Lara Edwards is a Programme Director at Health Data Research UK, with responsibility for coordination, synergy and delivery across HDR UK Research Driver Programmes, and working in partnership with key health data national stakeholders to support ongoing HDR UK data strategy. She is also Chief Data Officer for the CRUK Cancer Data Driven Detection Programme (CD3), a research initiative dedicated to using data to revolutionise our understanding of cancer risk. She has previously held senior roles across a variety of wider NIHR clinical research infrastructures and in laboratory science.
Lara joined HDR UK from NIHR Applied Research Collaboration West, where she was responsible for efficient overall management of the ARC programme, working with a diverse group of regional and national stakeholders. Previously, she has held various senior research programme management roles across the NIHR clinical research infrastructure, and before this held roles in laboratory science (microbiology) and management.
