Sarah Greene, M.P.H., is a Senior Advisor, Research Advocate, and Consultant with recent engagements supporting the National Academy of Medicine, the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI), the National Cancer Institute, and Kaiser Permanente. With a 30-year career in health care research, strategy, and communication, she combines scientific expertise with a commitment to improving health and health care experiences for all. Much of Ms. Greene’s career focused on building productive and sustainable national research networks in the areas of cancer, aging, and communication. She applies her versatile skillset on a range of topics including digital health, evidence mobilization, team science, and community engagement, and is a recognized international leader in understanding how to bridge research and care delivery using a learning health systems approach. Her perspectives on health system transformation are informed by her recent experience with a cancer diagnosis and successful treatment in a community-based oncology practice.
Ms. Greene’s previous professional positions include the inaugural Executive Director of the Health Care Systems Research Network (formerly HMO Research Network), Associate Director at PCORI, strategy consultant for care delivery at Group Health Cooperative, and faculty member at Group Health Research Institute. Her service to the field includes Board positions for Medstar Health Research Institute, the Washington Health Alliance, and Washington Health Benefits Exchange. She is an Associate Editor for the Learning Health Systems journal and served as co-guest editor of a special issue focused on training and competencies to support the multidisciplinary workforce needs of learning health systems. Her cancer research advocacy work includes membership on the National Cancer Policy Forum, the advisory committee for the National Patient Advocate Foundation and the Health Services Research Committee of the American Society of Clinical Oncology.
An accomplished writer and speaker with more than 180 publications and invited presentations, Ms. Greene has presented her work at the National Academy of Medicine, American College of Cardiology, Mayo Clinic, ISPOR, AMIA, PCORI, and numerous other organizations.