Alexander Koch
Scientific Engagement Manager at BioLizard
Brussels, Belgium
Summary
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Top SchoolAlexander Koch is a Scientific Engagement Manager and senior bioinformatics leader with 11 years of experience translating complex omics data into actionable insights for academic and industry partners. He leads cross-functional teams of bioinformaticians, biostatisticians, and data scientists at BioLizard, combining technical oversight, client-facing scientific guidance, and go-to-market responsibilities from pre-sales to proposals. His background spans PhD-level genomics research, building public-facing visualization tools like MEXPRESS, and hands-on pipeline development in R, Python and web technologies. Based in Brussels, he pairs deep domain expertise in epigenetics and multi-omics integration with a proven track record in recruitment, training, and running workshops and webinars. An often-overlooked asset is his athlete’s discipline from years on Belgium’s national rowing team, which informs his collaborative, performance-driven approach to team leadership.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Erasmus student Bioscience engineering, Erasmus student Bioscience engineering at University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences ViennaDoctor of Philosophy (PhD) Bioinformatics, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Bioinformatics at Ghent University
Dutch, French, English, German
Github Skills (7)
analytical3
cancer-genomics3
variants3
project-structure2
javascript2
standardized2
analytics1
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
akoch8/mexpress
Jul 2018 - Jul 2020
Contributions:257 commits, 210 pushes, 12 branches in 2 years
akoch8/struqture
Nov 2018 - Oct 2023
Contributions:14 pushes, 1 branch in 5 years
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