Karen Rodriguez

Karen Rodriguez, PhD, currently serves as Division Vice President of Operations and Corporate Engineering at Abbott, where responsibilities include overseeing operations in Rapid Diagnostics. With significant experience at Abbott from 1996 to 2008, Karen held various roles, including Global Manufacturing Technology Manager and Technical Support Leader. Karen was previously Senior Director of Manufacturing and Supply Chain at Sysmex Inostics, managing global sourcing and production for molecular diagnostic reagents. Earlier in their career, Karen worked at Astellas Pharma as Assistant Director, CMC, and Senior Manager, Medical Affairs Operations. Karen holds a PhD in Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Cellular Biology from Northwestern University and a B.S. in Biological Sciences from Purdue University.