I am a Group Leader at Evotec SE, a global drug discovery and development company and contract research organization (CRO). My team applies bioinformatics and computational biology to support a broad range of internal and client-facing projects in the omics domain. In addition to delivering standardized, robust, and fully reproducible analytical workflows, we actively develop advanced omics platforms tailored to highly customized scientific and technical requirements.

I bring over 15 years of experience as a data scientist, with a strong focus on data-driven discovery and reproducible computational analysis of high-throughput biological data. I am part of the Evotec bioinformatics leadership team and lead the development and implementation of innovative data analysis and data management strategies that directly support drug development and target identification efforts. I have extensive experience leading and mentoring high-performing scientific teams and have successfully driven strategic recruitment initiatives to build and scale teams from the ground up. I am also experienced in managing resources and cost centers, and I have provided strategic data and technical consulting that has delivered optimized outcomes and measurable cost efficiencies. Additionally, I have contributed to the design, implementation, and operation of scalable, reliable Linux-based computational infrastructure, enabling large-scale data analysis across multiple projects.

Prior to joining Evotec SE, I served as an independent research group leader and Senior Lecturer at Massey University in New Zealand. In this role, I established and led a research group focused on elucidating the functional roles of the non-coding genome, while also teaching and mentoring students in bioinformatics, data science, and machine learning.