Summary
Shane Sanders is a seasoned technology leader blending biology, data science, and high-performance computing to accelerate biomedical research. As Associate Vice President of Research IT and Scientific Computing at Fred Hutch, he guides enterprise-scale infrastructure and data services that support faculty and scientists. He previously built and led cyberinfrastructure and research IT at The Jackson Laboratory, overseeing HPC, storage, and data workflows across multiple departments. His background spans hands-on HPC engineering, software deployment, and strategic leadership, supported by a Ph.D. in Molecular Biology, MS in Computer Science, and an MBA from UIUC. Based in West Hartford, CT, he leverages a rare mix of scientific domain expertise and IT governance to translate complex research challenges into scalable, auditable solutions.
10 years of coding experience