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Eileen Dimalanta, Ph.D.

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Senior Director, Assay Development at Foundation Medicine
📍 Wakefield, Massachusetts, United States

Eileen Dimalanta is a senior-level scientist and the Senior Director of Assay Development at Foundation Medicine. With extensive experience in product development for next-generation sequencing and enzymatic assays, she has a proven track record of launching over 70 products in ten years. She holds a Bachelor of Science from Columbia University and a Master of Science from New York University.

She frequently attends major industry conferences like AACR and ASCO to connect with colleagues and exchange ideas that advance cancer research and innovation. Eileen actively seeks opportunities for collaboration and networking within the oncology community.

Unique fact: Eileen is a co-author on multiple scientific publications and abstracts related to next-generation sequencing, ctDNA methyl sequencing, and DNA repair.

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Experience
22 Years
Current Role
Senior Director, Assay Development
Job Level
Senior
Location
Wakefield, Massachusetts, United States
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Cancer Research
Actively attends and presents at major cancer research conferences like AACR and ASCO, focusing on collaboration and innovation in oncology.
Assay Development
As Senior Director, she leads teams and has deep, hands-on expertise in assay development for next-generation sequencing platforms.
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Career

Work history

6-2022
Senior Director, Assay Development
Foundation Medicine
2017 - 6-2022
Associate Director of Product Development
New England Biolabs
2011 - 2017
Group Leader of Product Development
New England Biolabs
2009 - 2011
Senior Staff Scientist
Life Technologies
2008 - 2009
Staff Scientist
Life Technologies
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Women in Science: Interview with Eileen Dimalanta, Ph.D.. Featured in New England Biolabs (NEB) Podcast
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Education
Bachelor of Science - BS
Columbia University
Master of Science - MS
New York University
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