Jen Young has joined APCO Worldwide, where she’s been named a senior director in the Washington D.C.-based PR and business strategy giant’s global health care practice 

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Young was previously stationed with Edelman, which she joined in 2006 and most recently served as executive vice president and director of operations, leading the number-one independent agency’s health group in Washington. She previously held roles at Fleishman-Hillard and Hill+Knowlton. Earlier in her career, Young was a policy and state government affairs manager at PhRMA.

At APCO, Young will provide strategic counsel to the independent global agency’s healthcare, pharmaceutical and consumer health clients. She’ll be based in the agency’s D.C. headquarters.

APCO last year accounted for more than $28.1 million in healthcare-related net fees.