Benjamin E
Associate Director, Genomics And Data Science
New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolBenjamin E is an Associate Director of Genomics and Data Science with 12 years of experience blending molecular biology, evolutionary biology and computational analysis to turn next-generation sequencing data into actionable insights. He holds a PhD in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from Yale and has progressed from hands-on research roles to leadership positions at Sarepta Therapeutics and Sema4/GeneDx, delivering bioinformatics tooling and pipelines for clinical and research contexts. Comfortable both at the bench and behind the code, he has contributed to open-source infrastructure like the EasyBuild framework by improving configuration handling and test coverage—reflecting a practical focus on reproducibility and deployment. Based in New Haven, he brings a rare combination of evolutionary thinking and software-quality discipline to genomics programs, with a track record of shipping robust, test-driven solutions that bridge research and production.
12 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Yale UniversityBachelors Biology Computer Science, Bachelors Biology Computer Science at Lehigh University
Github Skills (10)
configuration-management10
python10
testing10
scientific-computing9
science9
linux9
hpc8
python-modules8
core-module8
pytest7
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
easybuilders/easybuild-framework
Dec 2016 - Jan 2017
EasyBuild is a software installation framework in Python that allows you to install software in a structured and robust way.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer & QA Engineer
Back-end Developer & QA EngineerContributions:6 commits, 3 PRs, 9 comments in 1 month
Contributions summary:Benjamin focused on enhancing the EasyBuild framework by adding configuration file constants derived from the operating system environment for user and home directory access. They implemented tests to validate these new template values within configuration files. Further contributions included fixing pathing issues related to robot-paths and improving test coverage for the framework configuration.
pythonstructuredlinuxscientific-softwareinstallation
ycrc/containers-bootcamp
Dec 2018 - Oct 2019
Contributions:18 commits, 10 pushes in 10 months
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