Vinay Vyas
About Vinay Vyas
Vinay Vyas is a DevOps Lead with extensive experience in building HIPAA compliant applications and expertise in cloud architecture solutions. He has held various positions in organizations such as Arcus Biosciences, Evolent Health, and Definitive Healthcare, and has a strong academic background in bioinformatics.
Work at Arcus Biosciences
Vinay Vyas currently serves as DevOps Lead at Arcus Biosciences, a position he has held since 2021. In this role, he is responsible for overseeing the development and operational aspects of the company's software systems. His expertise in building HIPAA compliant applications and extensive experience in system monitoring, pipelining, and automation contribute to the efficiency and reliability of the organization's technology infrastructure.
Previous Experience in DevOps and Software Development
Prior to his current role, Vinay Vyas worked at several organizations in various capacities. He was a DevOps Lead at Definitive Healthcare from 2020 to 2021 and at Evolent Health from 2019 to 2020. His experience also includes positions as an Associate Director of DevOps and Senior DevOps Engineer at Evolent Health, where he spent a total of three years. His background encompasses roles as a Software Development Engineer and Associate Software Development Engineer at Inovalon, where he gained valuable insights into software development processes.
Education and Expertise
Vinay Vyas holds a Master of Science in Bioinformatics from The Johns Hopkins University, which he completed from 2010 to 2012. He also earned a Master of Science in Bioinformatics from Georgia Institute of Technology in 2009-2010 and a Bachelor of Technology in Bioinformatics from Dr. DY Patil Institute for Biotechnology and Bioinformatics from 2005 to 2009. His educational background provides a strong foundation for his expertise in bioinformatics, programming languages such as Python, Perl, and R, and cloud architecture solutions, particularly using Azure Resource Management.
Research and Development Experience
Vinay Vyas has a diverse background in research and development. He worked as a Research Assistant at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health from 2011 to 2012 and as a Graduate Research Assistant at Georgia Institute of Technology in 2010. His early experience includes a Research Internship at Bhabha Atomic Research Centre in 2009 and a Biophysics Internship at MedImmune in 2011. These roles have equipped him with skills in database development, Next Generation Sequencing, and Microarray analysis within the bioinformatics field.
Technical Skills and Specializations
Vinay Vyas possesses significant technical skills in various areas. He has developed expertise in building HIPAA compliant applications, particularly in population health. His experience includes managing the hosting and administration of microservices, databases, caching, and indexing. Additionally, he has worked with web development using the MERN stack, showcasing his versatility in both backend and frontend technologies. His proficiency in database development using MySQL further enhances his capabilities in the tech industry.