Juan Ortiz
Senior Computational Biologist
Singapore
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Top SchoolJuan Ortiz is a Senior Computational Biologist with 11 years of experience applying genomics, phylogenetics, and data science to deliver publishable research and robust computational tools. Trained at Vanderbilt University and experienced across academic and industry labs in Japan and Singapore, he blends statistical rigor with practical pipeline engineering to accelerate discovery. He has led independent structural genomics projects at RIKEN and translated advanced sequencing approaches into clinical and basic research at the National University of Singapore. In industry roles at Lifebit and now Paratus Sciences he focuses on reproducible, visualization-forward deliverables that streamline downstream analyses. Known as a collaborative coach, he deliberately builds teams centered on kindness and shared ownership to exceed high scientific standards. A detail that sets him apart: he prioritizes turning every analysis into a reusable, well-documented unit so future teams inherit not just results but durable methods.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Biologist Computational Biology, Biologist Computational Biology at Universidad Nacional de ColombiaMaster of Science (M.Sc.) Molecular Biology, Master of Science (M.Sc.) Molecular Biology at University of WyomingDoctor of Philosophy - PhD Biological Sciences, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Biological Sciences at Vanderbilt University
English, Spanish
Github Skills (65)
ncbi8
treeview8
bioinformatics8
adapter8
duplication7
genomics7
sequencing7
fastq7
tree-structure7
core-package6
overlap6
filtering6
illumina6
filter6
phylogenetics6
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
biofilos/biofilos.github.io
May 2017 - Nov 2020
Contributions:60 pushes, 4 branches in 3 years 6 months
biofilos/ctdg_finder
Jan 2016 - Aug 2021
Contributions:235 commits, 196 pushes, 9 branches in 5 years 7 months
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