Cecilia M Edmonds

Operations and transformation executive with 15+ years of progressive leadership improving how complex organizations plan, execute, measure, and sustain performance. Brings deep experience in operational excellence, process optimization, enterprise project and portfolio governance, operating model design, change leadership, performance management, and cross-functional execution. Known for building practical structures that increase accountability, reduce variability, improve cycle time and quality, and translate strategy into repeatable operating results.

Offers local and emerging boards a disciplined operator's perspective on organizational effectiveness, risk, resource alignment, scalability, and continuous improvement across highly regulated healthcare environments.

Director, Global Study Management, Frenova Renal Research at Fresenius Medical Care North America (2023-08 – Present)

• Provide enterprise leadership for a global operating function, setting execution direction, accountability standards, governance, and performance expectations across a complex portfolio.

• Establish standardized operating frameworks, metrics, and management routines that support predictable, scalable delivery and continuous improvement.

• Partner with other senior leaders on prioritization, resource allocation, risk, and execution decisions across geographically distributed teams.

Senior Manager, Operational Excellence at Fresenius Medical Care North America (2022-02 – 2023-08)

• Led enterprise operational excellence strategy and a portfolio of initiatives designed to improve productivity, cost, cycle time, quality, and execution discipline.

• Developed performance measures and reporting to quantify improvement impact, value realization, and ROI.

• Built organizational capability through Lean training, coaching, standardized methodologies, and leader enablement.

Senior Project Manager, Operational Excellence at Fresenius Medical Care North America (2021-05 – 2022-02)

• Directed cross-functional initiatives spanning technology, operations, and business functions with disciplined governance over planning, risk, capacity, compliance, and delivery.

• Strengthened project delivery practices, cross-functional alignment, and execution consistency across enterprise initiatives.

Director of Implementations at Prospero Health (2019-11 – 2021-05)

• Led the enterprise implementation function supporting new-market entry, expansion, and strategic partnerships.

• Translated growth strategy into executable implementation roadmaps and improved scalability through process redesign and continuous improvement.

Project Director at Anthem (2017-12 – 2019-11)

• Provided enterprise leadership for large-scale system migrations across multiple markets, aligning executive stakeholders, market leaders, and operations while minimizing business disruption.

Senior Implementation Project Manager at Optum360 (2013-02 – 2017-12)

• Led enterprise healthcare technology implementations with responsibility for executive communications, risk mitigation, and milestone accountability.

Earlier Career: Progressive leadership roles at RelayHealth, Regional One Health, and Amerigroup TLC

Progressive leadership roles across healthcare IT, clinical systems, analytics, and operations

Master of Business Administration in MBA – Capella University

Bachelor of Science in Organizational Management – Crichton College