Lauren King

Vice President of Talent Acquisition Novant Health

Lauren King is Vice President of Talent Acquisition at Novant Health, where she leads strategic workforce planning and recruitment across one of the Southeast’s largest nonprofit healthcare systems. With nearly two decades of experience in talent strategy and human resources, Lauren has built a career focused on connecting people with purpose-driven opportunities in healthcare. Prior to joining Novant Health, she held senior leadership roles at Ascension, overseeing national initiatives in recruitment, workforce development, and talent strategy. Known for her data-driven approach and commitment to career development, Lauren has successfully guided teams in executive, nursing, and allied health recruitment, ensuring organizations attract and retain top talent. She is passionate about shaping the future of healthcare by engaging and upskilling the next generation of caregivers. A graduate of Indiana University Bloomington, Lauren combines strategic vision with empathy, driving innovation in talent acquisition to support Novant Health’s mission of remarkable care

Seminars

Wednesday 28th January 2026
Discover: How Novant Health Are Re-Inspiring & Re-Energizing Their Frontline Workforce to Transform How They Attract for & Retain Their Most Demand Positions
11:00 am
  • What more do we need to do to fully embed innovation at the heart of our workforce attraction and development strategies?
  • Rethinking how we can re-inspire our frontline workforce with the new benefits and development pathways which will boost retention
  • How Novant Health’s ‘Future Forward’ strategy has created new healthcare career leaders which are providing their team members with fresh development opportunities whilst filling much needed positions for the organization
Wednesday 28th January 2026
Develop: What More Can We Learn from the Talent Leaders Embedding Innovation Into How We Re-Inspire the Healthcare Workforce?
11:20 am

Join a live Q&A exploring how Novant Health is leveraging new development opportunities to fill in demand positions. This is your opportunity to ask questions, unpack key lessons, and gain practical insights into the case study you’ve just heard.

Lauren King