Melissa Black

Melissa Black is the head of Program Management and is responsible for the successful execution of Allysta's development programs. Melissa brings a wealth of experience in Program Management, Strategic Planning and Partner Management. Most recently Melissa has led several early stage development programs at companies including Unity Biotechnology, Plexxikon, InterMune (now part of Roche), Altheos, and CoMentis. Earlier in her career she worked in Project Management at ALZA/Johnson and Johnson, where she managed multiple key projects and was a key part of the team responsible for the integration and streamlining of the ALZA project management function within Johnson and Johnson. Melissa received a Bachelor's degree in Physical Anthropology with minors in Molecular Genetics and French from The Ohio State University.