Pierce assumed her current role in August 2022. She started her career as a registered nurse in the U.K. and went on to become director of nursing and chief nurse in Australia. Before assuming her current position, Pierce was the CEO of one of the hospitals under Ramsay Health Care and COO of Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service in Australia. She sat on the Health Advisory Board at Bond University and the Australian Institute of Company Directors Gold Coast Committee. She was also the board director at MS Queensland. Pierce also serves on the advisory board of Second Cell, a biotechnology company