Jake Braun

About Jake Braun

I’m a Senior AI/ML Engineer passionate about building intelligent systems that make a real difference in healthcare. Over the past several years, I’ve designed, deployed, and scaled production-grade machine learning and LLM solutions that support complex clinical decision-making, streamline workflows, and deliver measurable business and patient impact.My expertise spans the full AI lifecycle — from data engineering and model development to deployment, monitoring, and continuous improvement. I’ve led initiatives ranging from retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) and transformer-based NLP models to large-scale annotation projects and bias/fairness evaluations. Along the way, I’ve architected production pipelines in Databricks and Spark, operationalized models with Azure ML, and built full-stack AI applications with React and FastAPI.One of my favorite parts of this work is translating complex technical ideas into something that clicks for business and clinical stakeholders. I love partnering with cross-functional teams early in the ideation phase, helping shape use cases, define success metrics, and connect model performance to meaningful outcomes. This collaborative, human-centered approach not only drives stronger adoption but also creates a continuous feedback loop that improves the solutions themselves.I’m deeply motivated by the potential of AI to improve healthcare — from automating routine tasks to enabling more informed clinical decisions — and I’m always looking for opportunities to push the boundaries of what’s possible.

Experience

1. Sr Ml Engineer

   SimplePractice

   Dec 2025 — Present

Education

• UMN Carlson School of Management

  Master of Science - MS, Business Analytics

• College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University

  Bachelor of Arts - BA, Economics

  2014 — 2018

Skills

• Data Analysis
• Microsoft Office
• Retail
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Powerpivot
• Customer Satisfaction
• Customer Service
• Accounting
• Microsoft Word
• Social Media