Sohrab Saraei
Senior R & d Leader Bioinformatics, Data Science & Product Development @Quest Diagnostics
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WORK HISTORY
Senior R & d Leader Bioinformatics, Data Science & Product Development @Quest Diagnostics
Espoo, FI
Wearing three hats: People Manager, Product Owner, and Project Manager• Lead a multidisciplinary team (bioinformatics engineers, data scientists, software developers), driving performance, growth, and retention.• Partner with executive leadership to align genomic product roadmaps with business strategy, delivering measurable impact (e.g, reduced turnaround time, cost savings, improved scalability).• Drive development and lifecycle management of clinical bioinformatics pipelines under IVDR compliance, ensuring audit readiness and enterprise-wide deployment.• Champion innovation by integrating AI/ML solutions that enhance interpretation productivity, improving efficiency for variant scientists by 25-50%.• Spearhead cross-functional automation initiatives connecting ordering, lab, bioinformatics, and interpretation systems, streamlining data delivery across the diagnostic workflow.• Act as a bridge between R&D, quality, regulatory, and commercial teams to ensure scientific innovation translates into compliant, scalable products.
EDUCATION
Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman
Bachelor's degree, Computer Hardware Engineering
Turun yliopisto - University of Turku
Master’s Degree, Bioinformatics
SKILLS
ABOUT SOHRAB SARAEI
I am a Senior Bioinformatics R&D Engineering Manager with over a decade of experience in bioinformatics, delivering end-to-end specialty genetics diagnostics solutions. My greatest strength is leading with empathy and untainted candor, building power-teams that deliver. I have a talent for working with teams of engineers to map and translate business needs into innovative solutions.I am an engineer and a scientist by education, and I am passionate about building innovative solutions together with driven and intelligent people, putting together puzzle pieces to create an image that answers problems troubling humankind.Most importantly, I value creativity, perseverance, independence, teamwork, and above all, candor.Core competencies:Project Management, People Management, Product Ownership, Leadership, Solution Architecture, Strategy, Bioinformatics, NGS (WES and WGS), IVDR/IVDD, Medical Device R&D, Scrum MasterTechnological CompetenciesAWS, CI/CD, Docker, Python, R Programming, Nextflow
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