Susana Guedes
About Susana Guedes
Susana Guedes serves as the Field Applications Manager for EMEA and LATAM at Pillar Biosciences, where she provides advanced training and support for NGS laboratories. With a background in biochemistry and extensive experience in various scientific roles, she has contributed to multiple organizations in the life sciences sector.
Work at Pillar Biosciences
Susana Guedes serves as the Field Applications Manager for EMEA-LATAM at Pillar Biosciences Incorporated since 2023. In this role, she provides advanced training on the company's oncoReveal and inheritReveal SLIMamp wetlab protocols, as well as PiVAT bioinformatics. She engages in both onsite and online support to ensure comprehensive customer service for clients. Additionally, she manages international channel distribution across the EMEA and LATAM regions, supporting NGS laboratories in delivering rapid actionable clinical results for various tests, including solid tumor, liquid biopsy, and inherited diseases.
Education and Expertise
Susana Guedes has a strong educational background in Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences. She studied at Universidade do Porto, where she earned her B.S. in Biochemistry from 1989 to 1993. She continued her education at the same institution, achieving a Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences from 1993 to 1999. Additionally, she studied at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam) for 11 months in 1993 as part of the Erasmus program, focusing on Biochemistry.
Background
Susana Guedes has extensive experience in the life sciences and biotechnology sectors. She began her career as an Undergraduate Research Assistant at IBMC in 1992. She later worked as a Graduate Research Assistant at Fred Hutch from 1997 to 1999. Her professional journey includes roles at Merck, where she served as a Field Application Scientist and Technical Instructor, and at bioMérieux, where she held positions as EMEA Marketing Manager and Key Account Manager - Data Analytics. She also worked at QIAGEN and CLC bio, contributing to various applications in genomics and bioinformatics.
Previous Positions
Throughout her career, Susana Guedes has held several significant positions. From 2011 to 2014, she worked as a Field Application Scientist at CLC bio, which was later acquired by QIAGEN. She then transitioned to QIAGEN as an Associate Manager in Applied Genomics and Bioinformatics from 2014 to 2018. After that, she returned to bioMérieux, where she worked as EMEA Marketing Manager from 2020 to 2023. Her diverse roles reflect her expertise in customer support, marketing, and technical applications within the life sciences industry.