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Vice President, People
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Mary Jacobs is Vice President of People at Lila Sciences, where she leads human resources and talent acquisition teams. She has deep expertise in executive and technical recruiting and building teams at the forefront of science and technology.
Prior to LILA, Mary held talent acquisition leadership roles at Flagship Pioneering, where she helped scale over 30 new companies during her tenure. At Proclinical Staffing, she led scientific and clinical recruiting teams, partnering with biotech and pharma industry leaders.
Mary holds a BS in Neuroscience from the University of Pittsburgh.
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9/10/2026
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What’s a Science Startup Doing with an Open-Endedness Team?
Open-ended search is core infrastructure for scientific superintelligence, according to AI researcher Ken Stanley. This profile of Stanley's open-endedness team at Lila Sciences explores why that approach is central to autonomous science.
9/8/2026
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Ben Kompa, LILA's Head of AI-Lab Innovation, named to MIT Technology Review's 35 Innovators Under 35
Ben Kompa, Head of AI-Lab Innovation, has been named to MIT Technology Review's 35 Innovators Under 35. Ben's work sits at the intersection of AI and automated experimentation, exactly the kind of bridge-building this recognition is meant to celebrate.
