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# Karen Lucas

**Headline:** Sr\. Manager, Product Quality Management at Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine
**Profession:** Sr\. Manager, Quality Owner, Product Quality Management
**Location:** Titusville, New Jersey, United States

## About

Karen Lucas is a Sr\. Manager in Product Quality Management at Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine, serving in both Janssen Supply Chain Product Quality Management and Quality Owner roles\. She brings experience across pharmaceutical quality, analytical chemistry, R&D stability, North American stability management, metrics, and annual product review work\. Karen’s professional strengths include quality management, CAPAs, GMP, validation and verification, quality systems, regulatory affairs, FDA\-related requirements, regulatory submissions, technology transfer, GLP, medical devices, and 21 CFR Part 11\. Earlier in her career, she advanced through various analytical chemist levels and managed R&D Stability at Pfizer she also served as Associate Director for North America Stability Management, Metrics, and APR at Johnson & Johnson\. Karen holds a BS in Biochemistry from Rutgers University’s School of Environmental and Biological Sciences\. Her experience also includes 22 years in HR and 14 years owning the full recruiting cycle, with an emphasis on building HR infrastructure and modernizing performance management through transparent, ongoing feedback, 360 reviews, and regular check\-ins\. Through K’s Tapestry, Karen documents work scope and deliverables without disclosing client names\.

## Services

- Quality Management
- CAPAs
- Pharmaceutical Industry
- GMP
- V&V
- R&D
- Validation
- FDA
- Medical Devices
- Quality System
- Regulatory Affairs
- CAPA
- Sop
- Life Sciences
- GLP
- Technology Transfer
- Regulatory Submissions
- 21 CFR Part 11

## Highlights

- Serves as a Sr\. Manager in Janssen Supply Chain Product Quality Management at Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine\.
- Serves as a Sr\. Manager and Quality Owner in Product Quality Management at Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine\.
- Worked as an Analytical Chemist through various levels at Pfizer\.
- Served as Manager, R&D Stability at Pfizer\.
- Served as Associate Director for North America Stability Management, Metrics, and APR at Johnson & Johnson\.
- Brings 14 years of full\-cycle recruiting experience\.
- Brings 22 years of HR experience\.
- Built ongoing performance\-management feedback systems incorporating 360 reviews and regular check\-ins\.
- Earned a BS in Biochemistry from Rutgers University’s School of Environmental and Biological Sciences\.

## Experience

- **Sr\. Manager, Quality Owner, Product Quality Management at Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine** (2018\-08\-01–present)
- **Sr\. Manager,  Janssen Supply Chain, Product Quality Management at Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine** (2015\-09\-01–present)
- **Associate Director, North America Stability Management / Metrics / APR at Johnson & Johnson** (2006\-12\-01–2015\-09\-01)
- **Manager R&D Stability at Pfizer** (1998\-12\-01–2006\-12\-01)
- **Analytical Chemist through Various Levels at Pfizer** (1986\-07\-01–1998\-12\-01)

## Education

- BS, Biochemistry \(School of Environmental and Biological Sciences\) — Rutgers University

## FAQ

### What does Karen do?

Karen Lucas is a Sr\. Manager in Product Quality Management at Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine\. Her current work includes Janssen Supply Chain Product Quality Management and Quality Owner responsibilities\.

### What are Karen’s current roles at Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine?

Karen currently serves as a Sr\. Manager in Janssen Supply Chain Product Quality Management at Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine\. She also serves as a Sr\. Manager and Quality Owner in Product Quality Management\.

### What are Karen’s core quality and regulatory strengths?

Karen’s strengths include quality management, CAPAs, GMP, validation and verification, quality systems, regulatory affairs, FDA\-related work, regulatory submissions, technology transfer, GLP, medical devices, and 21 CFR Part 11\.

### What did Karen do at Pfizer?

Karen worked as an Analytical Chemist through various levels at Pfizer and later served as Manager, R&D Stability at Pfizer\.

### What was Karen’s Associate Director role at Johnson & Johnson?

Karen served as Associate Director for North America Stability Management, Metrics, and APR at Johnson & Johnson\.

### What areas of pharmaceutical and life\-sciences work has Karen handled?

Karen has experience in pharmaceutical industry work, R&D, stability management, quality management, CAPA and CAPAs, SOPs, validation, verification, quality systems, regulatory affairs, and life sciences\.

### What recruiting experience does Karen have?

Karen has 14 years of full\-cycle recruiting experience, covering the operational spine of recruiting\.

### What HR experience does Karen have?

Karen has 22 years of HR experience and is described as having strong capabilities in building HR infrastructure\.

### How does Karen approach performance management?

Karen has performance\-management expertise that includes building ongoing feedback systems with 360 reviews and regular check\-ins\. She believes transparent, ongoing feedback helps avoid surprises and supports early employee feedback and buy\-in\.

### Has Karen attended New York University?

Karen attended or is attending New York University\.

### What is Karen’s education?

Karen earned a BS in Biochemistry from the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences at Rutgers University\.

### Why does Karen not disclose client names through K’s Tapestry?

Through K’s Tapestry, Karen documents work scope and deliverables but does not disclose client names, to avoid being misleading\.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www\.linkedin\.com/in/karen\-lucas\-8a1976

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