Wilfred Li
Unlocking the power of genomics
- Role
- Director, Software and Bioinformatics at Illumina
- Location
- San Diego, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Wilfred Li
I am a highly proficient, hands-on bioinformatics scientist with a proven record of success in building statistically rigorous data analysis tools. I always embrace the challenges that can expedite product launch to market.• I am a conscientious professional with a strong cancer genomics background that is critical in the optimization of diagnostic tool design. My passion for biology and computer science keeps me going every morning.• I thrive on developing programs that integrate diverse genome data sources in comprehensive predictive models. Helping make personal genomics and precision medicine a reality is part of my dream.• I really enjoy working in a cross-functional collaborative team environment. Co-workers can provide the sparks for great creativity and become genuine friends.• I take pride in thorough experimental design with good controls. Human biology is complex, and good internal controls for assays are crucial to data interpretation.Core Skill Areas:• Bioinformatics • Clinical Informatics • Genomic Data Science • Modeling & Statistics • Clinical Diagnostics • Machine LearningAccomplishments:• Coordinated a team of three to five developers in data warehouse and LIMS database integration that increased productivity and business intelligence.• Collaborated with a cross-functional team of three to five scientists that enhanced performance of NGS based clinical diagnostics assays.• Supervised a team of three to five developers and researchers in Opal toolkit development that increased the efficiency of application service deployment.
Experience
Director, Software and Bioinformatics
Nov 2025 — Present
Education
UC San Diego
Postdoctoral Studies, Bioinformatics
University of Southern California
Ph.D., Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Skills
- Molecular Dynamics
- Statistics
- R
- Biophysics
- Sql
- Linux
- Cell Culture
- Bioinformatics
- Matlab
- Biology
- Computational Chemistry
- Cell Biology
- Microsoft Office
- Docking
- Algorithms
- Research
- Genomics
- High Performance Computing
- Signal Transduction
- Python
- Systems Biology
- Java
- Genetics
- Proteomics
- Computer Aided Drug Discovery
- C
- Structural Biology
- Perl
- Computer Science
- Unix
- Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (Clia)
- Cheminformatics
- Structural Bioinformatics
- Computational Biology
- Protein Expression
- Protein Chemistry
- Drug Design
- Science
- Molecular Biology
- Sequence Analysis
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