Sarah Kingan
Director Product Lifecycle Management at CareDx, Inc.
Menlo Park, California, United States
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Top SchoolSarah Kingan is a product and bioinformatics leader with 11 years of experience designing and launching long-read sequencing workflows that bridge assay, library prep, and analysis. Currently directing Product Lifecycle Management at CareDx after leading long-read DNA applications and targeted sequencing portfolios at PacBio, she has driven end-to-end products that opened new markets and streamlined clinical workflows. Her work includes delivering fully kitted sequencing solutions (e.g., HiFiViral) that accelerated instrument sales and generated multimillion-dollar revenue, and partnering with industry players like Twist to enable long-read target enrichment. A PhD in Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, she pairs deep genomics expertise—genome assembly, data QC, novel library prep—with practical product leadership, from concept through launch and portfolio management. Known for moving fast without sacrificing rigor, she often leads cross-functional teams to convert complex wet-lab innovations into customer-ready products. An underappreciated strength is her track record of reducing DNA input requirements through novel protocols, expanding applications into challenging sample types.
11 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) Biology General, Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) Biology General at Brown UniversityDoctor of Philosophy (PhD) Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Organismic and Evolutionary Biology at Harvard University
English
Github Skills (21)
blast10
assembly10
structural-variation10
bioinformatics10
python-bindings10
variants9
ncbi9
genomics9
falcon9
scale8
assembler8
unzip8
bioconda5
binaries4
python1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
gconcepcion/FALCON
Nov 2016 - May 2018
FALCON: experimental PacBio diploid assembler
Contributions:59 commits, 59 pushes in 1 year 6 months
falconassemblerpacbio
skingan/PBsnp2fa.pl
Oct 2014 - Oct 2015
Contributions:9 commits, 2 pushes in 1 year 1 month
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