Jo-Ellen Petrone

Vice President - Talent Bicara Therapeutics

Jo-Ellen Petrone has spent her career building talent acquisition functions across biotech and life sciences. She joined Bicara Therapeutics in mid-2025, initially as a Human Resources Consultant before moving into her current role as VP, Talent that October. Before Bicara, she was Head of Talent Acquisition at Anthos Therapeutics, and earlier held Head of Talent Acquisition roles at Sage Therapeutics, spanning Commercial and G&A functions. She also worked as a Human Resources Consultant at Lantheus. She holds a BS in Exercise Physiology from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Seminars

Monday 7th December 2026
Fireside Chat: What It Really Takes to Go Commercial
1:00 pm

This fireside chat brings you one-on-one with an HR leader who has guided their organization through the shift from clinical stage to commercial stage. In an intimate, conversational format, dig into the real infrastructure decisions, talent strategy moves, and organizational readiness steps a first launch demands, with space to ask the questions you actually want answered.

J-Ellen Petrone