Cicely Washington Ph.D.

Cicely Washington PhD, MBA is an experienced professional in business operations and strategic marketing within the biotechnology and healthcare sectors. Currently serving as the Director of Business Operations, Customer Care at Cepheid since August 2018, Cicely has held various leadership positions, including DBSL Director EMEA Commercial and Global Strategic Marketing Manager at Danaher. Prior roles include Product Manager and Senior Project Manager at Illumina, where contributions involved lifecycle management of the Illumina Advantage Product Portfolio and operational support for new product introductions. Cicely's career also encompasses technical leadership at Abbott, scientific research at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, and academic experience at Colorado State University. Educational credentials include an M.B.A. in International Business from USC Marshall School of Business, a PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and additional degrees in Chemical Engineering from Virginia Tech and Brown University.