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Fiona Hyland

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Guest Lecturer at Stanford University
📍 San Francisco Bay Area, United States

Fiona Hyland is the Director of R&D for DNA Sequencing Informatics at Thermo Fisher Scientific, where she leads global bioinformatics teams. Educated in Quantitative Genetics at Cornell University, she is an expert in developing algorithms and software for clinical next-generation DNA sequencing and has extensive experience launching products throughout their lifecycle.

Fiona is passionate about mentoring and developing her team members, guiding their growth from academic scientists into leaders in the biotech industry. She is inspired by the real-world impact of DNA sequencing in fields like oncology and believes a career should be a "jungle gym, not a ladder, " embracing diverse challenges and opportunities.

A prolific innovator, Fiona has won a Thermo Fisher Innovation Award and is an inventor on over 100 patents and provisional patents.

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Experience
12 Years
Current Role
Guest Lecturer
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
San Francisco Bay Area, United States
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Precision Oncology
Her work focuses on creating comprehensive genomic profiling assays and companion diagnostics to make precision medicine more accessible for cancer patients.
Next-Gen Sequencing
She leads R&D for next-generation DNA sequencing, focusing on the bioinformatics, algorithms, and software applications for clinical use.
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Career

Work history

3-2021 - 2-2025
Guest Lecturer
Stanford University
7-2012
Director of R&D, Informatics
Thermo Fisher Scientific
2010 - 10-2012
Associate Director of Bioinformatics, Biological Information Systems
Life Technologies
2007 - 2010
Senior Manager, R&D
Life Technologies
2004 - 2007
Bioinformatics Statistician
Life Technologies
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Education
Quantitative Genetics
Cornell University
BA
Trinity College Dublin
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