Tripti Kulkarni

Tripti Kulkarni is an accomplished professional with extensive experience in data science and engineering within the life sciences sector. Currently serving as the Head of Research Data and Compute at Vertex Pharmaceuticals since September 2025 and as the Senior Director of Data and AI Platform Strategy at Moderna since August 2024, Tripti has held significant leadership roles at Genentech as Director of Data Engineering and Principal Engineer/Lead Solutions Architect. Tripti's prior experience includes a role as Solutions Architect for Global Life Sciences at Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Senior Manager of Data Science at Axcella. Tripti’s academic credentials include a Master of Science in Bioinformatics from Northeastern University and a Professional Graduate Certificate in Data Science from Harvard Extension School.