Linda Howard

Linda Howard serves as Vice President of Strategic Initiatives and Project Management Office at Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute (FCS). In this role, she partners with executive leadership to lead enterprise-wide programs and initiatives that strengthen organizational performance, streamline operations and support long-term strategic priorities. She oversees business case development, risk analysis, change management and internal communications, ensuring alignment across departments and functions.

Howard brings more than a decade of leadership experience in strategy, operations and transformation within healthcare and national nonprofit organizations. She has guided initiatives, developed cross-functional workflows to improve efficiency, and built engagement strategies that enhance provider and patient experiences. At FCS, she previously served as senior director of pharmacy strategy and innovation and director of pharmacy solutions, where she implemented strategic planning frameworks and supported high-impact enterprise programs.

Earlier in her career, Howard held senior leadership positions with American Oncology Network, Bayfront Health System and the Alzheimer’s Association Florida Gulf Coast Chapter. Her work has consistently focused on fostering collaboration, leading organizational change, improving patient care delivery and advancing innovative solutions that drive measurable results.

She holds a bachelor of arts degree from the University of South Florida.