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Melissa Dawn

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Director of Psychedelic Sciences at MIMOSA PUBLIC BENEFIT
📍 Los Angeles Metropolitan Area, United States

Melissa Dawn is the Principal Scientist and Managing Director at Dawn Scientific, an integrated drug development practice. She is a strategist specializing in global regulatory affairs and complex scientific challenges, guiding programs from early development through high-scrutiny technical and authority interactions.

Her expertise includes navigating the nuanced legal landscape of the US Federal Analogue Act within the context of drug discovery and development.

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Experience
12 Years
Current Role
Director of Psychedelic Sciences
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Los Angeles Metropolitan Area, United States
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Drug Development Lifecycle
Her thinking focuses on how early-stage assumptions in areas like process chemistry decisively shape downstream constraints and the ultimate scalability of a drug program.
Regulatory Strategy
She emphasizes using FDA interactions like INTERACT meetings not just for answers, but to strategically surface hidden constraints and clarify critical assumptions early in development.
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Career

Work history

2021 - 2022
Director of Psychedelic Sciences
MIMOSA PUBLIC BENEFIT
2020 - 2021
Director of Clinic Operations: Los Angeles
Field Trip Ventures Inc.
2019 - 2021
Director of Botanical Sciences
Field Trip Ventures Inc.
2019 - 2020
Head Consultant
Titan Laboratories
2019 - 2019
Laboratory Director
Titan Laboratories
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