Sam Gross
Sunnyvale, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolSam Gross is Head of Bioinformatics & ML/AI with 11 years of experience applying machine learning to computational biology from startup to enterprise settings. Based in Sunnyvale, he leads ML-driven bioinformatics strategy at Moonwalk Biosciences after a multi-year tenure at GRAIL where he progressed from machine learning specialist to senior principal scientist. His background blends deep academic training (PhD in Computer Science from Stanford) with production-grade software engineering experience at Google and Verily, enabling him to bridge research and scalable deployment. Sam has a track record of turning complex genomics problems into robust data products and tooling, and he frequently operates at the intersection of algorithm development, data infrastructure, and scientific validation. Notably, he has moved repeatedly between hands-on engineering and leadership roles, indicating both technical depth and an ability to grow teams and programs.
11 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's, Physics and Computer Science, Bachelor's, Physics and Computer Science at Washington University in St. LouisPh.D., Computer Science, Ph.D., Computer Science at Stanford University
Github Skills (4)
java6
sequencing5
assembly3
google-cloud-dataflow1
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (4)
googlegenomics/utils-java
Jun 2015 - Aug 2015
Common Java files for Google Genomics integrations.
Contributions:11 commits, 8 PRs, 11 pushes in 2 months
java
googlegenomics/dataflow-java
Aug 2015 - Aug 2015
Google Cloud Dataflow pipelines such as Identity-By-State as well as useful utility classes.
Contributions:1 commit, 1 PR, 1 push in 1 day
google-cloud-dataflow
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