Jason A. Haupt
Jason A. Haupt

Jason A. Haupt

Enterprise AI Leader — Healthcare AI — Derisking & Scaling AI

Minneapolis, MNjason@haupt.aiLinkedInDownload CV

About

Jason A. Haupt is an enterprise AI leader in healthcare and most recently Chief Data Scientist at Optum Technology. He pairs problem-solving with deep technical and domain expertise to convert technologies (LLMs, NLP, and ML) into measurable cost, quality, and experience gains. Jason built the Generative AI Center of Excellence and Responsible Use of AI governance, leads global AI de-risking teams, and has scaled pilots and AI products to tens of thousands of employees while stewarding a multibillion-dollar AI agenda with a 170+ person team. Customer-obsessed, he partners directly with payers, providers, and pharmacy leaders to turn frontline needs into innovative products that move quickly from pilot to production and set design patterns for safe GenAI at scale. His products have reshape clinical, pharmacy, and enterprise operations that are trusted and widely adopted. Previously, he built the data science organization at Surest (Bind) and led analytics platforms and clinical AI at UnitedHealthcare and Allina Health. Jason holds a Ph.D. in high-energy physics from the University of Minnesota.

Skills

AI Strategy & Roadmapping
Generative AI Productization
Responsible AI / Governance
Healthcare Analytics (Payer/Pharmacy)
Org Leadership (Global)
ML & NLP Platforms

Experience

Chief Data Scientist, Optum Technology

Optum (UnitedHealth Group) · Minneapolis, MN

Jan 2022 — Present
  • Lead within Optum AI; external face for customers, providers, and brokers.
  • Drive an AI agenda over $1B (2024) and $2.4B+ (2025).
  • Lead the Generative AI Center of Excellence; shepherd Responsible Use of AI governance from policy to monitoring.
  • Manage a global span of 170+ across LLMs, deep learning, clinical innovations, and AI/ML product.
  • Implemented and scaled Generative AI solutions to 10,000s of employees across multiple personas.

Chief Data Scientist / Data Science Lead

Surest (Bind Benefits, acquired by UHC 2021) · Minneapolis, MN

Oct 2017 — Jan 2022
  • Built the Data Science org and ML IP; scaled company from 40 → 400+ employees with 12×/7× YoY member growth.
  • Represented the company at AI & healthcare conferences, podcasts, and webinars.
  • Built tools on tens of billions of claims across hundreds of millions of members.

Director, Healthcare Analytics Technology

UnitedHealthcare · Minnetonka, MN

Nov 2014 — Oct 2017
  • Led a global analytics technology team; saved >$100M year-over-year.
  • Key decision maker for Hadoop, ML, and NLP platforms.
  • Directed capability builds in Data Engineering, Infra, Software Dev, and Research.

Manager of Clinical Analytics

Allina Health · Minneapolis, MN

Feb 2011 — Nov 2014
  • Developed predictive modeling framework for >1M patients.
  • Led clinical variation waste-reduction initiatives (e.g., spine procedure cost variation, readmission variation).
  • Managed a staff of 13; re-engineered operating model to raise satisfaction, engagement, and innovation.

Graduate Research Assistant (PhD)

University of Minnesota · Minneapolis, MN

Aug 2003 — Feb 2011
  • Linux sysadmin for a 32-core, 54 TB Hadoop system; cut data feedback cycles from weeks to hours.
  • Owned sub-nanosecond detector time alignment and performance on a complex, high-reliability system.
  • Analyzed petabytes of LHC data and simulations; leveraged worldwide Grid computing.
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Education

  • Ph.D., High Energy Particle Physics

    University of Minnesota · 2011

    Thesis: “Measurement of the differential Z/γ* → e+e− cross-section shape as a function of the Z rapidity at the CMS experiment at the LHC”.

  • B.S. Physics, B.S. Astrophysics

    University of Minnesota · 2003

Contact

Best way to reach me is email or via LinkedIn.