Sai Chen
Principal Bioinformatician
San Diego, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolSai Chen is a Principal Bioinformatician with 11 years of experience translating complex genomics data into robust clinical and research-ready solutions. With a PhD in Biomathematics/Bioinformatics from the University of Michigan and roles across Illumina, Guardant Health, and now CareDx, he blends deep statistical training with hands-on bioinformatics engineering to drive assays and pipelines from concept to production. He has advanced through individual-contributor and staff-level positions developing scalable variant-calling and NGS analytics for diagnostics, bringing both rigorous research instincts and product-focused delivery. Based in San Diego, Sai maintains an academic profile (Google Scholar) that complements his industry impact, reflecting a rare combination of published research and operationalizing genomics in clinical settings.
11 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology at University of MichiganBachelor of Science (B.S.), Biology/Biological Sciences, General, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Biology/Biological Sciences, General at Peking University
Github Skills (18)
genome10
structural-variation10
htslib10
variants9
next-generation-sequencing9
sequencing9
infectious-diseases9
sequence9
blast8
bioinformatics7
graph7
python7
genomics7
bioconda6
polaris6
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
traxexx/Raremetal
Apr 2015 - Jul 2017
Contributions:3 releases, 26 commits, 22 pushes in 2 years 2 months
traxexx/Raremetal2
Jun 2017 - Sep 2017
Contributions:6 commits, 5 pushes, 2 branches in 2 months
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