Douglas Mans

EMSL Director

Dr. Douglas Mans is Director of the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL). Mans is the primary interface with Department of Energy, Office of Science’s Biological and Environmental Research program and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory leadership. He works closely with the user community for science, management, and operations of EMSL. His scientific vision to attracts outstanding staff scientists and users to EMSL facilities and programs, promotes innovative research, and fosters the creation of robust scientific teams and communities. He leads more than 160 staff members in growing EMSL's reputation as a premier scientific user facility.

A biopharmaceutical strategic science and technology expert, Mans has more than 13 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry. Before joining PNNL and EMSL in 2019, he was Innovation Director at Janssen Pharmaceuticals, managing a portfolio of global external innovation projects and collaborations starting in 2017. Mans spent most of his career at GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), a multinational pharmaceutical company. He started in 2006 as an investigator/principal scientist. He held several management positions of increasing responsibility at GSK including Innovation Seeker, Global Director of Continuous Processing, Asset Management Lead, and Global Director for Chemical Catalysis and Novel Methods. In 2016, he was part of a team at ViiV Healthcare, a GSK subsidiary, developing innovative solutions to challenges associated with HIV treatments and patient support.