Alena Lee
About Alena Lee
Alena Lee serves as the Head of Operations at MantleBio, where she focuses on enhancing data infrastructure and team effectiveness. She has a diverse background in engineering and operations, having worked at several biotech companies and startups.
Current Role at MantleBio
Alena Lee serves as the Head of Operations at MantleBio, a position she has held since 2023. In this role, she focuses on creating scalable data infrastructure to enhance the connection between wet lab and dry lab environments. Her leadership emphasizes teamwork and improvisation, which she considers essential for building effective teams.
Previous Experience in Biotechnology
Alena Lee has a diverse background in biotechnology and engineering. She worked as a Manufacturing Engineer at Zymergen, Inc. from 2019 to 2020. Following this, she served as an Automation Engineer at ArsenalBio from 2020 to 2021. Additionally, she held the position of Fluidics Engineer at Bioelectronica Corporation in 2018 and was an Applications Intern at Hamilton Company from 2016 to 2017.
Founding Engineer and Startup Experience
Alena was a Founding Engineer at a Stealth Startup from 2021 to 2023. During this time, she contributed to the development of innovative solutions in lab automation. She also founded a lab automation company, where she played a key role in making robots more user-friendly and building the team from the ground up.
Education and Academic Background
Alena Lee earned her Master of Science in Biotechnology from the University of Nevada, Reno. She also participated in the Sustainability Co-creation Programme (SCOPE) at Hosei University in Tokyo, Japan. Her academic background supports her expertise in engineering and biotechnology.
Technical Skills and Projects
Alena has demonstrated her technical skills by building a $2-3M system that integrates over 40 devices and robots to facilitate drug therapies reaching clinical trials. She has experience prototyping and building microfluidic chips at a startup while also working in visual effects model shops for projects like Mythbusters and Star Wars.