Jay Benson

Jay Benson currently serves as the Chief Operating Officer at Wheeler Bio, Inc., a position held since September 2025. Prior to this role, Benson was the Chief Manufacturing and Supply Chain Officer at Civica Rx from June 2023 to August 2025. Benson's extensive background includes leadership positions at Thermo Fisher Scientific, where responsibilities included Head of Operations for the Clinical Diagnostics Division and Vice President and General Manager of St. Louis and North American Operations in Biologics. Previous experience includes a Vice President role at Takeda, overseeing Massachusetts Biologics Operations, and a distinguished tenure at Bayer HealthCare, managing various supply chain and production functions. Benson’s career began with roles at SAFC Biosciences, CPKelco, and Covance. Educational qualifications include an MBA from the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley, and a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Oklahoma.