Marilyn Ramírez joined the Basel Institute in July 2022 as a Human Resources Specialist.

In her function, she supports the Institute and its global teams of staff in a variety of HR-related tasks.

Marilyn is originally from Costa Rica, where she obtained a bachelor’s degree in Journalism. She then moved to France and later to Basel, where she began her career in HR and gained a Federal Diploma in HR Administration.

Marilyn has held a variety of HR roles in companies large and small, including in the pharmaceutical industry (Novartis, Roche) and insurance sector (Helvetia). 

In addition to her mother tongue Spanish, Marilyn speaks fluent English, German and French.