Heather Gripka

Heather Gripka, MBA has extensive work experience in the pharmaceutical industry. Heather currently serves as the Director Vaccine Sales for the Great Lakes Region at Dynavax Technologies, a position they have held since 2021. Prior to this role, they were the Director of Vaccine Sales Key Accounts for the Central US at Dynavax Technologies from January to October 2023. Before joining Dynavax Technologies, Heather worked at Sanofi Pasteur as a Key Account Manager from 2018 to 2021. Heather also spent a significant portion of their career at Merck, where they held the position of Executive Customer Representative from 1998 to 2018.

Heather Gripka, MBA, completed their Master in Business Administration with a Specialization in Healthcare Management from the D'Amore-McKim School of Business at Northeastern University in 2012. Prior to that, they obtained a Bachelor's degree in Biology with a Microbiology emphasis and a minor in Marketing from Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) in 1998. In addition to their formal education, they have also obtained a certification in "Addressing Unconscious Bias as a Leader" from LinkedIn, with the specific month of completion not provided and obtained in 2023.