Summary
Jessica Pan is a software engineer and MIT M.Eng. candidate with eight years of experience bridging bioinformatics research and full‑stack development, currently working on production engineering at IXL Learning. She has built end-to-end Python pipelines and visualization tools for spatial omics and single‑cell projects at the Broad, and has a track record of turning complex biological datasets into actionable software using GNNs, Snakemake, and Napari/Qt. A two‑time leader of MIT’s Educational Studies Program honored as Outstanding New Leader, she combines technical rigor with curriculum design—having authored and taught 15+ unique courses and created custom explanatory visuals. Jessica’s background in startup operations, graphic design, and hands‑on tutoring gives her a rare blend of product sensibility, pedagogical clarity, and data‑driven engineering.
8 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree Computer Science, Master's degree Computer Science at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
High School Diploma, High School Diploma at University of Chicago Laboratory Schools