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Kenneth Olsen New Jersey

Longtime New Jersey Health Care Industry Attorney

Based in Fort Lee, New Jersey, Kenneth Olsen is a longtime health care industry attorney. He has experience spanning the pharmaceutical, consumer, and medical device spheres. Previously based in Japan with Olympic Corporation, Kenneth Olsen currently works as a legal consultant with Kedrion Biopharma. 


Having worked in leadership capacities with Johnson & Johnson (J&J) in New Brunswick, New Jersey, for more than two decades, Mr. Olsen spearheaded a trio of transformational initiatives at the company. While serving at Johnson & Johnson Health Care Systems, Inc., as regulatory lawyer, and general counsel, he launched the J&J Commercial Programs Law Group and created a new strategic framework. 


Mr. Olsen also took on responsibilities as a J&J management board member and offered insight into the firm’s overall long-term planning and strategic capacities. He was proactive in the implementation of cost-efficient legal pathways spanning government and commercial contracting as well as supply chain activities. Managing a $5 million annual budget, Kenneth Olsen oversaw such functions as succession planning, candidate selection, and the mentoring and coaching of staff members in various career capacities.

Brick, NJ, US


Work Experience

Jan 1, 2017 - Present

Global Associate General Counsel, Regulatory Law
Olympus Corporation


Education

Jan 1, 1986 - Jan 1, 1989

JD
Columbus School of Law The Catholic University of America
Law

Jan 1, 1982 - Jan 1, 1986

BS
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Mechanical Engineering/Physics

JD

Columbus School of Law The Catholic University of America
Juris Doctor