David Morse

David Morse has over 28 years of experience in the biopharmaceutical industry, beginning with their role as a Microbiology Lab Technician at McGhan Medical Corp. in 1993. In 1995, they joined Amgen as a Manufacturing Associate, and progressed through roles of increasing responsibility, including Manufacturing Supervisor, Manufacturing Associate Manager, Senior Global Operations Project Manager, Director Global Operations, and Director Quality Control. In 2015, they moved to Kite Pharma, Inc., where they held the roles of Associate Director Quality Systems, Director Quality Assurance, and Consultant. In 2019, they joined Atara Biotherapeutics as Senior Director Quality Control, and in 2021, they became the VP Head of Quality at Appia Bio.

David Morse attended Isidore Newman High School from 1985 to 1989. David then went on to obtain a Bachelor of Science in Microbiology, General from the University of California at Santa Barbara between 1989 and 1994.