Jacob Spangler is a Director of Bioinformatics with a PhD in Genetics and 12 years of industry experience building and leading computational genomics teams. He has progressed through technical and managerial roles at Agendia—now leading their bioinformatics organization—alongside hands-on positions at Ambry, Progenity, and DxTerity, giving him deep expertise in translational genomic assays and clinical informatics. Jacob combines rigorous academic training with practical product delivery, driving pipelines from algorithm development to regulated clinical deployment. Based in Long Beach, CA, he is known for scaling teams and systems across multiple product life cycles and for translating complex genetic data into actionable clinical insights.
12 years of coding experience
20 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Genetics, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Genetics at Clemson University
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Genetics, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Genetics at Washington State University
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