AI Trailblazers Podcast
AI Trailblazers Podcast
Podcast Description
Explore the transformative power of AI in healthcare and life sciences. Join hosts David Fung and David Samwel from Salesforce's Health and Life Sciences Division as they dive into the journeys of industry leaders, uncover groundbreaking AI use cases, and envision the future of AI shaping innovation, patient outcomes, and business growth. Whether you're an executive, researcher, or tech enthusiast, this podcast offers insights and inspiration for leveraging AI to revolutionize healthcare and life sciences.
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The podcast focuses on transformative AI applications in healthcare and life sciences, exploring specific topics like digital transformation, personalized care, and operational efficiency. Episodes include insights on how CareFirst enhances member experiences through AI and Bayer's approach to operational excellence and compliance in pharmaceutical settings.
Explore the transformative power of AI in healthcare and life sciences. Join hosts David Fung and David Samwel from Salesforce’s Health and Life Sciences Division as they dive into the journeys of industry leaders, uncover groundbreaking AI use cases, and envision the future of AI shaping innovation, patient outcomes, and business growth. Whether you’re an executive, researcher, or tech enthusiast, this podcast offers insights and inspiration for leveraging AI to revolutionize healthcare and life sciences.
In this episode of AI Trailblazers, we sit down with Marilyn McDonald—product leader, Moderna alum, and co-founder of Yokai Labs—to unpack how the best AI strategies in healthcare are often born from tight regulatory constraints.
Key takeaways:
✅ How Moderna scaled its COVID response
✅ Why compliance isn’t a blocker—it’s a design opportunity
✅ How to build AI that solves “the stuff that sucks”
✅ The magic wand test: why every AI project should start with a real human problem
Marilyn brings a rare blend of product discipline, AI insight, and real-world healthcare experience. If you work at the intersection of innovation and regulation, this episode is for you.
🔗 Learn more about Marilyn’s work:🎧 Podcast: Practical Product Management💼 LinkedIn: Marilyn McDonald🌐 Company: Yokai Labs
Episode Chapters:
00:00 – Intro: AI, Product Thinking & Regulated Innovation
02:05 – Scaling Moderna’s COVID Response
06:50 – Starting with the Problem (The Magic Wand Test)
10:30 – Don’t Fear the Regulator: Turning Constraints into Strategy
14:45 – AI and Product Design: Solving the Stuff That Sucks
19:10 – Building with Unstructured Data vs. Data Warehouses
22:00 – Final Takeaways: Design, Trust & Human-Centered AI
24:40 – Outro: Where to Find Marilyn McDonald
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