Eric Harness
Strategic Advisor
California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolEric Harness is a genomics and R&D operations leader with eight years of industry experience who blends hands-on molecular science with strategic advisory and operational turnaround expertise. He has led NGS technology feasibility, process development, and validation programs that delivered multimillion-dollar cost savings and scaled laboratory operations from bench to commercial release. As Sr. Director and Associate Director roles at organizations like Tempus and CellCarta he built teams, instituted QMS and regulatory-compliant lab practices, and drove cross-functional transfers of complex assays and automation. A longtime nonprofit biotech builder (President of BioCurious), he brings uncommon experience in community lab operations, biosafety training, and public outreach alongside deep technical skills in sequencing biochemistry, enzyme production, and assay optimization. Based in California, Eric pairs rigorous experimental design and RCA/CAPA discipline with a knack for translating market dynamics into pragmatic roadmaps for emerging life-science ventures.
8 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Bachlor, Science, Bachlor, Science at University of St. FrancisMasters, Biology, Masters, Biology at Purdue University
Github Skills (7)
ecology10
database9
biology9
rna-seq4
bioinformatics3
dwarf3
editing3
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (4)
eharness/sphere
Mar 2018 - Jul 2020
DIYbiosphere is an open-source project to collect Do-it-Yourself Biology (DIYbio) initiatives from all over the world
Contributions:3 pushes in 2 years 3 months
collectdiybiobiologyopen-source-projectdo-it-yourself
DIYbiosphere/sphere
Mar 2018 - Jul 2020
DIYbiosphere is an open-source project to collect Do-it-Yourself Biology (DIYbio) initiatives from all over the world
Contributions:1 review, 4 commits, 2 PRs in 2 years 4 months
collectdiybiobiologybiohackingdatabase
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