Saaim Khan

Work, research, and the stuff that actually matters

I kept this focused on professional + research work (not the long list of college org things).

Boston Children’s Hospital Researcher · Translational Hearing Genomics

May 2023 – Present

Boston, MA · Genomics research

  • Building a customized Oxford Nanopore sequencing protocol to improve diagnostic yield in noncoding regions of key hearing loss genes.
  • Working with geneticists, audiologists, and bioinformaticians to interpret gene therapy trial data and implications for patient care.
  • Developing Linux pipelines for large-scale human genomics analysis in hearing-loss cohorts.

Sterling Atlantic Investing Advisor

May 2025 – Present

Boston, MA · Healthcare investing

  • Leading diligence on middle-market healthcare transactions; modeling target valuations with comps and forward ARR multiples.
  • Working directly with Managing Director Franco Scalamandre on early-stage VC capital raises for portfolio companies.

Remus Capital Partners Investor

Oct 2022 – Present

Boston, MA · Healthcare & AI diligence

  • Evaluating healthcare tech startups with market research and financial analysis to support investment decisions.
  • Contributed to diligence around Allurion Health (NYSE: ALUR) and Vyome Therapeutics (NDAQ: HIND).
  • Supported investments into HelloPatient, Decoda Health, and RadiantGraph; ran a pilot for TranscribeGlass (live transcription accessibility).

Udemy Instructor

Jul 2019 – Present

Remote · Teaching

  • Created free courses on computational biology research and structural bioinformatics/drug discovery.
  • 10,000+ students enrolled across 174 countries.

Hearing Loss Association of America (Boston Chapter) Social Media Co-Director

Sept 2022 – May 2025

Boston, MA · Advocacy & community

  • Coordinated and promoted New England Walk4Hearing fundraisers via social media; raised $80,000+ across 2022 and 2023.
  • Hosted/promoted workshops and live Q&As on hearing loss resources and advocacy.

Yale University School of Medicine Researcher · Yale Ear Lab

Jun 2020 – May 2025

New Haven, CT · Basic science research

  • Analyzed inner ear electromicrographs to characterize Map1s, prestin, and βV spectrin proteins in hearing and deafness.
  • Contributed to a Hearing Research paper (2022) and additional work under review.

Boston Museum of Science Hard-of-Hearing DEI Consultant

Nov 2023 – Jun 2024

Boston, MA · Accessibility

  • Advised on accessibility features for a new hearing loss exhibit to make it inclusive for deaf and hard-of-hearing visitors.
  • Contributed lived experience perspective to strengthen the exhibit’s impact.

Horace Mann School for the Hard of Hearing & Deaf Classroom Assistant

Jun 2023 – Aug 2023

Allston, MA · ASL / education

  • Assisted elementary students during ASL instruction using interactive and adaptive teaching approaches.
  • Helped students adapt to ASL-only environments and reinforced deaf culture values.