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Education
Johns Hopkins University (Unknown - Present)
- Degree: M.S.
- Field of Study: Org. Dev/Career Counseling
- Description:
American University (Unknown - Present)
- Degree: B.A.
- Field of Study: Psychology
- Description:
Skills:
Strategic Partnerships, Career Development, Human Resources (HR), Training & Development
Work Experience:
Chief People Officer at Immuneering Corporation
- Location: New York City Metropolitan Area
- Duration: 2022-10 to Present
- Description: HR leader with Immuneering supporting the goal of developing medicines with broad activity for large patient populations. Proud to be partnering with an excellent senior leadership team and my dedicated colleagues with the mission of developing novel therapies by utilizing our disease-agnostic platform to address areas of high unmet medical need.
Chief Member at Chief
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Duration: 2021-08 to Present
- Description: Chief is a private, membership-based networking group for women in senior executive roles. The mission is to help women executives maximize their leadership impact by providing resources and connections.
Chief Human Resources Officer at Luzsana Biotechnology
- Location: Princeton, New Jersey, United States
- Duration: 2021-08 to 2022-10
- Description: Part of the executive leadership team. Top HR leader for a multinational biotechnology company with offices in Europe (Basel), Japan and Princeton,NJ. Manage all HR areas including strategy, org design and development, leadership development, compensation, rewards and recognition, employee relations, talent acquisition and benefits.
Vice President, People at Prevail Therapeutics
- Location: New York City Metropolitan Area
- Duration: 2019-09 to 2021-08
- Description: Top HR leader reporting to the CEO and part of the Prevail executive team. Managed all human capital aspects of a rapidly growing gene therapy company. Joined Prevail prior to the acquisition by Eli Lilly in January 2021. Retained to continue growing the Prevail business as it progresses its clinical pipeline in a highly underserved therapeutic area for neuro degenerative diseases (Parkinson’s, frontotemporal dementia and Gaucher’s disease).
Head of Human Resources (Corp Functions, US Commercial, Medical Affairs and Strategy) at Intercept Pharmaceuticals
- Location: Greater New York City Area
- Duration: 2015-08 to 2019-09
- Description: Joined Intercept when it was a pre- commercial business and created the HR foundational building blocks required as it expanded from less than 75 employees to close to 700 employees.
Candidate Intelligence Report
AI-powered analysis from the perspective of a US hiring director — evaluating career continuity, growth trajectory, and role fit.
Career Continuity & Risk Assessment
No evident employment gaps from 2015 to present with continuous roles in biotech/pharma HR leadership; industry consistency is high, and career progression shows steady advancement despite a few shorter tenures linked to market dynamics.
Industry consistency is strong (biotech/pharma and healthcare). Overlaps with non-employment activities (Chief membership) are not gaps and align with professional branding.
Tenure stability shows several relatively short stints (Prevail ~2 years, Luzsana ~1 year) which can raise questions about long-term continuity, though these moves align with typical biotech company dynamics (growth, acquisitions) and overall upward progression.
Education-Career Match notes limited detail on the field of the MS from Johns Hopkins; while the degree is prestigious and HR-focused roles are common with such credentials, lack of field specificity introduces some ambiguity regarding alignment.
Career Growth Curve
Best-Fit Roles (Top 5)
Chief People Officer (CHRO) - Biotech/Pharma96% fit
Directly leverages her current CPO experience and proven ability to scale HR across global functions in biotech, with a track record of partnering with senior leadership to drive business results in drug development and commercialization.
Chief Human Resources Officer - Global Biotech Company92% fit
Hands-on experience leading HR for multinational operations, including governance, compensation, and talent strategies across Europe and Asia; well-suited for a multinational board-facing role.
Senior Vice President, People & Culture - Public Biotech90% fit
Senior HR leader capable of shaping culture, talent, and organizational design in a publicly traded biotech with growth objectives and regulatory considerations.
Global Head of HR - Corporate Functions & Strategy - Large Pharma85% fit
Experience overseeing HR for corporate functions and strategy aligns with leading HR for finance, legal, IT, and other corporate services within a large pharmaceutical enterprise.
Vice President, People Operations - Gene Therapy / Biotech80% fit
Strong alignment with gene therapy and biotech growth environments; would leverage her deep domain knowledge while enabling rapid scaling in a high-velocity setting.
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