Ilya Soifer
Director at Ultima Genomics
Tel-Aviv District, Israel
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Top SchoolIlya Soifer is a computational biologist and data scientist with eight years of industry experience and a PhD in Systems Biology from the Weizmann Institute. He now leads bioinformatics at Ultima Genomics, advancing algorithms and analytics for next-generation sequencing and chromatin genomics after progressing from hands-on engineering roles. His background blends statistics, combinatorics, image analysis and algorithm development, rooted in earlier microscopy-driven research on yeast cell division. Ilya has applied these quantitative skills across academia and industry—from algorithm development for plant genomics to bioinformatics at CalicoLabs—bridging deep research experience with product-focused delivery. Known for turning complex genomic data into scalable analytic solutions, he brings both scientific rigor and practical engineering to genomics platforms.
8 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
The Hebrew University of JerusalemDoctor of Philosophy (PhD), Systems Biology, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Systems Biology at Weizmann Institute of Science
English, Hebrew, Russian
Github Skills (29)
spark-ml10
apache-spark10
genome10
spark10
viewer10
bam10
hts10
throughput10
gatk10
fastq10
sequencing10
bioinformatics10
java-api10
genomics10
fasta10
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
Ultimagen/picard
Jun 2022 - Sep 2024
Contributions:27 pushes, 2 branches, 15 tags in 2 years 3 months
bamcramcommand-line-toolsstdinfasta
Ultimagen/gatk
Jun 2022 - Apr 2025
Contributions:2 PRs, 147 pushes, 55 branches in 2 years 10 months
gatkcode-repository
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