Karin Ann Payne

Karin Ann Payne is the Head of Regulatory Compliance at Johnson and Johnson. In this role, Karin Ann leads the Regulatory Compliance Organization (JJRC), reporting to Enterprise CQO and serves as a member of the Quality & Compliance Leadership Team. She is responsible for setting the strategic direction and overseeing the execution of global regulatory compliance across the J&J sectors, ensuring our enterprise maintains the highest standards of regulatory compliance, inspection readiness, and quality assurance.

With a strong focus on modernizing compliance programs by leveraging predictive analytics, artificial intelligence (AI), and digital technologies, Karin works to enhance risk forecasting and enable data-driven decision-making across the enterprise, supporting our mission to deliver high-quality products to patients and customers worldwide.

Karin brings a proven track record of delivering results and is widely respected in the industry for leadership, expertise, and commitment to excellence. She joins Johnson & Johnson from Bristol Myers Squibb, where she most recently served as VP of Global Corporate Quality, driving the creation and deployment of strategic initiatives to respond to changes in the global regulatory environment, mitigate business risks, and enable growth. During her tenure at BMS, she also led the establishment of the Quality Global Capabilities Center in Hyderabad, India, strengthening operational excellence and global collaboration.

Through her quality leadership, Karin Ann has established corporate audit functions and led compliance strategies across multiple regions and business units, ensuring adherence to global laws and regulations.

Her previous experience includes leadership roles of increasing responsibility at Pfizer, Actavis Pharmaceuticals, Reckitt Benckiser, and VP of Commercial Quality at Bayer. Karin Ann has a reputation for outstanding performance and an ability to build high-performing teams.

She earned her Bachelor of Science in Biology from Rutgers University, an MBA in Finance with a Certificate in International Business from Iona University, and a Master of Legal Studies (MLS) in Jurisprudence-Pharmaceutical Law from Seton Hall University.

Outside of work, Karin Ann enjoys running, traveling, and spending time with her family, her husband Carl and two children Adrian and Kassandra.