Sara Ghazaii Marino, who was associate director of global communications for Novartis, has joined Pacira Biosciences, a leader in non-opioid pain management, as executive director of corporate communications.
Novartis' Marino Moves to Pacira Bio
Tue., Jul. 5, 2022
By Kevin McCauley
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