssa-s-rochwerger

Links Discussed:

My Turn: https://myturn.ca.gov/

"Turn the Ship Around!": https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/314163/turn-the-ship-around-by-l-david-marquet/

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