Jessica Cordes studied Molecular Life Science in Luebeck and started her business career for 2 years at the Central Lab MDS Pharma Services as project manager.
She moved then to GlaxoSmithKline where she worked as country project leader for 4 years.
In 2013, she moved to MorphoSys, working in an international role as clinical trial leader overseeing clinical trials with antibodies.
2017 she moved to Medigene as clinical trial manager, planning and implementing a cell therapy clinical trial and in 2018 took over the leadership for Clinical Operations while building the group. In 2021, she joined Immatics being responsible for building a global cohesive Clinical Operations department and leading the operational strategy for the global conduct of all clinical trials.