Karen K

Biography

 She previously served as Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer for Forest Laboratories, Inc. from January to July 2014. Prior to joining Forest, Ms. Ling served as Senior Vice President, Human Resources at Merck & Co., for the company’s Global Human Health and Consumer Care businesses worldwide beginning in November 2011. Previously, she served as Vice President, Compensation and Benefits at Merck and Group Vice President, Global Compensation & Benefits at Schering-Plough (which was acquired by Merck). Prior to joining Schering-Plough in 2008, Ms. Ling spent 14 years at Wyeth Pharmaceuticals in various positions of responsibility in human resources and in Wyeth’s Labor and Employment Department.  She previously served as Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer for Forest Laboratories, Inc. from January to July 2014. Prior to joining Forest, Ms. Ling served as Senior Vice President, Human Resources at Merck & Co., for the company’s Global Human Health and Consumer Care businesses worldwide beginning in November 2011. Previously, she served as Vice President, Compensation and Benefits at Merck and Group Vice President, Global Compensation & Benefits at Schering-Plough (which was acquired by Merck). Prior to joining Schering-Plough in 2008, Ms. Ling spent 14 years at Wyeth Pharmaceuticals in various positions of responsibility in human resources and in Wyeth’s Labor and Employment Department.

Research Interest

New aspects of parenteral dosage forms including aseptic production technologies, drying technologies (like freeze drying, vacuum-drying, evaporative drying, etc.) and primary packaging materials.