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Sung Kim

Researcher · DISC type Cs
Director, Bioinformatics at Illumina
📍 San Diego, California, United States

Sung Kim is the Director of Bioinformatics at Illumina, specializing in computational tools for medical devices and analyzing Next-Generation Sequencing data. A Ph. D. graduate from the University of Southern California, he leads teams developing innovative workflows for oncology diagnostics using platforms like DRAGEN.

His research contributed to the incidental detection of maternal cancer through noninvasive prenatal testing, showcasing an innovative application of genomic screening.

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Experience
19 Years
Current Role
Director, Bioinformatics
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
San Diego, California, United States
Personality Overview

How Sung shows up

Process Focused
Self-Disciplined
Perfectionist

They do not like taking risks at all and go for proven options in the end. Being observant comes to them naturally. They tend to be clear about their needs and limitations and are unlikely to promise too much.

Priorities

Topics Sung cares about

Tumor-Informed MRD
He actively promotes his team's work on a fully automated, tumor-informed Minimal Residual Disease (MRD) workflow using whole-genome sequencing.
DRAGEN Platform
Frequently highlights the applications of Illumina's DRAGEN platform in emerging areas like multiomics and for complex disease risk stratification, such as AML.
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Career

Work history

6-2023
Director, Bioinformatics
Illumina
4-2019 - 6-2023
Associate Director, Bioinformatics
Illumina
4-2017 - 4-2019
Senior Manager, Bioinformatics
Illumina
10-2015 - 4-2017
Manager, Bioinformatics
Illumina
2-2014 - 10-2015
Group Leader, Bioinformatics
Sequenom Laboratories
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Education
2007 - 2011
Postdoctoral Scholar
University of California, San Francisco - School of Medicine
2001 - 2006
Ph.D.
University of Southern California
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

C

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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