About me

Hello! I am Max Yakovlev, a Data Scientist on the Uber Reserve team, where I work on advancing rider pricing for scheduled rides. I am also a Research Affiliate at Vanderbilt University’s Owen School of Management and VUMC, where I collaborate with Dr. M. Eric Johnson and Dr. Vikram Tiwari. I hold a Ph.D. in Operations Management from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management, where I had the privilege of being advised by Dr. Maria R. Ibanez.

My research examines the impact of travel nurse staffing, an emerging form of temporary and platform-based job matching in the healthcare labor market, on surgical operations, using rich hospital visit data and unique HR documentation. I also study how patient and coworker feedback tracking for improved clinical outcomes, and I collaborate on research examining how interhospital transfer decisions and timing affect care quality and patient outcomes. My dissertation at Kellogg investigated how medical providers perform in the face of shifting legal landscapes and pressing social issues.

Contact Information

If you have questions about my research, are looking for collaborations, or are doing research in this area, don’t hesitate to get in touch with me at maksim.yakovlev@vanderbilt.edu.

Upcoming Talks

2026 INFORMS Annual Meeting
San Francisco, CA

• Impact of Travel Nurse Participation in Surgical Operations
  • Session: TBD
  • Date & time: TBD