Lery Álvarez Lugo
Senior Scientist @Merck
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WORK HISTORY
Senior Scientist @Merck
Philadelphia, PA, US
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partnered with External Quantitative Biosciences (ExQB) to procure large-scale custom antibody orders from external vendors, gaining direct experience with group-specific vendor management protocols.•Vendor & Contract Management: Collaborated with Business Development & Licensing (BD & L) to execute Material Transfer Agreements (MTAs) for the evaluation of external cell lines, ensuring compliance and timely project progression.•Leadership & Influence: Lead recurring HIV Cure Group Meetings to foster data exchange across departments and sites and drive a new growth opportunity for the CD4 mimetic program by initiating development of an mRNA platform.• Technical Leadership: Orchestrated key collaborations with flow cytometry experts to drive two critical workstreams: 1) the data-driven selection of a high-potency NK cell line for therapeutic assays, and 2) the establishment of a gold-standard, flow-based ADCC assay to enable testing on challenging non-reporter targets.•Digital Innovation & Efficiency: Proactively integrated AI into workflow by developing a custom tool to critically analyze external scientific literature for experimental rigor, and a second bot to enhance emotionally intelligent stakeholder communication.
EDUCATION
University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez
Bachelor of Science - BS, Chemical Engineering
Yale University
Master of Science - MS, Genetics/Molecular Biology
SKILLS
ABOUT LERY ÁLVAREZ LUGO
A highly organized and detail-oriented scientist with a Master\'s degree and over 13 years of experience in molecular biology and genetics. Possesses hands-on expertise in mouse genetics with over 7 years managing the complete lifecycle of genetically engineered models (GEMs). A graduate of Merck\'s selective Diverse Leader Acceleration Program (DLAP) with proven ability to provide scientific and operational oversight, manage external vendors, and drive cross-functional projects. Expertise in several therapeutic areas, with a successful track record of advancing drug discovery programs.
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