Melody began her clinical career over 35 years ago at Abbott HPD in Illinois; she moved to California to work for Syntex (now Roche). She has worked for several small biotech companies with experience in medical devices, pharmaceuticals, biologicals, drug/device combinations, and drug delivery systems. In 2001 she relocated to AUSTRALIA to establish a subsidiary of Clinimetrics; she subsequently worked for St. Jude Medical–Australia. Upon returning to San Diego in mid-2009 she was a clinical consultant for a few years before returning to industry in 2015. She is currently employed by Avelas Biosciences, a COI Pharmaceuticals company.
