Edward Tuan
Associate Director, Automation @Metagenomi Therapeutics
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WORK HISTORY
Associate Director, Automation @Metagenomi Therapeutics
Emeryville, CA, US
Founded and led the Automation function from inception, building a team of scientists and engineers from 0 to 6 FTEs and establishing technical strategy, architecture, and operating model that supported 5X organizational growth• Spearheaded organizational digital transformation by pioneering barcoded plate tracking and robotic-LIMS integration in sequencing workflows, then scaling the model across other automation platforms to establish end-to-end sample registration and provenance, enabling ML-ready datasets.• Owned end-to-end delivery of automation platforms (two integrated workcells, four liquid handlers) and associated workflows that processed 80%+ of R&D samples for NGS and executed 100% of lead candidate guide RNA mammalian cell screening workflows.
EDUCATION
Georgetown University
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Pharmacology
Haverford College
Bachelor of Science (BS), Chemistry
SKILLS
ABOUT EDWARD TUAN
Builder and leader of high-throughput biology platforms with extensive experience building automation and scaling wetlab research in drug discovery and biotechnology organizations, specializing in the strategic, technical, and operational integration of biology, automation, and data. Proven leader with multidisciplinary fluency across biology, engineering, and data infrastructure who has grown research programs and enabled AI-ready data generation. Built and led teams from the ground up that expanded data generation capacity, reduced data variability, and drove wetlab digital transformation across R&D.Collaborative bridge builder uniting diverse teams and stakeholders with both the strategic vision andexecution required to translate complex ideas into high-impact solutions.
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