Women In Construction

WIC Profile: Kerrie Julian

Kerrie Julian, Director of Science Strategy, Margulies Perruzzi

Kerrie Julian

Kerrie Julian, RA, LEED AP, CDT has been working in the design and construction industry for over 25 years and brings a wealth of experience in project programming, detailed design, and construction administration. In her role as the director of science strategy at Margulies Perruzzi (MP), she lends her expertise to projects, manages and recruits staff, and develops new client relationships.

Kerrie has worked on a wide variety of projects in the Greater Boston area including Immunogen, Seurat, Boston Heart Diagnostics, Biogen, Quest Diagnostics, Smith and Nephew, Frequency Therapeutics, Triplet Therapeutics, J&J/DePuy, EQT Exeter, Pfizer, and Moderna.

When young women ask her for advice about a career in the industry, she always tells them to get involved. “Simply being a member of a professional organization isn’t enough – you need to join a committee and be an active participant,” she advises. Kerrie says this is how she built her network, and she has relied on that network throughout her career in a variety of ways.

Kerrie is on the sponsorship committee for the Boston chapter of Women in Bio, an organization of professionals committed to promoting careers, leadership, and entrepreneurship for all women in the life sciences. She is also a member of the International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE) Boston chapter.

Kerrie earned a Bachelor of Architecture from the Wentworth Institute of Technology and completed a lab safety seminar at the Harvard School of Public Health. She is VP of alumni relations on the Wentworth Institute of Technology Alumni board and co-chair of the Wentworth golf committee.