Karen Fukuda
About Karen Fukuda
Karen Fukuda is the Associate Director of Enabling Services, Market Research and Advisory at Bristol Myers Squibb in Princeton, New Jersey, with extensive experience in procurement and operations management across multiple regions.
Current Position at Bristol Myers Squibb
Karen Fukuda currently serves as the Associate Director of Enabling Services, Market Research, and Advisory at Bristol Myers Squibb. Based in Princeton, New Jersey, United States, her role involves overseeing market research activities and providing strategic advisory services geared toward enabling business growth.
Previous Roles at Bristol Myers Squibb
Karen Fukuda has held several key positions at Bristol Myers Squibb. She was the Sr. Regional Operations Manager LATAM in Tampa, Florida, for 9 months from 2020 to 2021. Prior to that, she worked as the Regional Operations Manager LATAM and Canada for a year from 2019 to 2020, and as the Sr. Procurement Associate LATCAN from 2018 to 2019, also in Tampa, Florida. Additionally, she was the Sr. Procurement Associate LATCAN based in São Paulo, Brazil, from 2017 to 2018 and the Procurement Associate LATAM from 2015 to 2017 in São Paulo.
Early Career and Experience
Karen Fukuda's career began as a Buyer at IBM, where she worked from 2004 to 2007 in São Paulo, Brazil. She later took on the role of IT Procurement Analyst at Itaú Unibanco from 2007 to 2009. Further experience was gained at Whirlpool Corporation as a Procurement Analyst from 2009 to 2010, followed by a position as a Business Analyst at AstraZeneca do Brasil Ltda from 2010 to 2012. These roles built a strong foundation in procurement and business analysis.
Consulting and Additional Professional Experience
Karen Fukuda also worked as a Senior Consultant in Performance Improvement at EY in São Paulo for 6 months from 2014 to 2015. In this role, she focused on enhancing business processes. Her varied career also includes experience as an MBA Student at ESSCA in the Angers Area, France, from 2012 to 2014, where she specialized in International Business and Entrepreneurship.
Educational Background
Karen Fukuda holds an MBA in International Business and Entrepreneurship from ESSCA Ecole de management, obtained between 2012 and 2014. She also earned a Master's degree in International Business from F, completed from 2002 to 2004. Additionally, she undertook studies in English as a Second Language (ESL) at Thompson Rivers University in 2002 for 11 months. Her academic credentials have provided a strong foundation for her extensive career in procurement, operations management, and market research.