Jill Salelanonda
Associate Director of Lab Operations Mammoth Biosciences
Jill Salelanonda is an experienced lab operations leader with a strong background in chemical engineering and pharmaceutical formulation. After earning a degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Colorado, Jill began their career developing inkjet printer inks. Driven by a passion for deeper scientific impact, they pursued a Master’s in Chemical Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley.
Following graduate school, Jill spent eight years at Gilead Sciences, where they worked as a Formulation Scientist before transitioning into lab operations, gaining valuable experience in both scientific research and operational excellence. For the past 5.5 years, they have served as Associate Director of Lab Operations at Mammoth Biosciences. There, Jill has been instrumental in scaling the company from 20 to 150 employees, leading a major facility buildout and relocation, and managing a team of three to ensure the labs remain efficient, organized, and safe.
Seminars
- Differentiating mandatory best practices against optional safety measures to prioritize time effectively
- Setting up compliance in association with Cal/OSHA and CalEPA to enforce the correct safety programs and trainings to secure the working environment
- Establishing best practices around chemical labelling and hazardous materials management to collate safety information in the best way
