DaVita Labs appoints vp and general manager
Chronic kidney disease laboratory hires Leslie Mirani
Mirani brings to DaVita Labs more than 25 years’ experience in commercial sales and marketing – primarily renal-focused – in the pharmaceutical industry. She previously worked for Human Genome Sciences as an immunology sales director and as vice president for Amgen’s nephrology business unit for 18 years.
DaVita Labs has 86,700ft2 dedicated to its clinical diagnostic laboratories between its two locations in Fort Lauderdale and DeLand, Florida, US.
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