Sven Bilke

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DISC Type : ci

Director Oncology Bioinformatics at Illumina

San Diego, California, United States

Overview

Sven Bilke is a Principal Bioinformatics Scientist at Illumina, where he functions as a creative scientific team leader in computational biology. With a Ph. D. from the University of Bielefeld, he has extensive experience in both academia and the medical device industry, including previous director-level roles at the National Cancer Institute.

He has a particular strength in recognizing and developing talent within his teams, driving innovation and setting high technical standards for his direct reports.

He is a co-developer of "Replicon, " a software that accurately predicts the timing of DNA replication in metazoan cells.

Personality Overview

Example Seeker

Curious

Assertive

They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing.  They often ask many questions and rely heavily on information and documentation. They are generally strong communicators and are not easy to convince.

Topics They Care About

Oncology Bioinformatics
His career focus, with current and past director-level roles at Illumina and the National Cancer Institute centered on cancer research.
Genomic Biomarkers
He has a proven track record of implementing genomic biomarkers for both Investigational Use Only (IUO) and In Vitro Diagnostic (IVD) environments.
Computational Modeling
Demonstrated through his publications, where he developed a mechanistic model to accurately predict DNA replication timing in human cells.

Media Appearances

Sven has no verified media appearances

Work History

7-2021
Director Oncology Bioinformatics at Illumina
2-2017 - 7-2021
Assoc. Director - Oncology Bioinformatics at Illumina
1-2007 - 1-2017
Director of Bioinformatics at National Cancer Institute / Clinical Molecular Profiling Core
7-2002 - 12-2006
Research Fellow at Pediatric Oncology Branch / NCI
12-1999 - 6-2002
Post-Doc at Lund University

Education

1994 - 1997
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) from University of Bielefeld
1988 - 1994
Diploma from Bielefeld University

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Exp : 25 Location : San Diego, California, United States Job Level : Mid-senior Designation : Director Oncology Bioinformatics at Illumina
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Insights For Selling To Sven

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Persuade objectively how your product will help them achieve their goals
  • Share testimonials from known people and give multiple examples of product value
  • Build rapport, it will come handy to handle hard questions later

DONT's

  • Don’t brush off any concerns, take all questions seriously
  • Don’t rely excessively on your relationship with them to win the deal
  • Don’t try to rush them into a decision, provide all necessary information first

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Sven is

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

  • They are practical yet friendly, don’t expect a clear no very often.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Sven move?

  • They like to analyze well and then make their decisions.
  • Can Sven take some risk or not?

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

You And Sven

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