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Hyunmin (Brandon) Kim

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[Pre-AWS Experience] Hyunmin has over 11 years of experience in bioinformatics and genomics. He began his career at TheragenEtex, where he conducted NGS-based genome research across diverse species and co-authored multiple publications, including studies published in Nature Communications and Nature Genetics. He also developed an automated genome analysis platform that significantly increased sales and reduced labor costs. At Genome Research Foundation, he built the Korean Genome Project website by integrating open-source applications. He later joined Seegene as a Senior Research Engineer, developing automated workflows and improving molecular diagnostics products. He co-founded a genomics startup, launching a direct-to-consumer genetic testing MVP and participating in the KIC startup accelerator. At Theragen Bio, he implemented scalable bioinformatics workflows on AWS and led a team to achieve top results in international challenges, contributing to drug discovery and COVID-19 research. He holds a B.S. and M.S. in Bioinformatics from Soongsil University.

Experience

Amazon Web Services (AWS) Sep 2022 – Present
Healthcare Solutions Architect
  • Design and deliver cloud architecture solutions for healthcare customers.
THERAGEN BIO CO., LTD. Apr 2018 – Sep 2022
Senior Bioinformatics Engineer
  • Implement the scalable and reproducible scientific workflows with AWS and workflow languages.
  • Published in COVID-19 research area.
  • Organized the team of 4 members, resulting in 2nd place on international challenges and discovered the candidate target for anticancer drug.
Genomics Startup Nov 2017 – Mar 2018
Director
  • Released the genetic testing service (Minimum Viable Product).
  • Selected in KIC (Korean Innovation Center) startup accelerator.
Seegene Inc. Sep 2016 – Oct 2017
Senior Research Engineer
  • Developed automated workflow to improve the molecular diagnostics product.
  • Researched thermodynamics to design the oligo design efficiently.
TheragenEtex Bio Institute Aug 2014 – Sep 2016
Senior Bioinformatics Engineer
  • Performed scientific and statistical analysis of genomics data generated by various NGS platforms.
  • Conducted an automated genome analysis platform. (Increased sales by more than $400M, reduced labour costs by 50%)
Genome Research Foundation Jan 2014 – Aug 2014
Senior Bioinformatics Engineer
  • Constructed a Korean Genome Project website by integrating open-source interactive apps.
TheragenEtex Bio Institute Nov 2011 – Jan 2014
Bioinformatics Engineer
  • Researched various species' genomes using NGS, resulting in four published papers.
  • Designed and developed tools for analysis and visualization of NGS data.

Education

M.S. in Bioinformatics
Soongsil University, Department of Bioinformatics and Life Science, Seoul
Thesis: Genomic ancestry inference using machine learning
B.S. in Life Science and Bioinformatics
Soongsil University, Department of Bioinformatics and Life Science, Seoul

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