Karena Yan
About Karena Yan
Karena Yan is an Operations Manager for Content at Modern Health, where she leads initiatives in diversity, equity, and inclusion. She has a background in program management and health technology, with previous roles at The diaTribe Foundation and Washington University in St. Louis.
Current Role at Modern Health
Karena Yan serves as the Operations Manager for Content at Modern Health. In this role, she leverages her expertise in program management and process improvement. She has been with the company since 2022, contributing to various initiatives that enhance the organization's content operations. Yan also leads the Employee Resource Group (ERG) at Modern Health, focusing on diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.
Previous Experience at The diaTribe Foundation
Karena Yan has held multiple positions at The diaTribe Foundation. She worked as an Associate from 2019 to 2020, followed by a role as a Senior Associate from 2020 to 2021 for nine months. Additionally, she briefly served as a Senior Program Manager in 2021 for two months. Her experience at the foundation involved program management and contributed to her professional development in health technology.
Educational Background
Karena Yan studied at Harvard Medical School, where she completed a course in Effective Writing for Health Care from 2020 to 2021. She also attended Harvard Summer School, focusing on Organic Chemistry in 2016. Yan earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Biology, General; Global Health and Environment from Washington University in St. Louis. She has also studied at Trinity College Dublin.
Experience in Health and Research
Yan has a diverse background in health-related roles. She worked as a Teaching Assistant for Principles of Biology at Washington University in St. Louis in 2017. Additionally, she was a Pediatric Emergency Medicine Research Associate at St. Louis Children's Hospital for four months in 2017. Her internship as a Data Analyst at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard spanned from 2017 to 2019, where she gained valuable experience in neurobiology.
Skills and Expertise
Karena Yan possesses expertise in program management and process improvement, which are essential to her current role at Modern Health. She is experienced in engaging diverse audiences through writing, communication, and presentations. Her strong passion for health technology and its social impact aligns with her professional endeavors and contributions in the health sector.