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Mark Field

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Chief Information Officer at Illumina
📍 United States

Mark Field is the Chief Information Officer at Illumina, leading the companys digital transformation efforts. With a career spanning over 30 years at Oracle, Thermo Fisher, and Insulet, he blends corporate IT with scientific R&D, specializing in life sciences and med-tech. He holds dual Bachelors degrees from the University of Auckland.

Mark is passionate about leveraging technology to improve human health, a mission that drew him to Illumina. He is a reflective leader, interested in the principles that make teams effective and is excited by the potential of the current "genomic age. " He is also a father, with a young child at home.

Unique fact: Mark compares the current rise of AI in genomics to the disruptive potential of the internet in 1995, stating, "For the genomic age, it feels just like 1995. "

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Experience
13 Years
Current Role
Chief Information Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
United States
Personality Overview

How Mark shows up

Quality Focused
Hard To Convince
Fast But Analytical

They have a unique set of diverse traits where they are decisive and methodical but can sometimes be extra cautious and skeptical They are not very likely to become strong advocates of your product or service They focus on the results, but can still be quite procedural and analytical about how to get there

Priorities

Topics Mark cares about

AI in Genomics
He was hired to help Illumina navigate the next wave of AI and innovation in genomics and is optimistic about its long-term potential to transform the industry.
MedTech Innovation
At his prior role at Insulet, he was instrumental in developing and launching the Omnipod® 5, the first tubeless automated insulin delivery system.
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Career

Work history

5-2025
Chief Information Officer
Illumina
7-2023 - 4-2025
Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer
Insulet Corporation
5-2019 - 7-2023
Group Vice President
Insulet Corporation
10-2012 - 5-2019
Chief Technology Officer
Thermo Fisher Scientific
Vice President: Oracle Application Labs ( CRM|SCM|B2B|BI|FS|VCP)
Oracle
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Media appearances

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Education
1991 - 1995
BSc
University of Auckland
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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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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