Disc Medicine Appoints Lisa Amaya Price, MBA as Chief Human Resources Officer

WATERTOWN, Mass., Jan. 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Disc Medicine, Inc. (NASDAQ:IRON), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of novel treatments for patients suffering from serious hematologic diseases, today announced the appointment of Lisa Amaya Price, MBA as the company’s Chief Human Resources (HR) Officer. Ms. Amaya Price brings more than 25 years of experience in human resources and organizational leadership, including at multiple commercial-stage companies.

“As we move towards commercialization, we have meaningfully increased hiring to support these efforts and Lisa will play a central role in building a strong, scalable organization by attracting, developing, and retaining exceptional talent across the business,” said John Quisel, J.D., Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer of Disc. “Her leadership will be instrumental as we continue to strengthen our capabilities and prepare the company for long-term success.”

“I am excited to join Disc at this pivotal time for the company. The opportunity to help build and scale a team while preparing to deliver a much-needed therapy to patients with significant unmet needs is incredibly motivating,” said Ms. Amaya Price. “I look forward to partnering across the organization to support our people and culture as we enter this next phase of growth.”

Ms. Amaya Price joins Disc Medicine from Deciphera where she served as SVP and Chief HR Officer, helping lead the company’s integration into ONO Pharmaceuticals. Prior to this, she was the Chief People Officer at LGC Group, a private-equity global life science tools company with over 4,000 employees worldwide. Ms. Amaya Price was also a senior HR leader at Scholar Rock as well as Takeda Pharmaceuticals where she led organizational design and talent selection related to the acquisition of Shire Pharmaceuticals. Prior to Takeda, she spent 8 years at Biogen, serving in various positions of increasing responsibility, including most recently Senior Director, Human Resources of R&D.  Earlier in her career, she held human resource leadership positions at Interpublic Group, Inc., Metro International S.A., and American Financial Systems, Inc.  Ms. Amaya Price received a BA from Bard College, an MA from Simmons College, and an MBA from F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business at Babson College.