Karen Dietz, JD, MBA
Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel at Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation - MMRF- Claim this Profile
Click to upgrade to our gold package
for the full feature experience.
Topline Score
Bio
Steven Young
Karen brought much-needed internal legal expertise into the MMRC and MMRF, and she did a great job within a complex, multi-organizational business and clinical environment. Karen seeks solutions to problems rather than raising obstacles--always balancing risk with the imperative that we achieve our mission to help patients, more often erring on the latter rather than the former when providing legal guidance. I recommend her highly.
Sandra M. Wear
I had the pleasure of working with Karen between 2007 and 2012 when together we developed the MMRC Project Management infrastructure at the MMRF. She was new to the area of drug development and I new to the non-profit arena. We set off on a course that would transform drug development in Multiple Myeloma at our partnered MMRC centers and with industry. Because of her unyielding support, professionalism and sincere dedication she was able to garner the trust and support of both academic and industry Counsels (a miracle in and of itself). In my view, the MMRC would not have been awarded an oral presentation at the 2011 ASH meeting without her dedication to the mission of cure. An amazing person to have worked with and someone I would very much like to work with again if ever provided the opportunity.
Steven Young
Karen brought much-needed internal legal expertise into the MMRC and MMRF, and she did a great job within a complex, multi-organizational business and clinical environment. Karen seeks solutions to problems rather than raising obstacles--always balancing risk with the imperative that we achieve our mission to help patients, more often erring on the latter rather than the former when providing legal guidance. I recommend her highly.
Sandra M. Wear
I had the pleasure of working with Karen between 2007 and 2012 when together we developed the MMRC Project Management infrastructure at the MMRF. She was new to the area of drug development and I new to the non-profit arena. We set off on a course that would transform drug development in Multiple Myeloma at our partnered MMRC centers and with industry. Because of her unyielding support, professionalism and sincere dedication she was able to garner the trust and support of both academic and industry Counsels (a miracle in and of itself). In my view, the MMRC would not have been awarded an oral presentation at the 2011 ASH meeting without her dedication to the mission of cure. An amazing person to have worked with and someone I would very much like to work with again if ever provided the opportunity.
Steven Young
Karen brought much-needed internal legal expertise into the MMRC and MMRF, and she did a great job within a complex, multi-organizational business and clinical environment. Karen seeks solutions to problems rather than raising obstacles--always balancing risk with the imperative that we achieve our mission to help patients, more often erring on the latter rather than the former when providing legal guidance. I recommend her highly.
Sandra M. Wear
I had the pleasure of working with Karen between 2007 and 2012 when together we developed the MMRC Project Management infrastructure at the MMRF. She was new to the area of drug development and I new to the non-profit arena. We set off on a course that would transform drug development in Multiple Myeloma at our partnered MMRC centers and with industry. Because of her unyielding support, professionalism and sincere dedication she was able to garner the trust and support of both academic and industry Counsels (a miracle in and of itself). In my view, the MMRC would not have been awarded an oral presentation at the 2011 ASH meeting without her dedication to the mission of cure. An amazing person to have worked with and someone I would very much like to work with again if ever provided the opportunity.
Steven Young
Karen brought much-needed internal legal expertise into the MMRC and MMRF, and she did a great job within a complex, multi-organizational business and clinical environment. Karen seeks solutions to problems rather than raising obstacles--always balancing risk with the imperative that we achieve our mission to help patients, more often erring on the latter rather than the former when providing legal guidance. I recommend her highly.
Sandra M. Wear
I had the pleasure of working with Karen between 2007 and 2012 when together we developed the MMRC Project Management infrastructure at the MMRF. She was new to the area of drug development and I new to the non-profit arena. We set off on a course that would transform drug development in Multiple Myeloma at our partnered MMRC centers and with industry. Because of her unyielding support, professionalism and sincere dedication she was able to garner the trust and support of both academic and industry Counsels (a miracle in and of itself). In my view, the MMRC would not have been awarded an oral presentation at the 2011 ASH meeting without her dedication to the mission of cure. An amazing person to have worked with and someone I would very much like to work with again if ever provided the opportunity.
Credentials
-
Attorney
State of North CarolinaJan, 2016- Nov, 2024 -
Attorney
State of ConnecitcutJan, 2006- Nov, 2024
Experience
-
Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation - MMRF
-
United States
-
Non-profit Organizations
-
1 - 100 Employee
-
Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel
-
Jan 2021 - Present
Responsible for overseeing the Legal and Human Resource Departments, corporate governance, compliance, contributes to strategic planning, oversees planning and execution of the organization’s operating plans, and collaborates with other disease foundations to share insights from MMRF success.
