Site Operations Director at Merck Exploratory Science Center
Alex Ibanez, Site Operations Director at Merck Exploratory Science Center (ESC) at Cambridge, MA. She holds a Master’s in Science degree in Cell and Molecular Biology, and an Executive MBA with concentrations in General Management and International Business. She is certified in Project Management and Lean Six Sigma- Green Belt. While working as a researcher, she held positions of increasing responsibility from lab assistant, to lab associate, and finally sr lab manager through three different research labs specializing in Infectious Diseases and later on in Neuroscience. She has authored or coauthored over 29 scientific publications and presentations. Subsequently, Alex moved into the operational support of the research laboratories at Merck and is currently responsible for the Cambridge Site Operations; prior to this assignment, she was the Director for strategic planning of the research facility operations in Kenilworth and collaborative support of discovery programs. She is also involved in the Merck Hispanos Organization (MHO) holding positions as MHO-Rahway, NJ Site Lead; Treasurer; Talent Management Lead and currently MHO Global Lead. She participates in educational programs directed towards the Hispano-Latino community such as the Hispanics Inspiring Students’ Performance and Achievement (HISPA), a 501c3 non-profit organization with the mission to mobilize Latino professionals to serve as active role models for the youth in order to inspire them to pursue higher education and consider careers in STEM.