Summary
Oommen Mathew is a seasoned bioinformatics engineering leader with 13+ years building scalable computational biology solutions across genomics, genome assembly and annotation, protein structures, and NGS data analysis. As Associate Director of Bioinformatics Engineering at MEDGENOME, he leads multi-core HPC-enabled algorithm development and bioinformatics software, while also driving user-friendly web interfaces and database integration. He holds a PhD in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology from NCBS Bangalore, with prior leadership roles at AgriGenome Labs (Head of Bioinformatics and Site Head) and a stint as Research Fellow at NCBS, complemented by adjunct faculty duties at IIIT Kottayam. His technical palette spans Python, R, Flask, Scipy, MySQL, web services and API design, with a track record of delivering scalable data platforms for genomics, transcriptomics and metagenomics. Based in Kochi, India, he blends research rigor with hands-on software leadership, and outside work enjoys badminton and exploring music and travel.
13 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
MSc Bioinformatics, Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Computer Science, MSc Bioinformatics, Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Computer Science at Mahatma Gandhi University Kottayam
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Bioinformatics and Computational Biology at National center for biological sciences
English, Malayalam, Hindi