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Viridian Therapeutics Appoints Carrie Melvin as Chief Operating Officer
WALTHAM, Mass., June 23, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Viridian Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRDN), a biotechnology company advancing new treatments for patients
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[{"type":"text","content":"WALTHAM, Mass., June 23, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Viridian Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRDN), a biotechnology company advancing new treatments for patients suffering from serious diseases underserved by current therapies, today announced the appointment of Carrie Melvin as Chief Operating Officer, a newly created position at the company. “As we prepare for late-stage clinical development for our TED programs, we are excited to add Carrie to the Viridian team” said Jonathan Violin, Ph.D., Viridian Therapeutics’ President and CEO. “Carrie’s extensive experience in a wide range of operational activities supporting product development and approval will be tremendously valuable to our expanding efforts on VRDN-001 and VRDN-002.” Ms. Melvin has over 20 years of experience at pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. She has held roles of increasing responsibility in development and commercial stage companies, including leadership responsibilities for worldwide clinical development operations in oncology and rare diseases. She also has extensive experience leading data management, clinical program management, site management, medical writing, vendor management, and supply chain activities. Prior to joining Viridian, Ms. Melvin served as Senior Vice President of Clinical Development Operations at X4 Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: XFOR), during which time she led the clinical development operations function. Prior to joining X4 Pharmaceuticals, she served as Vice President of Global Clinical Sciences and Delivery, Oncology at GSK, plc (NYSE:GSK), a role she took on after GSK acquired TESARO, Inc. in January 2019. Prior to the acquisition, she served as Vice President of Clinical Operations at TESARO. During her time at GSK and TESARO, she oversaw clinical development operations for the oncology portfolio, including developing operational strategy and vendor partnerships. Prior to TESARO, Ms. Melvin served as the Vice President, and Head of Global Clinical Operations at Kura Oncology, Inc. (Nasdaq:KURA), where she established and led the clinical operations group. Ms. Melvin received her MBA from the Boston University Questrom School of Business and her BSN degree with highest distinction from the University of Rhode Island. Notice of Issuance of Inducement Grant Pursuant to her employment agreement, Ms. Melvin will be awarded an option...