About me
Tamara Mandell, M.Ed., serves as Director of Biotility at the University of Florida (UF Biotility), where she leads national efforts to build a skilled, future ready bioscience workforce. Applying more than a decade of combined academic research and industrial biotechnology experience, she leads with a pragmatic approach to aligning competencies and skills with regulated manufacturing and research environments. Tamara led the development of the Biotechnology Aptitude and Competency Exam (BACE), a nationally recognized credential that provides employers with validated measure of workforce readiness and expands pathways into biotechnology careers. A champion for learners, instructors, and the broader bio industrial community, she seeks to embed industry practices, competencies, and skills into multi-level curricula to support a talent pipeline for the bioscience industries.
