Ajay Athavale

Ajay Athavale is a Principal Bioinformatics Scientist at DNAnexus since August 2022, with extensive experience in bioinformatics and software engineering. Previously, Ajay held the position of Senior Bioinformatics Engineer at QIAGEN from August 2014 to September 2022, where responsibilities included implementing workflows for clinical Next Generation Sequencing assays and designing automated reporting templates. Prior roles included Bioinformatics Project Analyst at Ipsen, where collaboration with international scientists and software vendors was key, and Scientific Business Analyst at Monsanto, where Ajay designed high-throughput sequencing workflows. Earlier experience includes roles at Monsanto as a co-op tester and scientific business analyst co-op, as well as positions at Cognizant Technology Solutions focusing on QA and testing. Ajay holds an MS in Bioinformatics from Northeastern University and a BS in Information Technology from the University of Mumbai.