Sarah Matyko, PhD in

Sarah Matyko, PhD

Trailblazer · DISC type DI
Vice President of Preventive Medicine & Scientific Affairs at Sensei
📍 United States

Dr. Sarah Matyko is a behavioral scientist and health innovation executive, currently serving as the Vice President of Preventive Medicine & Scientific Affairs at Sensei. With a Clinical Doctorate from the University of Southern California, she specializes in designing evidence-based systems to scale engagement and improve human outcomes. Colleagues describe her as a passionate, strategic, and intelligent leader.

Sarah is a strong believer in the power of storytelling to drive transformation, particularly within healthcare. She draws inspiration from her family, especially her father, whose curiosity and appetite for pushing limits have shaped her perspective on life and resilience.

Unique fact: Her applied research with seniors revealed that an individuals perceived sense-of-self can be a more powerful health indicator than objective measures.

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Experience
10 Years
Current Role
Vice President of Preventive Medicine & Scientific Affairs
Job Level
Senior
Location
United States
Personality Overview

How Sarah shows up

Persuasive
Informal
Values Relationships

They prefer to ensure that they are in control of the situation. They are more likely to accept new and exciting technologies. They are charming and can persuade others to support their decisions.

Priorities

Topics Sarah cares about

Preventive Medicine
Her current role at Sensei focuses on integrating rigorous health science and data-driven insights to help people live longer, healthier lives.
Behavioral Design
As a behavioral scientist, she focuses on building environments where healthy behaviors are automatic rather than heroic, closing the gap between design and human action.
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Career

Work history

12-2025
Vice President of Preventive Medicine & Scientific Affairs
Sensei
4-2025 - 10-2025
VP Member Behavior
League
7-2022 - 4-2025
VP of Wellbeing, Strategy, & Integration | Premise Health
Premise Health
10-2017 - 7-2022
VP of Life Enrichment
Senior Resource Group
12-2014 - 10-2017
Vice President, Population Health
Venesco, LLC
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
2005 - 2007
Clinical Doctorate
University of Southern California
2000 - 2003
Bachelor's Degree
West Virginia University
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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