-
-
General Counsel
-
Oct 2019 - Dec 2020
• Strategic business collaborator, contract negotiator, and compliance officer leading complex data and technology transactions, developing negotiation strategies, creatively solving problems, and coordinating and driving influence across business teams.• Lead negotiation of agreement for multi-arm clinical trial involving seven pharmaceutical companies, 25 North American academic medical centers, and a non-profit research organization. • Strategic business collaborator, contract negotiator, and compliance officer for a research study that includes the first at-home genomic testing program for multiple myeloma patients. • Strategic planning and execution creating an investment fund subsidiary company.• Organize roundtables for pharmaceutical and cancer center attorneys to create contract templates significantly decreasing negotiation times.• Legal advisor to the board of directors, oversee board communications as Corporate Secretary, and oversee and implement policies, including bylaws, code of ethics, and diversity policy.• Assisted the Board of Directors with three CEO transitions.• Executive team member to develop business strategies, identify legal issues, and propose innovative solutions.• Data Security and Privacy Compliance Officer, for programs including clinical, research, bioinformatics, and IT.• Contract negotiations, including vendor agreements, clinical trial agreements, research agreements, material transfer agreements, licensing and data sharing agreements, GDPR Controller to Controller Agreements, and mediation hearings.• Employment law including corporate reorganizations, performance reviews, employment claims and disputes, severance agreements, leading internal investigations, and employee handbook drafting.• Oversee patent and trademark portfolios.• Manage legal department budget, staff, outside counsel, and interns.
-
-
In-House Counsel
-
Feb 2009 - Oct 2019
-
-
Counsel, Contracts Administration
-
Mar 2007 - Feb 2009
-
-
-
WESTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY ALUMNI ASSOC INC
-
United States
-
Higher Education
-
1 - 100 Employee
-
Board Member
-
Sep 2020 - Present
-
-
-
-
National Legal Counsel (pro bono)
-
May 2007 - Dec 2007
• Provided general legal advice and negotiated contracts. • Annual review of bylaws and policies. • Provided general legal advice and negotiated contracts. • Annual review of bylaws and policies.
-
-
-
Océ Imagistics North America a subsidiary of Canon Printers
-
Trumbull, Connecticut, United States
-
In-House Counsel
-
Nov 2006 - Mar 2007
-
-
-
Scibelli Enterprise Center
-
Springfield, MA
-
Law Student Intern (pro bono)
-
Jan 2006 - Apr 2006
• Prepared privacy policy, employee handbook, licensing agreement, and trademark application. • Presented guidelines on company formation to local entrepreneurs at Small Business Association. • Prepared privacy policy, employee handbook, licensing agreement, and trademark application. • Presented guidelines on company formation to local entrepreneurs at Small Business Association.
-
-
-
Law Office of Raymond C. Lubus
-
New Fairfield, CT
-
Paralegal
-
Aug 2002 - Mar 2006
• Prepared court documents for business, criminal, probate, and civil litigation cases, including personal injury, property disputes, and family matters. • Prepared business documents, including state business filings, start-up and dissolution documents, partnership agreements, bylaws, third-party business contracts, and liens and real estate closing documents. • Prepared court documents for business, criminal, probate, and civil litigation cases, including personal injury, property disputes, and family matters. • Prepared business documents, including state business filings, start-up and dissolution documents, partnership agreements, bylaws, third-party business contracts, and liens and real estate closing documents.
-
-
-
Hessel Group
-
Wilton, Connecticut, United States
-
Associate
-
Jan 2002 - May 2002
-
-
-
Oxford Marketing
-
Narberth, Pennsylvania, United States
-
Associate
-
May 2001 - Dec 2001
-
-
-
Corporate Payroll Services
-
United States
-
Financial Services
-
1 - 100 Employee
-
Benefits Specialist
-
Oct 2000 - Apr 2001
-
-
-
Praxair
-
Danbury, Connecticut, United States
-
IT Associate
-
May 2000 - Sep 2000
-
-
Education
-
Harvard Business School Executive Education
Kraft Precision Medicine Accelerator: Play Book for Cures, 2020 -
2003 - 2006
Western New England University School of Law
Doctor of Jurisprudence (JD), Top 30% -
2004 - 2006
Western New England University
Master of Business Administration (MBA), 3.76/4.00 -
1996 - 2000
Western Connecticut State University
Bachelor's Degree, Justice and Law Administration -
1992 - 1996
Immaculate High School
High School -
2014 - 2018
German Language School of Connecticut
German Language and Literature
Community
