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Karen Lasker has a diverse work experience in finance and operations roles. Karen started their career at Mallinckrodt Inc as a Process Owner for General Ledger, leading a team responsible for the monthly close and financial reporting process. Karen then became the Director of Financial Reporting and Planning Systems, where they focused on developing and enhancing budgeting and forecasting systems.

Karen joined Amdocs as a Controller, leading a team responsible for finance activities for US subsidiaries. Karen later moved to Covidien, where they served as the Director of Customer Accounts and then as the Business Unit Controller for Pharmaceuticals. In these roles, they provided finance business partner support, worked on pricing and contracts, and led gross-to-net revenue accounting and analysis.

Karen's most recent position was at Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals, where they served as the VP of Commercial Operations. In this role, they led a team of over 40 individuals and was responsible for contracts, pricing, commercial rebates, chargebacks, government pricing, returns, sales reporting, and revenue accounting. Karen also implemented a new software system, restructured the organization, and led a global finance benchmarking project that identified significant savings.

Karen Lasker holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from Washington University in St. Louis and a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree in Finance, General from the University of Missouri-Columbia. Additionally, they obtained a certification as a Certified Management Accountant from the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA) in 1990.