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Hiring
Aledaa national network of independent primary care practices, welcomed Oraida Roman as new sales director. She joined the company Humanwhere she spent approximately 25 years in various leadership roles.
Biopharmaceutical company Ardelyx has appointed Rajani Dinavahi as the new chief medical officer. She is a nephrologist by training and has held leadership positions at Amgen And Atara Biotherapy in the past.
Hayley Park joined California Blue Shield as head of pharmacy. In the past, Park held management positions at Walgreens And Kaiser Permanente.
Employer Health Benefits Administration Platform Collective health has appointed Kaushik Bhaumik as its new chief revenue officer. In the past, he has held leadership positions in companies including EY And Aware.
Human has named Bobby Mukundan as its new chief technology officer. Before joining the company, he held technical management positions at CVS Health, Accenture, JPMorgan Chase And Citi.
Medical device company ImpédiMed welcomed Erik Anderson as its new CEO. He joined the organization of Hologicalwhere he served as president of its breast and skeletal health division.
Behavioral Health Virtual Business Telehealth Iris has named Donna Robinson as chief growth officer. In the past, she has held leadership positions within companies including Accept, TeleVox Health And Changing healthcare.
Venkat Kavarthapu joined a healthcare software company simplr as the new CEO. He is the former CEO of the interoperability software start-up Edifecs, acquired by Cotivity last year.
Medical device giant Zimmer Biomet has named Jonathan Vigdorchik as director of science, technology and medical affairs. In the past he worked as an orthopedic surgeon at NYU Langone Health And Special Surgery Hospital.
Promotions
New Jersey Health System ChristianaCare announced that Jenn Schwartz, its chief strategy officer, will take over as CEO following the retirement of current CEO Janice Nevin on September 1. Schwartz joined the health system in 2018 as chief legal officer.
Layoffs
Baylor Scott and White Health Plan is withdrawing from the Texas Medicaid marketplace and terminating its marketplace insurance plans. These market exits will lead to the elimination of 321 positions.
Novo Nordisk eliminates approximately 400 positions at its manufacturing site in Bloomington, Indiana. The layoffs are part of a broader restructuring, as the drugmaker responds to slowing growth at its GLP-1 drugs unit in the face of growing pricing pressure and increased competition.
Greenwood Leflore Hospital in Mississippi he lays off 86 workerswhich constitutes approximately 17% of its workforce. These job cuts, as well as the elimination of several service lines, are decisions that arise in preparation for a possible acquisition or closure.
Based in the Midwest UnityPoint Health said he eliminated 207 computer stations throughout its health system. The organization said this is part of a broader effort to reduce administrative costs by consolidating technology functions and moving toward more centralized and outsourced IT support models.