Kari Oakes

Director of Research Operations

Kari Oakes is Director of Research Operations for AgencyIQ’s Life Sciences division. She has primary editorial oversight of AgencyIQ life sciences content. She also contributes analysis on pharmaceutical regulatory issues with an emphasis on FDA advisory committee meeting coverage.

Before joining AgencyIQ, Kari worked as managing editor for a regulatory news organization and as a medical journalist specializing in academic medical conference coverage. She also practiced for several years as a physician assistant, working in neurology, emergency medicine and primary care in academic and military medical centers. Kari has a bachelor’s degree from St. Norbert College and completed her academic and clinical training as a PA at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.