Sebastian Schmeier is a skilled bioinformatics professional with extensive experience in leadership and research roles within academia and industry. Currently serving as Group Leader and Team Lead for Bioinformatics at Evotec since July 2020, Sebastian previously held positions at the Maurice Wilkins Centre for Molecular Biodiscovery as Associate Investigator and Affiliate Investigator from March 2014 to July 2020. At Massey University, from December 2012 to July 2020, Sebastian was a Research Group Leader and Senior Lecturer in Bioinformatics & Genomics. Additional roles include Bioinformatics Specialist/Advisor at New Zealand Genomics Limited, Postdoctoral Fellow at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, and PhD Student at the South African National Bioinformatics Institute, among others. Sebastian's academic credentials include a PhD in Bioinformatics from the University of the Western Cape, as well as an MSc and BSc in Bioinformatics from Freie Universität Berlin.