Rob Schuetz
Senior Bioinformatics Manager
Menlo Park, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolRob Schuetz is a Senior Bioinformatics Manager with a PhD in Biomedical Sciences and 11 years of experience applying data science to precision medicine, currently leading NGS pipeline development and a team delivering prenatal UNITY screening at BillionToOne. He blends hands-on computational biology—optimizing cloud-based pipelines and troubleshooting edge cases—with stakeholder-facing work, standardizing reportability and presenting assay performance to clinicians and lab directors. His background spans clinical research coordination, CTMS product management, and SQL-driven data tooling, giving him a rare mix of lab, regulatory, and software operations expertise. An active contributor to open-source projects in messaging and Rust-based backends, he has practical experience fixing complex build and cross-platform library issues, reflecting strong systems-level engineering skills beyond typical bioinformatics roles. Based in Menlo Park, he is passionate about decision-aiding analytics that translate genomic data into actionable clinical insights.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Biomedical Sciences, General, 3.81, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Biomedical Sciences, General, 3.81 at The Ohio State UniversityPostbaccalaureate Coursework, Mathematics, 4.0, Postbaccalaureate Coursework, Mathematics, 4.0 at University of Hawaii at Manoa
English, Spanish
Github Skills (24)
python10
sendmail10
electron10
send-email10
e-mail10
binding10
build-automation10
rust10
react10
bind10
imap9
javascript9
cffi9
typescript9
typescript-types9
Programming languages (30)
Github contributions (5)
deltachat/deltachat-desktop
Jul 2021 - Aug 2022
Decentralized private messenger with chat-shared tools and games for Desktop
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:30 reviews, 22 commits, 28 PRs in 1 year
Contributions summary:Rob contributed to various aspects of the Delta Chat Desktop application, including refactoring code, fixing bugs, and updating dependencies. They removed dependencies like `fs-extra` and `array-differ`, streamlining the codebase. Additionally, they updated core UI components with Blueprintjs and worked on improving the user experience by modifying dialogs and form elements. The user's commits reflect involvement across both the frontend and backend of the application.
federatedsmtpelectronzulipdeltachat-desktop
chatmail/core
Apr 2021 - Aug 2022
Chatmail Rust Core library, used by Android/iOS/desktop chatmail apps, bindings and bots 📧
Role in this project:Backend & Build Engineer
Backend & Build EngineerContributions:9 reviews, 8 commits, 13 PRs in 1 year 3 months
Contributions summary:Rob contributed to the build process and backend aspects of the Chatmail Rust Core library. Their commits focused on fixing build issues, specifically with Python bindings, and allowing for more flexible installation configurations. They also addressed how the dynamic libraries are handled on Darwin systems and integrated the use of `pkg-config`.
androidcore-libraryiosrustchat
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