In an era when healthcare systems are under pressure around the world, IBM Healthcare and Life Sciences Program Director Joe Jasinski is helping the medical community transform the practice and delivery of healthcare through the help of IT solutions.
Today's healthcare environment is facing a global crisis, plagued by rapidly rising costs, poor or inconsistent care quality, and inadequate access for people in many countries. At the same time, advances in medical technology, including genomics, regenerative medicine and information-based medicine, show promise for helping develop new treatment strategies, while advances in information technology are paving the way for improved healthcare delivery and tracking systems. IBM's Healthcare and Life Sciences group has been instrumental in developing and integrating advanced computational hardware and software to provide the infrastructure that enables advances in medical and biological research and healthcare delivery.
At IBM's Watson Research Center, Joe Jasinski, IBM Distinguished Engineer and Program Director for Healthcare and Life Sciences Research, is working to develop strategies and coordinate efforts across IBM's Research Division in areas ranging from the use of information technology in payer/provider healthcare to computational studies in molecular biology. "We bring deep technical expertise and unique capabilities, such as the Blue Gene supercomputer, to bear on problems that most other organizations cannot meaningfully address," says Joe. In addition to his Research responsibilities, Joe has contributed his expertise to ODIS (On Demand Innovation Services), where he has coordinated with Global Business Services to bring his and other researchers' skills directly to the clients.
Prior to his current position, Joe served as worldwide operations manager for IBM Life Sciences, where he was responsible for day-to-day operations and strategy for one of IBM's fastest growing new businesses. Joe began his work in Healthcare and Life Sciences in 2000, when as Senior Manager of the IBM Research Computational Center, he oversaw research efforts in nanotechnology, materials chemistry and chemical kinetics. His academic credentials include a Ph.D. from Stanford University and undergraduate degrees in mathematics and chemistry from Dartmouth College. Following post-doctoral work at the University of California, Berkeley, Joe joined the Watson Research Center as a research staff member in 1982.
"Healthcare is one of the fastest growing IT opportunities in the developed and developing world," says Joe. "The opportunity to transform the way biomedical research is done and the way healthcare is delivered around the world is pretty energizing. What gets me out of bed in the morning is literally the chance to change the world for the better by helping people discover new treatments for disease and helping people get access to safe, affordable and effective medical care."
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