Genaro Scavello
Bioinformatics, Data Science, and Drug Discovery in (Location Negotiable)
Genaro - preferred - “G”, is an R&D informatics leader and consultant with a strong background in NexGen Sequencing, bioinformatics, pharmaceutical discovery informatics, and enterprise scientific data platforms.
Professional focus
Senior Advisor in R&D informatics, providing consulting and advisory support on discovery informatics strategy, platform integration, and cloud-based analytics for life sciences organizations.
Former head of R&D Informatics at Prelude Therapeutics, overseeing enterprise platforms such as Dotmatics ELN/LIMS, TetraScience for data integration, and Titian Mosaic for sample and inventory management.
Long-standing experience in pharmaceutical R&D at GSK in roles from Senior Scientist and Principal Scientist to Investigator and Scientific Leader, focusing on discovery informatics, screening, chemistry, biology, and compound management.
Earlier roles in bioinformatics and molecular biology at QIAGEN, GenoVision, and The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, including genetics and molecular biology research into vision disorders.
Technical and scientific expertise
Deep expertise in discovery informatics, data and platform strategy, and scientific data management across small molecule discovery and related domains.
Hands-on experience designing and operating cloud environments on Azure and AWS, supporting genomics and analytics workflows using DRAGEN and infrastructure-as-code with Terraform.
Strong emphasis on data quality, interoperability, scalability, and FAIR data principles, with a focus on enabling cost-effective, compliant, and scalable research informatics ecosystems.
Co‑author on peer‑reviewed scientific publications in genomics and molecular vision, including work on the genomic structure of the MYP2 myopia locus and gene expression analyses.
Education and training
Master of Science in Bioinformatics from University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, including development of a novel algorithm for haplotype- and SNP‑specific DNA probes.
Bachelor of Science in Molecular Biology (with Chemistry) from the University of Wyoming.
Post‑graduate training in Oracle and Java technologies from Princeton Information Technology Center, supporting a strong informatics and software foundation.
Additional study at Montgomery County Community College.
Leadership and current objectives
Recognized as an R&D informatics leader with experience defining and executing data and platform strategies across screening, chemistry, biology, cell and gene therapy, and compound management.
Demonstrated leadership in building and managing enterprise scientific platforms, advancing data integrity, and aligning informatics solutions with scientific and regulatory needs.
Currently exploring senior R&D informatics leadership roles where this combined scientific, technical, and platform strategy experience can be applied at enterprise scale.