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Riikka Lund

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Head of Bioinformatics at Orion Pharma
📍 Turku, Southwest Finland, Finland

Riikka Lund is a leader at the intersection of industry and academia, serving as Head of Bioinformatics at Orion Pharma and Research Director at the University of Turku. Holding a PhD in Molecular Immunology and Medical Genetics, she specializes in functional genomics, bioinformatics, and drug development.

In 2013, she received the Millennium Distinction Award from Technology Academy Finland for her significant contributions to stem cell research.

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Experience
24 Years
Current Role
Head of Bioinformatics
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Turku, Southwest Finland, Finland
Personality Overview

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Persuasive & Assertive
Challenger
Hard To Convince

They are generally strong communicators and are not easy to convince. They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing They are likely to ask many questions and look heavily for supporting proof as well as information.

Priorities

Topics Riikka cares about

Bioinformatics in Pharma
As the Head of Bioinformatics at Orion Pharma, she directly applies computational biology and data analysis to the pharmaceutical research and drug development pipeline.
Functional Genomics
She previously led the Finnish Functional Genomics Centre for nearly a decade, showing deep expertise in genome-wide methods and high-throughput sequencing for research.
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Career

Work history

12-2025
Head of Bioinformatics
Orion Pharma
1-2024
Research Director (10 %)
Turun yliopisto - University of Turku
1-2023 - 12-2025
Senior Scientist, Bioinformatician
Orion Pharma
3-2014
Adjunct Professor
Turun yliopisto - University of Turku
1-2013 - 12-2023
Group leader and head of Finnish Functional Genomics Centre (Leave of absence 2023)
Turun yliopisto - University of Turku
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Education
2020 - 2024
M.Sc. (Tech.)
University of Turku, Finland
2001 - 2004
PhD
University of Turku, Finland
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