Karen Oleyar

Karen Oleyar is an experienced business development professional with a strong background in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. Oleyar's career includes roles such as Vice President of Business Development at SagePath Medical, Director of Managed Markets at MedImmune, and a long tenure at Takeda Pharmaceuticals, where Oleyar held the position of Director of Managed Markets. Within UCB, Oleyar served in multiple leadership roles, including Head of the Ecosystem Leadership Team for the East Region U.S. Immunology and Commercial Head for Gastroenterology. Oleyar also contributed as a Business Development Consultant and later as Senior Vice President of Business Development and Client Relations at Akoya. Oleyar holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Indiana University of Pennsylvania and a Master of Arts degree from the University of Pittsburgh.