Karen E. Brophy

Ms. Brophy joined Optinose in February 2018 as Vice President, Human Resources. She is responsible for the strategic implementation of human resources programs and practices at Optinose. She has more than 30 years of diverse experience in human resources across a number of industries including biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, and information management. Throughout her career, she has built and led HR teams while guiding companies through many types of organizational change.

Ms. Brophy joined Aventis at its formation in New Jersey and was responsible for supporting the North American Medical Affairs and Oncology Business Units. In addition, she played a key role in the integration of the North American Medical Affairs and Integrated Healthcare Markets organizations following the acquisition of Aventis by Sanofi. Ms. Brophy joined Celgene prior to the launch of Revlimid, supporting the commercial organization throughout the pre-launch, launch, and first year of sales. Following that, she moved into HR operations roles, leading the staffing and other HR support functions during a significant period of growth for Celgene. Ms. Brophy was VP of Human Resources at Dendreon, leading the HR function and organization through an intense period of change. Most recently, she was VP of Human Resources at Agilex Fragrances.

Ms. Brophy holds a Bachelor of Arts in international relations from Mount Holyoke College.