Karen Adamson

About Karen Adamson

I design organizations and processes that work. I cut through the noise to find the insight, experiment with ideas and plot the path to a future where people, organizations and ideas can grow and make a lasting difference.

Experience

1. Senior Director, HR Business Partner

   Gilead Sciences

   Mar 2022 — Present · Foster City, CA, US

   Clients: HR, Corporate Operations, IT• Led design and execution of global HR transformation, redefining operating model, key roles, and expanding HRSS organization to run more efficiently and provide higher impact and value to the business.• Supported multiple years of continuous improvement to Corporate Operations to provide more service with 10% budget reductions YoY. Modernized and upskilled the Procurement and Corporate Security functions, built employee experience capabilities, and enabled significant, sustainable, state-of-the-art capital expansion with research, scale-up and production facilities.• Partnering with new SVP to drive an IT transformation, accelerated through an enterprise AI strategy, to shift technology from infrastructure to a driver of business outcomes.

Education

• The University of British Columbia

  Political Science

• Wellesley College

  BA, Political Science

Skills

• Organizational Development
• Employer Branding
• Agile Project Management
• Process Improvement
• Lean Product Development
• Personnel Management
• Management
• Management Consulting
• Strategy
• Strategic Planning
• Project Management
• Change Management
• Consulting
• Training & Development
• Lean Startup
• Business Strategy
• Organizational Design
• Innovation Management
• Product Development
• Innovation
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Leadership
• Culture Change
• Employee Engagement
• Talent Management