Alexander Robertson
Senior Consultant at KPMG China
Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, China
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Top SchoolAlex Robertson is a computational biology leader with 12 years of experience building and scaling bioinformatics solutions for clinical genomics, currently directing computational biology at Foundation Medicine where he leads ctDNA monitoring product development. He combines a PhD from MIT in Computational and Systems Biology with hands-on experience developing deep-sequencing analysis software, and has grown through roles at Lexent Bio (acquired by Foundation Medicine), Color Genomics, and Counsyl. Alex is passionate about translating advanced computational methods into diagnostics that directly improve patient care, balancing research rigor with product-driven delivery. Based in New Jersey, he blends academic depth with practical leadership in industry teams, often focusing on turning complex sequencing data into robust, clinically actionable insights.
12 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Novel Interventions to Enhance Vascular Function with Applications for Pressure Injury Prevention, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Novel Interventions to Enhance Vascular Function with Applications for Pressure Injury Prevention at Loughborough UniversityBedford Modern School
Github Skills (5)
bayesian4
polymorphism3
genomics1
simulator1
bioinformatics1
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
alexrson/rbns_pipeline
Apr 2014 - Sep 2016
Contributions:5 commits, 1 branch in 2 years 5 months
alexrson/jCal
Dec 2014 - Mar 2016
Contributions:1 release, 39 commits, 31 pushes in 1 year 2 months
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