The New York City-based nonprofit said Thursday that Rémy Evard, a former head of technology at the life sciences venture capital firm, has joined Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center as chief digital officer and head of technology.

Ewald succeeds Klaus Janssen, Who left Memorial Sloan Caitlin In May, served as chief innovation officer of telemedicine giant Teladoc Health.

Jensen was Memorial Sloan Kettering’s first chief digital officer, a position he was appointed to in 2019.

Evard, the second executive to hold the titles of Digital Officer and Chief Technology Officer, will lead the development of Memorial Sloan Kettering’s digital strategy for scientific research, patient care and medical education. Press Releases, including projects focused on data and analytics.

He will also direct Memorial Sloan Kettering’s Digital Informatics and Technology Solutions team, a team of more than 1,000 employees that maintains the technology for the system and leads technology innovation projects.

“I look forward to building on my work to accelerate MSK’s digital transformation and help drive continued innovation,” Evard said in a press release. “For technologists, this is an opportunity to help improve the lives of cancer patients and contribute to humanity’s ongoing quest to conquer cancer.”

Evard most recently served as Chief Information and Digital Officer at Flagship Pioneering, a Cambridge, Massachusetts-based venture capital firm that invests in biotechnology and life sciences companies.

Evard also previously served as global chief information officer at the pharmaceutical company Novartis’ innovation arm, known as the Novartis Institute for Biomedical Research, and held various technical leadership positions at Argonne National Laboratory, including chief information officer at the Center for Science and Engineering Research official.

Like many health care providers, Memorial Sloan Kettering has struggled during the COVID-19 pandemic. The cancer center posted a loss of approximately $417 million on operating income of $5.4 billion in calendar year 2020, Represents an operating loss ratio of 7.7%.