Empowering biotech companies to transform data-rich life science technologies into impactful healthcare products
Biotech startups generate data that grows and diversifies at extraordinary speed across many domains: genomic, clinical, operational. The challenge isn't just managing that data today, it's building the systems, platforms and processes that can keep pace as your science evolves. With 20+ years building those capabilities at BlueGnome, Illumina and Achilles Therapeutics, I help startups get ahead of the curve rather than playing catch-up.
Nowhere is this more true than in AI. Artificial intelligence is transforming not just what's possible in biotech, but how we work, how we plan, write code, analyse data, and communicate findings. The teams that will pull ahead are not those who adopt the most tools, but those who use AI to amplify genuine domain expertise. Right now, AI is powerful but not yet expert; it needs to be guided there by people who already know the territory. I help biotech companies build that capability, so they can use AI as a force multiplier rather than a distraction.
What sets me apart is the ability to move fluently between the boardroom and the bioinformatics pipeline, understanding the business problem deeply enough to build the right technical solution, not just a technically correct one.
Services
I work with clients across three engagement models, depending on your needs:
Fractional Leadership
Embedded, ongoing leadership
Why engage a fractional leader?
- Fractional leadership is a cost-effective way to accelerate development of your digital capabilities and platforms
- Access broad expertise across computational biology, bioinformatics, software development, data science and cross-functional product development
- Enable better quality early strategic planning for inflection points or for regulatory and intellectual property challenges
Strategy
- Technology and product development roadmap aligned with strategic goals
- Data strategy and governance to maximize data asset value and drive insights
- Digital transformation of processes
- Intellectual property strategy for digital assets
- Regulatory strategy for digital platforms
- Buy vs build decisions
Team Build
- Plan and build teams to deliver the capabilities to build and operate platforms
Mentoring and Coaching
- Coaching and mentoring emerging technical leaders, drawing on hands-on experience building and leading high-performing bioinformatics teams.
Advisory Services
Short, structured engagements
Focused on clarity and direction. I work with leadership teams navigating key inflection points: preparing for a funding round, conducting internal technical due diligence, evaluating platforms or vendors, or developing a technology roadmap before committing significant resource.
Consulting Services
Project-scoped delivery
Combining hands-on technical delivery with strategic context. Some of the most valuable work sits at the intersection of bioinformatics and business strategy: problems that require both the technical depth to do the analysis and the commercial literacy to know what question you're actually trying to answer.
Work with me
Let's discuss how I can help. Contact me at [email protected] for an initial consultation.