BP
Biotech → Python
Bench scientist writing the analysis code she used to wait on IT to build
Bench scientist writing the analysis code she used to wait on IT to build
Verified Domain Engineer (Beta)
Engineering Depth 5/5
Pivot Story
“I was already writing R scripts to analyze my sequencing results. Switching to Python and building proper tools was a natural next step once I realized how much time our lab wasted waiting on IT.”
Biotech
Pharma
The Past
Jan 2013 - Jun 2019 (6 years 5 months)
Lab Scientist
Ran molecular biology assays including qPCR, Western blot, and next-gen sequencing library prep. Contributed to two published papers on gene-expression profiling.
The Now
Jan 2020 - Present (6 years 3 months)
Python Developer
Writing bioinformatics analysis tools and automated reporting pipelines. Python, pandas, and Nextflow. Reduced wet-lab-to-insight turnaround from weeks to days.
About
Ran PCR and sequencing assays at the bench for six years. Got frustrated waiting on bioinformatics backlogs, so I learned Python and started building my own analysis tools.
Domain Signals
Domain Focus
Biotech
Tech Focus
Python
Engineering Depth
Level 5/5
Self-rated hands-on software depth.