Andrew Birnberg
Senior Bioinformatics Engineer
Seacliff, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolAndrew Birnberg is a Senior Bioinformatics Engineer with 11 years of experience bridging molecular biology and software engineering to deliver computational solutions for biotech. Trained at UC Berkeley in molecular and cell biology and later at Holberton School for software engineering, he combines deep domain expertise in wet-lab virology and high-throughput experiments with practical Python and ML-driven data analysis. His industry roles at Genentech, Sana Biotechnology, and now Xaira Therapeutics demonstrate a track record of turning complex biological questions into reproducible computational pipelines and production-ready tools. Colleagues value his critical thinking and breadth—equally comfortable designing experiments, automating analysis, or architecting scalable bioinformatics workflows. An early interest in medical anthropology gives him a nuanced perspective on how technical solutions affect patients and practitioners, informing more thoughtful product decisions. Based in Seacliff, CA, he excels at translating biological insight into robust software that accelerates therapeutic discovery.
11 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Master’s Degree, Molecular Biology, Master’s Degree, Molecular Biology at University of California, BerkeleyComputer Software Engineering, Computer Software Engineering at Holberton SchoolPost-baccalaureate science prerequisites for graduate study, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Post-baccalaureate science prerequisites for graduate study, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at New York UniversityBachelor’s Degree, Anthropology, Bachelor’s Degree, Anthropology at Reed CollegeMachine learning, Certificate, Machine learning, Certificate at General Assembly
English, Spanish, French
Github Skills (121)
slurm10
dataflow10
genomics10
reproducible-science10
singularity10
nextflow10
pipeline10
rna-seq10
sequencing10
reproducible-research10
bioinformatics10
configurations10
quilt10
linux9
python9
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
SmartLease/Ethereum
Apr 2018 - Apr 2018
Contributions:61 commits, 30 pushes, 1 branch in 16 days
birnbera/AirBnB_clone_v3
Nov 2017 - Jan 2018
Contributions:120 commits, 10 PRs, 52 pushes in 2 months
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