Summary

As a summary, here's what we've noticed seems to work well when spinning up a bioinformatics team:

1. Start with an intentional discovery phase
2. Concurrently deliver small wins to build trust
3. Start with a simple tech stack

Once they've built trust and understand the organization's needs, then they hire. When hiring, they recruit for specific roles – often abandoning the broad "bioinformatician" title.

Good luck!