
Ángel I. Pérez Santiago
Senior Business Analyst & Bioinformatics Specialist
Salary / Daily rate
Wohlen, Switzerland
Freelance, open to permanent contract
Skills
Languages
About me
Intro
Senior Business Analyst & Bioinformatics Specialist with 12+ years of experience bridging business strategy with technical execution. Deliberately pivoted to the GxP-regulated pharma environment (Roche), combining deep strategic acumen with advanced technical skills in Bioinformatics and Data Science. A problem-solver focused on process optimization, reproducibility, and data integrity. Currently based in Switzerland, with full professional mobility (EU) and availability for remote or hybrid setups.
Work experience
Senior AI & Data Science Subject Matter Expert (SME)
ODILO
Nov 2025 - Present
1 year
Remote
– Strategic Modernization: Audited and overhauled 40+ hours of technical curriculum, rewriting ~40% of core content to align with 2025 industry standards (PyTorch, Transformers). – Architecture & Impact: Redesigned capstone projects ensuring technical viability in Cloud environments, directly impacting the learning experience of thousands of students. – Technical QA: Defined professional workflows for integrating ML models with BI tools (Power BI, SQL), eliminating technical debt in complex inferential statistics modules.
Senior Research Associate
Roche Innovation Center Zurich
Nov 2023 - Mar 2024
5 months
Zürich, Switzerland
– Business Analysis & Agile: Acted as the functional bridge between science and IT. Supported backlog management for critical ELN process templates, ensuring alignment with GxP rules and acting as a Deputy Product Owner. – Operations: Optimized 3-5 weekly batches of protein purification (AKTA), improving yield by 15-25% and reducing bench time by 20% through strategic workflow optimization. – Compliance: Reviewed and maintained SOPs for lab workflows, ensuring 100% audit readiness and adherence to quality standards.
Logistical Lab Associate
Roche Innovation Center Zurich
Feb 2022 - Oct 2023
1 year 9 months
Zürich, Switzerland
– GxP Compliance: Managed the end-to-end lifecycle of over 100,000 biological assets (DNA, proteins) ensuring 100% audit readiness and traceability. – Systems: Utilized LIMS (Salamander) and ELN for inventory management. Validated workflows for sample tracking. – Stakeholder Management: Collaborated with internal/external partners to streamline outsourcing and QC processes, reviewed 6 core SOPs, resulting in an estimated 10-15% increase in departmental performance and error remediation efficiency.
Strategic Business Analyst & Consultant
Various
Jan 2005 - Nov 2013
8 years 11 months
Ballymacrown, Spain, Co. Cork, Ireland
– Over a decade of experience as Senior BA and Financial Consultant. Managed complex projects with volumes ranging from €100k to €100M, defined KPIs, and optimized operational workflows and reducing turnaround time by 20-30%, for diverse clients in regulated sectors (Banking and Insurance).
Education
University of Barcelona
Master in Bioinformatics and Biostatistics, Bioinformatics
2024 - 2025
1 year 5 months
Grade: 8.82
Licenses & certifications
Cell Culture & Conventional PCR
Issued: –
Genomics Data Science with Python Internship
Issued: –
Learning Path: Prepare for the Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
Issued: Nov 2025
Certificate of Registered Scrum Basics
Issued: Jan 2025
Intensive BPMN and Camunda Course
Issued: Jan 2023
Primary Cell Isolation and Stem Cell Culture
Issued: Jan 2022