John Devane

Scientific Consultant @ Genedata | Digital Innovation, Technical Solution Design

Basel, Basel, Switzerland

About

With over five years of experience as a Scientific Consultant at Genedata, I specialize in supporting R&D organizations by deploying and customizing digital solutions to meet their unique needs. My expertise lies in digital innovation, technical solution design, and solution implementation, enabling teams to optimize their research processes effectively. My professional journey includes contributions to biologics manufacturing at Janssen Pharmaceuticals and advanced molecular biology research at the University Clinic Freiburg. I am passionate about leveraging technology and scientific insights to empower organizations in achieving their R&D objectives with precision and efficiency.

Experience

  • Scientific Consultant at Genedata
    Mar 2021 - Present · 5 yrs 5 mos

    As a Scientific Consultant I help users deploy and tailor our digital solutions to meet the needs of their R&D organization.

  • Manufacturing process specialist- Commercial cell culture at The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson
    Jan 2020 - Mar 2021 · 1 yr 3 mos

    Process support for clinical and commercial scale production of biologics drugs (Upstream). The role spans the entire upstream process from preculture, to large scale bioreactor production

  • Cell Biologist - (PhD Researcher) at Bergmann Group, Nephrology Department, University Clinic Freiburg
    Sep 2014 - Jan 2020 · 5 yrs 5 mos

    A large portion of my work here has been the validation of NGS and RNAseq data sets in the context of the underlying patho-physiology and clinical genetics of a given disease. During my time in this role I have developed a number of advanced wet lab and organisational skills • Project management and planning • Maintenance of accurate records for regulatory review • HPLC-Mass Spectroscopy • Cell culture and maintenance of cell lines • Isolation and purification of Proteins • Genetic engineering (Crispr Cas9) • Management and training of junior students, medical students and technical staff • Validation and introduction of SOPs • Regularly performing a range of basic molecular biology techniques such as PCR, qPCR, rtPCR, Immunocytochemistry/Immunohistochemistry. • Analysis of Large NGS, Mass spectroscopy and RNA sequencing datasets • Basic competence in R and Python programming languages

  • Biologist at Universitätsklinikum Freiburg
    Sep 2014 - Oct 2019 · 5 yrs 2 mos

    A large portion of my work here has been the validation of NGS and RNAseq data sets in the context of the underlying patho-physiology and clinical genetics of cilopathies. During my time in this role I have developed a number of advanced wet lab and organisational skills