Florian Groher, PhD in

Florian Groher, PhD

Critic · DISC type C
Director Bioinformatics & Computational Biology at BioNTech SE
📍 Germany

Florian Groher is the Director of Bioinformatics & Computational Biology at BioNTech SE, where he has risen through the ranks from a Data Analyst. He holds a PhD from Technische Universität Darmstadt and specializes in leveraging machine learning and NGS data for scientific discovery and building data infrastructure.

Florian demonstrates a strong passion for competitive, data-centric challenges. He was part of a team that won 2nd prize in a Space2Health Hackathon and also received an award for Best Scientific Work at an RNA Salon, highlighting his dedication to innovation beyond his primary role.

Unique fact: Florian co-authored research on creating a novel universal TetR aptamer splicing module to control gene expression in human cells.

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Experience
14 Years
Current Role
Director Bioinformatics & Computational Biology
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Germany
Personality Overview

How Florian shows up

Objective Thinker
ROI Driven
Information Seeker

They like to take decisions independently and do not seek others' support often. They prefer to analyze logically and value objective facts over emotions. They don’t appreciate bells and whistles unless backed by data.

Priorities

Topics Florian cares about

RNA Research
He has published multiple papers on RNA secondary structures and gene expression, and received an award for 'Best Scientific Work' at an RNA-focused event.
ML in Healthcare
Developed machine learning pipelines for knowledge extraction from electronic health records and next-generation sequencing data in previous roles.
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Career

Work history

8-2023
Director Bioinformatics & Computational Biology
BioNTech SE
9-2021 - 8-2023
Associate Director Data Science
BioNTech SE
9-2020 - 8-2021
Data Scientist
Evonik
1-2019 - 8-2020
Data Analyst
BioNTech SE
2015 - 2018
Post-doctoral Researcher | Project leader
Technische Universität Darmstadt
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Education
PhD
Technische Universität Darmstadt
Diploma
Goethe University Frankfurt
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

C

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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