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Rajesh Pandey
Senior Bioinformatics Engineering Lead
Senior Bioinformatics Engineer
Rajesh Pandey is a Senior Bioinformatics Engineering Lead with extensive experience developing scalable NGS, genomics, and metagenomics pipelines across research, biotech, and clinical product environments. With expertise spanning genome assembly, variant calling, predictive modeling, and large-scale ETL workflows, he transforms complex biological datasets into actionable insights. Rajesh has led cross-functional R&D and engineering initiatives in microbiome analytics, population-scale genome projects, and multi-omics data integration. Skilled in Python, R, Linux, Docker, and cloud-based workflows, he combines deep scientific knowledge with engineering rigor to optimize performance, accuracy, and data reproducibility. Recognized for driving innovation, mentoring teams, and delivering high-impact genomic solutions that accelerate scientific discovery and product development.
FORMERLY AT
Persistent Systems Ltd
LOCATION
Pune
AVAILABILITY
Full-time
Skills
BWA)
Data Engineering & QC
DESeq2
Docker
ETL (genomics pipelines)
Fastp
FastQC
freebayes
GATK
GIT
Git & GitHub
Linux
Matplotlib/Seaborn
NGS/Metagenomics (Fastp
Python
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Work Experience
Senior Engineering Lead
Persistent Systems Ltd
September 2024 – Present
- Leading domain-level bioinformatics initiatives and ETL workflows for large-scale genomic data systems; overseeing data architecture, pipeline robustness, and analytics delivery for genomics programs.
TECHNOLOGIES
ETL (genomics pipelines), Python, R, Linux, Docker, Git/GitHub, Data Engineering & QC
Senior Bioinformatics Analyst
xNARA Biologics South Asia Pvt. Ltd
September 2023 – April 2024
- Designed bioinformatics pipelines and predictive models for gut microbiome biomarker discovery and disease risk profiling; managed end-to-end R&D workflows, visualization, and technical documentation.
TECHNOLOGIES
NGS/Metagenomics (Fastp, FastQC, BWA), DESeq2, Python, R (ggplot2), Matplotlib/Seaborn, Linux, Docker, Git
Bioinformatics Analyst
xNARA Biologics South Asia Pvt. Ltd.,
September 2021 – September 2023
- Built and optimized NGS and metagenomics pipelines for microbiome data interpretation and clinical reporting; improved throughput, reproducibility, and reporting quality
TECHNOLOGIES
Fastp, FastQC, BWA, STAR, Trinity, SPAdes, DESeq2, GATK, freebayes, R, Python, Linux, Docker, Git
