Karen Bicking Ed.D.

Karen Bicking has more than 20 years of experience in human resources and talent management in the pharmaceutical and medical device industry. She is the senior director of talent management at Bausch + Lomb, driving innovative talent solutions that strengthen the organization’s ability to attract, develop and retain talent. Prior to working at Bausch + Lomb, she held leadership roles at Johnson & Johnson, Bayer and Teva. Karen holds a doctorate from the Penn chief learning officer executive doctoral program at the University of Pennsylvania, a master’s in human resources management and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Rutgers University. Her interests and areas of expertise include culture, diversity, equity and inclusion, human resources, leadership development, succession planning and team effectiveness.