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Karen Bunting

Energizer · DISC type I
Senior Director, R&D Operations at 10x Genomics
📍 Pleasanton, California, United States

Karen Bunting is the Senior Director of R&D Operations at 10x Genomics, where she leads the program management office, technical communications, and lab operations. With a Ph. D. from The Australian National University, her career is rooted in genomics, having held strategic and operational leadership roles at the New York Genome Center.

Her research includes co-authoring a paper on the multi-tiered reorganization of the genome during B cell affinity maturation, a core process in the immune response.

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Experience
17 Years
Current Role
Senior Director, R&D Operations
Job Level
Senior
Location
Pleasanton, California, United States
Personality Overview

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Imaginative
Relationship Oriented
Big Picture Person

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Priorities

Topics Karen cares about

R&D Operations
As the current Senior Director of R&D Operations at 10x Genomics, she oversees program management, lab operations, and sequencing operations.
Genomic Sequencing
Managed complex research projects and sequencing operations at the New York Genome Center, a consistent theme throughout her career.
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Career

Work history

10-2023
Senior Director, R&D Operations
10x Genomics
3-2022 - 9-2023
Director, R&D Operations
10x Genomics
4-2021 - 2-2022
Senior Director, Strategic Initiatives
New York Genome Center
1-2016 - 3-2021
Chief Of Staff, Office of the President and Chief Operating Officer
New York Genome Center
4-2014 - 12-2015
Project Manager, Sequencing Operations
New York Genome Center
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Education
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
The Australian National University
1997 - 2000
Bachelor of Science (Biomed.)
The University of Adelaide
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Influence (I)

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