Melisa S. Medrano

Melisa S. Medrano, Ph.D., is an Associate Director of Talent Acquisition at Sonoma Biotherapeutics. She brings experience in scientific recruiting to the role. Dr. Medrano was most recently involved with leading and evolving talent acquisition at NGMBio and was hired across scientific, clinical, and other functions at multiple levels. She was also heavily involved in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I) Initiatives. Prior to NGMBio, Dr. Medrano worked with Gilead Sciences’ talent acquisition team where she sourced roles across a variety of functional areas, including research, development, manufacturing, and supply chain.

Dr. Medrano received her Ph.D. in molecular microbiology at Tufts University, where she studied the pathogenesis of Borrelia burgdorferi in Lyme disease. She received her B.S. in microbiology from New Mexico State University.