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Karen Massey

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Chief Operating Officer at argenx
📍 Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

Karen Massey is the Chief Operating Officer at argenx, bringing extensive experience from her tenure at Genentech, where she focused on product development and global clinical operations. She is passionate about reimagining healthcare delivery and creating purpose-driven organizations. Karen earned her MBA from NYU Stern School of Business.

Outside of her professional life, Karen is committed to driving innovation to help patients and advocating for disease awareness. She actively supports initiatives that raise understanding for conditions like Myasthenia Gravis.

Karen is nominated by the Board of Directors as the next CEO of argenx.

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Experience
25 Years
Current Role
Chief Operating Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Advancing Health Outcomes
Karen's professional passion is to advance health outcomes by reimagining how to develop and deliver medical advances globally, focusing on better medicines and greater patient access.
Purpose-Driven Organizations
She is committed to creating purpose-driven organizations that are fit for the future and focused on delivering outcomes that truly matter to society.
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Career

Work history

3-2023
Chief Operating Officer
argenx
5-2020 - 3-2023
Senior Vice President, Product Development & Global Clinical Operations
Genentech
7-2018 - 5-2020
Vice President, Multiple Sclerosis & NMO
Genentech
9-2016 - 7-2018
Senior Director, Commercial Business Operations
Genentech
1-2015 - 8-2016
Director, Esbriet Marketing
Genentech
In the press

Media appearances

Durable Innovation: A Q&A with Incoming Argenx CEO Karen Massey. Featured in Kinara
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Durable Innovation: How Incoming Argenx CEO Karen ... (YouTube Video). Featured in YouTube
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Education
2005 - 2007
Masters of Business Administration
NYU Stern School of Business
1997 - 1999
Bachelor of Economics
University of Sydney
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