Jessime Kirk

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Head of Bioinformatics, Innovation at GeneDx

San Francisco, California, United States

Overview

Jessime Kirk is the Head of Bioinformatics, Innovation at GeneDx, specializing in genomic diagnostics. His career includes founding a personalized medicine platform, Lodestar Bio, and roles at Invitae and Google. He earned his PhD from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and has been recognized as an NSF Graduate Research Fellow.

Outside of his primary professional role, Jessime shows a commitment to community and education within his field. He has volunteered for hackathons related to rare diseases, actively hires for his team, and has participated in innovation-focused podcasts during his time as a student entrepreneur.

Unique fact: While at Invitae, Jessime was designated an "Outlier" employee, a distinction given to the top 5% of all employees based on performance reviews.

Personality Overview

Value Driven

Example Seeker

Curious

They often ask many questions and rely heavily on information and documentation.  They are generally good communicators and can be hard to convince. They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing.

Topics They Care About

Genomic Diagnostics
His entire career, from Invitae to founding Lodestar Bio and his current leadership role at GeneDx, is focused on advancing genomic diagnostics for patients.
Bioinformatics Innovation
His current role is Head of Bioinformatics, Innovation, and he has a track record of developing new products, such as a whole exome product for pediatric rare diseases.
Rare Diseases
He has led teams developing products for pediatric rare diseases and volunteers for related causes, such as the #RareDiseaseDay hackathon.

Media Appearances

Jessime has no verified media appearances

Work History

6-2025
Head of Bioinformatics, Innovation at GeneDx
1-2025 - 6-2025
Bioinformatics Product Lead at GeneDx
6-2023 - 1-2025
CEO, Founder at Lodestar Bio
5-2019 - 6-2023
Bioinformatics Engineer at Invitae
6-2018 - 9-2018
Software Engineer at Google

Education

2014 - 2019
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2010 - 2014
Bachelor of Science - BS from University of Kentucky

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Insights For Selling To Jessime

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Invite them for a social do but don’t rely solely on the relationship
  • Use phrases like ‘clear proof that’, ‘data shows’ etc.
  • Be prepared for a lot of questions, answer them objectively

DONT's

  • Don’t brush off any concerns, take all questions seriously
  • Avoid making offhand commitments
  • Don’t rely excessively on your relationship with them to win the deal

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Jessime is

  • Clear proof of product value matters to them, followed by others' testimonials and rapport.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Jessime

  • They are practical and friendly, don't expect a clear-cut response often.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Jessime move?

  • They like to be detailed and take their time to arrive at decisions.
  • Can Jessime take some risk or not?

  • They systematically evaluate all decisions and are unlikely to take many risks.

You And Jessime

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