Nicolas Fourel
Software Engineer at Sanofi
Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Top SchoolNicolas Fourel is a seasoned software engineer with around 16 years of experience building full-stack, cloud-native solutions across biotech, healthcare, and manufacturing domains. He has a strong bioinformatics background—MSc in Computational Biology—and spent years developing high-throughput genomic pipelines, LIMS integrations, and data management platforms at institutions like the New York Genome Center. As founder and CEO of Fourel IT Consulting he engineered a cross-platform Progressive Web App (Flex Quest) and led bespoke consulting engagements, blending hands-on React/TypeScript front ends with Python/Django backends and Dockerized deployments. Now driving digital transformation in Sanofi’s Manufacturing & Supply Digital Accelerator, he combines scientific rigor with pragmatic engineering to deliver scalable, production-ready systems. Colleagues describe him as adaptable and curious, equally comfortable optimizing algorithms for large genomic datasets or shipping user-focused enterprise applications.
15 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (MSc), Computational Biology, Honors, Master of Science (MSc), Computational Biology, Honors at Université de PoitiersUniversity of Technology Diploma, Biology, General, Honors, University of Technology Diploma, Biology, General, Honors at Université de La RochelleBaccalauréat, Life and Earth Science, Honors, Baccalauréat, Life and Earth Science, Honors at Lycée Louis Armand
French, English, Spanish, ItalianGithub contributions (1)
JulienLajugie/GenPlay
Jun 2010 - Sep 2013
Contributions:424 commits in 3 years 4 months
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