Raphael Melke

Raphael Melke is currently an Account Manager at QIAGEN since March 2025. Prior to this role, Raphael served as a Territory Manager at Eppendorf Group from September 2021 to December 2024, managing accounts in the academic, biotech, pharma, government, and healthcare sectors across the DC metropolitan area, with a focus on small and medium-sized capital equipment and consumables. Before Eppendorf Group, Raphael worked as a Sales Representative at VWR, part of Avantor, from December 2019 to September 2021, providing laboratory solutions to research and academic accounts in the region. Raphael began a professional journey at The Ohio State University, where as a Resident Advisor from August 2014 to May 2018, programs were planned to promote diversity, inclusion, and community development among residents. Raphael holds a Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering from The Ohio State University, earned between 2013 and 2018.