Karen Schiepan
About Karen Schiepan
Karen Schiepan is the Senior Manager of EMEA Employee Relations at Bristol Myers Squibb in Boudry, Neuchâtel, Switzerland, with extensive experience in HR and finance roles across various organizations.
Current Position at Bristol Myers Squibb
Karen Schiepan currently serves as the Senior Manager for EMEA Employee Relations at Bristol Myers Squibb. Based in Boudry, Neuchâtel, Switzerland, Karen plays a crucial role in managing employee relations across the EMEA region. Her responsibilities include overseeing human resources strategies, addressing employee issues, and ensuring compliance with local labor laws.
Previous Roles at Bristol Myers Squibb
Before her current role, Karen Schiepan worked as an HR Business Partner - GPS & Enabling Functions at Bristol Myers Squibb from 2019 to 2021. During her tenure, she was instrumental in aligning HR practices with business strategies and supporting various functions, including Global Product Supply (GPS). Her work involved employee engagement, talent management, and HR policy development.
Experience with Médecins Sans Frontières
Karen Schiepan has experience managing HR and finance operations in crisis situations. In 2018, she joined Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) as a Project HR & Finance Manager for a fixed-term mission. She played a significant role in the emergency response to the Ituri crisis in DR Congo, managing essential HR and financial processes during a critical period.
Roles in Switzerland's Engineering and FMCG Sectors
Karen held a fixed-term mission as an HR Business Partner at BG Consulting Engineers in 2017, where she worked in the Région de Lausanne, Suisse. She also worked for Kellogg’s Snacks Headquarter EMEA in Geneva, serving as an HR Advisor for three years before being promoted to HR Business Partner. These roles contributed significantly to her expertise in human resources management in various sectors.
Educational Background in Human Resources and Communication
Karen Schiepan has a diverse educational background in HR and communication. She earned a Federal Diploma of Professional Education in Corporate Human Resources Management from Cursus Formation in 2020. She also achieved a certification as a Practitioner in NLP from Ecole de PNL de Lausanne in 2018. Additionally, she holds an HR Certificate from Centre Patronal and a CFC Employée de commerce from Office des faillites, Lausanne.