Matthew Davis
Senior Partner, Head Of Pioneering Intelligence at Flagship Pioneering
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
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Top SchoolMatthew Davis is a senior AI and computational biology leader with over a decade of experience translating mathematical models from biology and behavioral science into practical machine learning solutions. Currently Head of Pioneering Intelligence and Senior Partner at Flagship Pioneering, he has progressed through roles as Chief AI Scientist and executive technology leader across genomics companies like GeneDx and Invitae. He combines deep academic training (PhD in Computational Biology from UC Berkeley) with hands-on research and engineering experience at IBM and EMBL, bridging lab science and production ML systems. Known for improving predictive performance by re-casting domain problems into formal ML frameworks, he focuses on high-impact applications in genomics and behavior. Based in Cambridge, MA, he brings both startup agility and enterprise discipline to cross-functional teams and product strategy. A less obvious strength is his long continuity across research, product and executive roles, enabling rapid translation of early-stage science into deployable technology.
11 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Computational Biology, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Computational Biology at University of California, BerkeleyBachelor of Arts (BA) Psychology and Anthropology, Bachelor of Arts (BA) Psychology and Anthropology at The University of Texas at Austin
Spanish, German, English
Github Skills (4)
rna-seq6
bioinformatics5
nextflow4
pipeline4
Github contributions (3)
davis-m/SequenceImp
Dec 2014 - Apr 2018
Contributions:13 commits, 1 PR, 9 pushes in 3 years 5 months
analysis-pipelinepipelinenextflowbioinformaticssmall-rna
davis-m/SequenceImp-Annotation
Sep 2016 - Apr 2018
Contributions:1 push, 1 branch in 1 year 7 months
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