NEW YORK, NY—LifeSciHub, the gig-economy online resource marketplace  for life sciences R&D, announced today that Robert De Vivo has joined the company as Sr. Director, Software Engineering and Co-Founder.

Robert (Bob) is a technical engineer with over 25 years of experience in software architecture and development, project management, technology strategy, and team leadership. With degrees in biochemistry and bioinformatics, he is also well-versed in the life sciences, and much of his background in the software industry has been with startups in the healthcare space.

Bob has a track record of shepherding projects from inception to delivery using agile methodologies, with an emphasis on open communication between stakeholders and developers. Among the titles he has held are Manager of Software Development (HealthGate Data Corp.) and Asst. Vice President of Information Technology (GL Advisor).

As Sr. Director of Software Engineering, Bob will be responsible for developing and executing the technical vision for the LifeSciHub platform.  S. Jewels, Co-Founder, commented, “I’m very excited to have Bob join our executive team. His expertise will be critical to our mission and his understanding of the life sciences market will be invaluable.”

Bob De Vivo also commented, “I am excited to contribute to such a transformational solution. I am looking forward to being a part of this start-up growth phase for LifeSciHub.” Bob will be based in New York.