Joy Foster is a technology leader with 11+ years of experience building and scaling clinical and bioinformatics platforms, currently serving as Director of Clinical Operations Platform at GeneDx. She combines hands-on engineering roots—from Java APIs and ETL pipelines to React front ends—with program-level leadership of cross-functional teams and product launches in oncology LDTs. At Invitae she led technical migrations, cost-saving cloud optimizations, and the launch of a Personalized Cancer Monitoring product while mentoring and hiring across globally distributed teams. Her background spans startups to large enterprises and includes applied data work such as satellite imagery ETL and time-series visualizations, reflecting a knack for turning complex data into operational insight. Known for balancing technical execution with strategic roadmaps, Joy champions continuous learning and diverse perspectives to drive innovation and measurable clinical impact. Based in Lawrence, Kansas, she brings rare interdisciplinary fluency across software engineering, lab workflows, and program management.
11 years of coding experience
24 years of employment as a software developer
Associate of Applied Science in Networking and System Administration / Computer Programming Networking and System Administration/Computer Programming, Associate of Applied Science in Networking and System Administration / Computer Programming Networking and System Administration/Computer Programming at ECPI University
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