Summary
Sherry Jenkins is a director and seasoned program leader with 11 years in biomedical research program and project management at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, now leading initiatives in the Ma'ayan Lab and Mount Sinai Center for Bioinformatics. She combines an M.S. in Computer Science with deep domain experience in NIH-funded environments, enabling her to bridge bioinformatics, systems biology, and web application development for research communities. Known for scaling research programs, she has progressed through technical and managerial roles from senior programmer analyst to director, giving her hands-on credibility with data pipelines and big data analytics. Sherry pairs technical fluency with strategic program oversight, guiding graduate education and biotechnology collaborations while ensuring deliverables align with grant and institutional goals. Colleagues rely on her to translate complex computational needs into operational projects that advance translational science. Based in New York, she brings a rare mix of technical depth, long-term institutional knowledge, and pragmatic leadership to biomedical informatics.
11 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (M.S.), Computer Science, Master of Science (M.S.), Computer Science at Fairleigh Dickinson University