Yuliya Kuras

Yuliya Kuras, PhD, PMP, currently serves as Associate Director in Global Project & Alliance Management at Merck, responsible for steering cross-functional product development strategies and translating strategic objectives into comprehensive program plans. Previously, Yuliya held the role of Global Clinical Project Manager at IQVIA, managing late-stage rare disease clinical trials across multiple countries. Yuliya's experience includes senior project management at Brigham and Women's Hospital, overseeing a biorepository and managing a team in neurogenomics, as well as research positions at Brandeis University and Butler Hospital, focusing on clinical trials and human-subject studies. Yuliya earned a PhD from Brandeis University and a bachelor's degree from the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth.