Bioinformatics Technician
- Ideal for those passionate about merging biology with cutting-edge technology.
- Play a crucial role in advancing medical research and biotechnology innovations.
- Dive into the world of genomics and data to unlock biological mysteries.
💰 Earn $87K-$174K
📚 Bachelor Degree
Overview
Apply principles and methods of bioinformatics to assist scientists in areas such as pharmaceuticals, medical technology, biotechnology, computational biology, proteomics, computer information science, biology and medical informatics. Apply bioinformatics tools to visualize, analyze, manipulate or interpret molecular data. May build and maintain databases for processing and analyzing genomic or other biological information.Scoop
Excellent (Increasing by 5% or more)
Day-to-Day
- Analyze or manipulate bioinformatics data using software packages, statistical applications, or data mining techniques.
- Extend existing software programs, web-based interactive tools, or database queries as sequence management and analysis needs evolve.
- Maintain awareness of new and emerging computational methods and technologies.
- Conduct quality analyses of data inputs and resulting analyses or predictions.
- Enter or retrieve information from structural databases, protein sequence motif databases, mutation databases, genomic databases or gene expression databases.
Best For You If...
YOU Like 💕
- Using data or completing tasks
- Working with my hands
- Thinking and problem solving
You are skilled in 💫
- Science
- Writing
- Speaking
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Listening
- Mathematics
You value 🙏
- Having support
- Job security
- Having freedom
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