Erik Pedersen

Senior Director, Strategy at Shields Health Solutions

Erik Pedersen has extensive work experience in the healthcare industry. Erik currently works at Shields Health Solutions as the Senior Director of Strategy since 2022. Prior to this role, Erik was the Director of 340B Strategy from 2020 to 2022, where they specialized in helping health systems implement strategies to maximize savings for their covered entities and pharmacies. Before that, they were the Director of Implementation for Specialty Pharmacy from 2017 to 2020, responsible for implementing all aspects of the specialty pharmacy business model.

Before joining Shields Health Solutions, Erik worked at Northwell Health. Erik served as the Senior Project Manager for Joint Venture Operations from 2016 to 2017, overseeing the managerial and operational aspects of Northwell's clinical joint ventures. Prior to that, they were a Project Manager for Patient Access Services from 2014 to 2016, where they coordinated and implemented strategic initiatives for the centralized call center. Additionally, Erik worked as a Senior Operations Analyst for Ambulatory Services from 2013 to 2014, providing financial and operational data analysis for physician practices.

In 2012, Erik had an internship as an Industrial Engineer at Northwell Health, where they applied Lean Six Sigma methodologies to improve operational and system processes. Erik also obtained a certification as a Lean Six Sigma Greenbelt through Dartmouth College.

Erik Pedersen has a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Industrial and Systems Engineering from Binghamton University. Erik also obtained a Master of Science (M.S.) degree in Industrial and Systems Engineering with a specialization in Executive Health Systems from the same institution. In addition to their degrees, Erik Pedersen holds a Lean Six Sigma Greenbelt certification which they obtained in December 2011 from the Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth.

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Timeline

  • Senior Director, Strategy

    December, 2022 - present

  • Director 340b Strategy

    November, 2020

  • Director Of Implementation Specialty Pharmacy

    September, 2017