Joleen Weese

Joleen Weese has over 20 years of experience in environmental, health, and safety roles. Joleen'smost recent position was at Lyell Immunopharma as the Associate Director of Environmental, Health, Safety, & Sustainability. Prior to that, they worked at Neoleukin Therapeutics as the Associate Director of Environmental, Health, Safety, Sustainability, & Security and was responsible for compliance, safety programs, and EHS policies. Joleen also held senior management positions at Bristol Myers Squibb, where they led safety campaigns and managed teams to ensure operational safety and compliance. Before that, they worked at Juno Therapeutics as a Biosafety Officer and Senior EHS Specialist. Joleen has also held environmental health and safety roles at the Center for Infectious Disease Research and the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. Joleen started their career at Qiagen Genomics as a Production Associate. Throughout their career, they have demonstrated expertise in compliance, risk assessment, safety culture development, training, and team management.

Joleen Weese completed their Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Biology from the University of Puget Sound, graduating between 1994 and 1998. Additionally, they obtained a Certification in Paralegal Studies from the University of Washington, although the specific start and end years are not provided. Joleen Weese also holds additional certifications, including an Associate Safety Professional (ASP) from the Board of Certified Safety Professionals, obtained in March 2020, and a Chemical Hazardous Materials Manager (CHMM) from the Institute of Hazardous Materials Management, obtained in January 2019.