Sonya Trejo

Sonya Trejo, MS, RAC, is a seasoned professional in quality assurance and process engineering with extensive experience in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries. As the Senior Manager of Quality Assurance at Kyverna Therapeutics, Sonya Trejo oversees quality assurance for external manufacturing of Lentiviral Vector and CAR-T drug products. Previous roles include Senior Process Engineer II at AmplifyBio, where expertise in CMC supported multi-product manufacturing for cell and gene therapy clinical trials, and Global MS&T Sr Process Engineer at Bristol Myers Squibb, focusing on CAR-T and lentiviral vector processes. Sonya Trejo also contributed significantly at Juno Therapeutics and in various engineering and documentation roles at Solta Medical, Bio-Rad Laboratories, and Gen Probe. An educational background includes a Master's in Molecular Pharmacology and a Bachelor's in Biology from the University of Washington, along with a BA in English from San Francisco State University.