Summary
Paul Baumgartner is a business development executive with 17 years of experience translating clinical and bioinformatics needs into digital health solutions across government and commercial markets. Currently at General Dynamics Information Technology, he previously led digital health strategy and BD at SemanticBits, moving from project management to VP-level leadership while delivering HIT programs for clinical research. His early career in molecular biology and bioinformatics (M.S. in Bioinformatics & Computational Biology) gives him uncommon technical fluency for a BD leader, enabling credible conversations with scientists, technologists, and regulators. He has led operations, quality control, and product definition work in life sciences companies, demonstrating both hands-on execution and strategic deal-making. Based in the Washington DC–Baltimore area, he specializes in bridging customer needs with practical digital services that meet regulatory and workflow constraints. Colleagues rely on him to turn complex clinical requirements into fundable, deliverable programs that scale.
17 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Chantilly High School
M.S., Bioinformatics & Computational Biology, M.S., Bioinformatics & Computational Biology at George Mason University
B.S., Biology, Psychology, Cum Laude, B.S., Biology, Psychology, Cum Laude at James Madison University