Lauren Edmundson
About Lauren Edmundson
Lauren Edmundson serves as the Senior Director of Operations Transformation at Cohere Health, bringing extensive experience in health management and operations. She holds a Master of Public Health from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and has held various roles in healthcare organizations, focusing on provider relations and quality improvement.
Current Role at Cohere Health
Lauren Edmundson currently serves as the Senior Director of Operations Transformation at Cohere Health. She has held this position since 2023, contributing to the organization's operational strategies and transformation initiatives. Her role involves overseeing various projects aimed at improving operational efficiency and enhancing provider relations.
Previous Experience at Cohere Health
Lauren has extensive experience at Cohere Health, having worked in several capacities. She served as the Director of Operations Transformation from 2022 to 2023 and as the Director of Provider Relations from 2021 to 2022. Additionally, she was a Senior Manager of Provider Relations in 2020. Her roles focused on enhancing provider engagement and operational processes within the organization.
Education and Expertise
Lauren Edmundson holds a Master of Public Health (MPH) degree from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, specializing in Health Management. She also earned a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Geography, Community, and Global Health from Macalester College. Her educational background supports her expertise in health management and community health initiatives.
Professional Background
Lauren has a diverse professional background in health care operations and research. She worked as a Project Coordinator at Swedish Medical Center from 2015 to 2016 and later as a Quality Improvement Specialist there from 2016 to 2017. Additionally, she held roles at AcademyHealth as a Research Associate and Research Assistant, contributing to health policy research.
Internship and Early Career
In her early career, Lauren gained valuable experience through internships and scholarly roles. She interned in Practice Operations at Iora Health in 2017 and was a Flare Scholar at Flare Capital Partners from 2019 to 2020. These positions provided her with foundational knowledge in health care operations and research methodologies.