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Rajiv Bharadwaj

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Vice President, R&D at 10x Genomics
📍 Pleasanton, California, United States

As Chief Technology Officer at 10x Genomics, Rajiv Bharadwaj spearheads the companys R&D strategy. His extensive expertise in microfluidics and hardware engineering, built upon a PhD from Stanford, has been pivotal in his progression through multiple leadership roles at the company, shaping their core sequencing and single-cell analysis technologies.

He has described his team as "extremely talented engineering geeks, " showcasing a passion for leading and cultivating engineering talent.

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Experience
16 Years
Current Role
Vice President, R&D
Job Level
Senior
Location
Pleasanton, California, United States
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Priorities

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Droplet Microfluidics
He is a recognized expert and recent keynote speaker on this topic, which is a foundational technology for 10x Genomics' products.
Genomics Technology
As CTO, he directs the development of next-generation sequencing and single-cell analysis platforms and is a named inventor on numerous key company patents.
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Career

Work history

4-2025
Vice President, R&D
10x Genomics
2-2019 - 8-2025
Vice President, HW Engineering & Microfluidics
10x Genomics
10-2017 - 2-2019
Senior Director, Microfluidics
10x Genomics
11-2011 - 10-2013
Staff R&D Engineer/Project Leader
Caliper Life Sciences (acquired by PerkinElmer)
10-2010 - 11-2011
Deputy Director
Joint BioEnergy Institute
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Education
1999 - 2006
PhD
Stanford University
1995 - 1999
B. Tech.
Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
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