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James Han

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Vice President Bioinformatics at Illumina
📍 San Francisco Bay Area, United States

James Han is the Vice President of Bioinformatics at Illumina, leading efforts in genomic data analysis and informatics. His extensive career includes senior roles at Roche, Ancestry, and Genomic Health, focusing on computational biology and bioinformatics. He holds an MBA from UC Berkeleys Haas School of Business and a BS from Cal Poly.

There is no publicly available information about James Hans personal life, hobbies, or interests outside of his professional work in genomics and bioinformatics.

He has been a key figure in the development and validation of Illuminas DRAGEN platform, which significantly accelerates genomic data analysis.

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Experience
20 Years
Current Role
Vice President Bioinformatics
Job Level
Senior
Location
San Francisco Bay Area, United States
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Genomic Analysis
He is a leader in the field and frequently discusses advancements in Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) and the software that powers it, such as Illumina's DRAGEN platform.
Clinical Genomics
His work and public posts focus on applying genomic sequencing to diagnose and understand conditions like rare diseases, cancer (AML/MDS), and hereditary disorders.
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Career

Work history

3-2022
Vice President Bioinformatics
Illumina
1-2020 - 2-2022
Senior Director Computational Biology
Roche
1-2018 - 1-2020
Director Bioinformatics
Ancestry
1-2014 - 1-2018
Senior Director Bioinformatics
Genomic Health
1-2010 - 1-2014
Bioinformatics Manager
Berkeley Lab
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Education
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business
BS Biochemistry & BS Microbiology
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
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