John Syrjamaki joined the Opioid Research Institute as the Senior Manager of Data Strategy and Analytics in January 2024. He is responsible for the strategic direction of all data and analytic operations and leads efforts in growing internal and external partnerships with other data analytic and research teams to achieve the priorities of the Institute. John is focused on utilizing a variety of data sources, novel data linkages, and robust analytic approaches to generate actionable insights that directly address the opioid epidemic.
Prior to joining the Institute, John held multiple leadership roles in data analytics within the healthcare insurance, consulting, and academic sectors. Notably, he spent 7 years at the University of Michigan working for the Michigan Value Collaborative (MVC), a Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan (BCBSM)-funded Collaborative Quality Initiative (CQI) with a mission to improve the health of Michigan through sustainable, high-value healthcare. John was responsible for all analytic services, data operations, and performance reporting for the collaborative which encompassed greater than 100 hospitals and 40 physician organizations across Michigan.
John holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Physiology from Michigan State University and a Master of Public Health degree in Environmental Health Sciences from the University of Michigan.