Kyla Pavlina, JD in

Kyla Pavlina, JD

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Chief People Officer & Chief Administration Officer | Partnered with CEO & Board on Turnaround at Scipher Medicine
📍 United States

Kyla is a transformational Chief People Officer with a background as a litigation attorney and a Juris Doctor in Labor & Employment Law. She specializes in scaling global enterprises through IPOs, M&A, and hypergrowth, particularly within the biotech and precision medicine sectors. Colleagues describe her as an energetic, honest, and professional "rock star. "

Outside of her executive work, Kyla is a dedicated fitness enthusiast and has a public athlete profile with CrossFit, holding an L1 certification. Her interests extend to the organizational structures of major global brands like The Walt Disney Company and Siemens, reflecting her focus on large-scale people operations.

Unique fact: Kyla once led a biotech companys talent expansion from 80 to over 1, 700 employees in just seven months, preparing it for a successful acquisition.

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Experience
11 Years
Current Role
Chief People Officer & Chief Administration Officer | Partnered with CEO & Board on Turnaround
Job Level
Leadership
Location
United States
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Data-Driven HR
Passionate about using data to bridge the gap between emotion and evidence in decisions on compensation, equity, and attrition, as discussed in a recent 2025 podcast interview.
Hypergrowth Scaling
Has proven experience rapidly scaling workforces, taking one company from 80 to 1, 700 employees in seven months and another from 80 to 5, 000 across eight countries.
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Career

Work history

12-2023
Chief People Officer & Chief Administration Officer | Partnered with CEO & Board on Turnaround
Scipher Medicine
6-2021 - 4-2023
Chief People Officer | Positioned Company for Successful IPO in 6 Months
Hyperfine
7-2020 - 5-2021
Chief People Officer | One of 3 Deal Team Members for Company Sale to Thermo Fisher Scientific
Mesa Biotech, Inc.
5-2013 - 12-2019
Head of Human Resources (Global CHRO) | Scaled Workforce from 80 to 5k Employees Globally
CrossFit, Inc.
12-2012 - 7-2013
Director, Talent Management
Rauxa Group
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Education
Executive Education
Columbia Business School
Juris Doctor - JD
Cleveland State University
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