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Rachel Ortega

@rachelortega

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Bioengineer and M.Sc. in Computer Science specializing in bioinformatics and Python-driven ML.

Mexico

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What I'm looking for

I seek roles applying bioinformatics, ML, and Python to biological or regulated manufacturing data, within cross-functional, quality-driven teams offering growth.

I am a bioengineer with an M.Sc. in Computer Science focused on computational biology and bioinformatics, blending life sciences with data science and AI-driven analytics. I develop Python-based analytical pipelines and apply machine learning models to biological and process-related datasets.

With over three years of industry experience in regulated, quality-driven manufacturing environments (medical devices, aerospace, semiconductor, and laboratory analysis), I ensure data integrity, documentation accuracy, and compliance while supporting cross-functional teams in validation and decision-making.

I have hands-on experience in feature engineering, feature selection, predictive modeling, statistical analysis, and technical reporting in English. I deliver reproducible workflows using tools like Python, Jupyter, R/RStudio, WEKA, and KNIME to drive actionable insights.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

M.Sc. Researcher (Computer Science)

CICESE

Aug 2023 - Oct 2025 (2 years 2 months)

Developed Python-based analytical pipelines and applied machine learning to biological sequence datasets, performing feature selection and evaluating models with statistical metrics and visualizations.

Python Bioinformatics Machine Learning Model Evaluation Jupyter Notebooks BLAST R Statistical Analysis

Biological Quality Laboratorist

ICU Medical

May 2022 - Aug 2023 (1 year 3 months)

Conducted data-driven quality analysis and reporting in regulated manufacturing environments, ensuring data integrity and compliance; analyzed test trends to support process and validation activities.

Python Statistical Analysis Data Cleaning Quality Control Documentation Validation Machine Learning

Quality Assurance Technician

ICU Medical

Jul 2020 - May 2022 (1 year 10 months)

Managed inspection audit reports and customer quality alerts for incoming assemblies, prepared certification documentation, and supported production with corrective actions.

Quality Assurance Auditing Documentation Data Entry Electrical Certificate Handling Traceability

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Center for Scientific Research and Higher Education of Ensenada

Master of Science, Computer Science (Bioinformatics)

2023 - 2025

Activities and societies: Research projects in bioinformatics, development of Python analytical pipelines, machine learning model development and evaluation.

M.Sc. in Computer Science with research focus on bioinformatics and machine learning applied to biological data; developed Python-based analytical pipelines and evaluated predictive models.

Autonomous University of Baja California

Bachelor of Engineering, Bioengineering

2016 - 2021

Activities and societies: Coursework and projects in statistical analysis, data preprocessing, and quality control in regulated manufacturing environments.

Bioengineering degree with emphasis on data preprocessing and statistical analysis applied to biological and manufacturing quality contexts.