Mba/Ms Meryll Pray

Meryll Pray, MBA/MS, has a solid work experience in the pharmaceutical industry. Meryll currently holds the position of Director, Program & Alliance Management at Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals since February 2021. Prior to that, they worked at EMD Serono, Inc. as the Lead NCE Sr. Bioanalytical Outsourcing Manager from October 2020 to February 2021.

Meryll's earlier roles include being an Associate Bioanalytical Project Manager and Bioanalytical Project Manager at EMD Serono, Inc. from May 2016 to August 2019. Meryll also worked at Biogen, where they started as an Associate Scientist II in May 2012 and eventually became an Associate Scientist III. At Biogen, they successfully advocated for the implementation of automated liquid handling for bioanalytical assays and conducted a department-wide survey to identify opportunities and challenges with automation.

Prior to Biogen, Meryll gained experience at Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. as a Senior Research Associate and Research Associate II. Meryll also worked as a Graduate Research Associate at Louisiana State University, School of Veterinary Medicine.

Meryll's early career includes internships at Pfizer, where they held various roles as Intern IV, Summer Intern III/IV, and Intern III.

Overall, Meryll Pray has demonstrated a strong background in program and alliance management, bioanalytical project management, and scientific research across multiple organizations in the pharmaceutical industry.

Meryll Pray's education history begins in 2000 when they obtained a Bachelor's of Science in Animal Science from the University of Massachusetts. They continued their studies and obtained a Master's of Science in Pathobiological Science from the Louisiana State University, School of Veterinary Medicine in 2007. During the same period, they also earned an MS in Immunology/ Virology from Louisiana State University. Most recently, from 2017 to 2021, Meryll Pray attended the University of Massachusetts Lowell and obtained a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree.