Chief Data Officer @ Surescripts | You Can Predict It. Should You? Data Ethics At Scale
Aug 6, 2026 · 52 min · 14 segments
Lynne Nowak practiced internal medicine for nearly 15 years before an unexpected reorg handed her a team of data scientists and PhD researchers. Her first reaction: why would you give the data team to…
Lynne Nowak practiced internal medicine for nearly 15 years before an unexpected reorg handed her a team of data scientists and PhD researchers. Her first reaction: why would you give the data team to someone who isn't a data person? Her boss's answer changed how she thought about leadership. You don't have to write the SQL. You have to ask the right questions, hire people smarter than you, and build a culture where problems surface early. Josh and Lynne get into the structure of her 3-part data org at Surescripts, the Analytics Business Partner role she built to translate between business and data teams, why "new prescription" is a surprisingly complicated phrase, and the opioid prediction model that taught her the difference between "can we" and "should we." They close on AI governance in healthcare, why she treats AI like a really good intern, and the parenting philosophy that shaped her leadership style. **About Our Guest:** Lynne Nowak leads data and analytics at Surescripts. A practicing physician for nearly 15 years before moving into health technology, she now runs teams spanning data platform, analytics, and data products, with a leadership philosophy built on hiring people smarter than her and asking "should we" before "can we." **About Tech Teams Today:** Tech Teams Today is a podcast by Revelo where we sit down with engineering leaders to talk about how they build, scale, and lead high-performing tech teams. Real conversations. No fluff. **Subscribe and never miss an episode:** \- Substack: https://techteamstoday.substack.com/s/podcast \- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@revelohq \- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3ymzd0MC1YjnFy7hKzzR9x?si=51f3989aa4bc4308 \- Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tech-teams-today/id1641545336 **Connect with us:** \- Tech Teams Today Newsletter: https://techteamstoday.substack.com/ \- Revelo: https://www.revelo.com \- Josh Anderson (Field CTO): https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshuadavidanderson/ \- Revelo on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/revelohq/
Lynne Nowak practiced internal medicine for nearly 15 years before an unexpected reorg handed her a team of data scientists and PhD researchers. Her first reaction: why would you give the data team to…
